@article{ref1,
title="QuickStats: Percentage* of children and adolescents aged ≤17 years who have experienced a specified stressful life event,(†) by type of event and family income(§) - national health interview survey,(¶) united states, 2021",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2023",
author="Ng, Amanda E. and Arockiaraj, Basilica and Zablotsky, Benjamin",
volume="72",
number="29",
pages="e807-e807",
abstract="In 2021, 20.2% of children and adolescents in families with incomes <200% of FPL and 12.0% of those in families with incomes ≥200% of FPL had experienced at least one specified stressful life event. Children and adolescents in families with incomes <200% of FPL were more likely than those in families with incomes ≥200% of FPL to have had the following experiences: lived with someone with alcohol or drug problems (9.1% versus 5.8%); lived with someone who was mentally ill or severely depressed (8.8% versus 6.5%); lived with someone who had been in jail (8.8% versus 2.9%); or been the victim of or witnessed violence in their neighborhood (7.2% versus 3.1%).   Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/index.htm  * With 95% CIs indicated by error bars.   † Percentages for the specified stressful life events are based on the following questions: 1) &quot;Has child ever been the victim of violence or witnessed violence in their neighborhood?&quot;; 2) &quot;Has child ever been separated from a parent or guardian because the parent or guardian went to jail, prison, or a detention center?&quot;; 3) &quot;Did child ever live with anyone who was mentally ill or severely depressed?&quot;; 4) Did child ever live with anyone who had a problem with alcohol or drugs?&quot; Having any stressful event was based on having answered &quot;yes&quot; to any of these four questions. The four stressful life event questions come from a larger battery of questions on adverse childhood experiences.   § As a percentage of FPL, which is based on family income and family size, using the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Family income was imputed when missing.   ¶ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm7229a7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7229a7"
}