Volume 10 — January 24, 2013
BRIEF
State-Based and Demographic Variation in Parent-Reported Medication Rates for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2007–2008
| Age, y | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ADHD, Unmedicated, % | Current ADHD, Medicated, % | Current ADHD, Unmedicated, % | Current ADHD, Medicated, % | |
| 4 | 1.20 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| 5 | 1.59 | 1.13 | 0.56 | 0.41 |
| 6 | 2.49 | 2.63 | 0.38 | 1.45 |
| 7 | 2.14 | 6.44 | 1.16 | 1.01 |
| 8 | 3.57 | 6.83 | 1.42 | 2.52 |
| 9 | 3.33 | 12.34 | 1.69 | 3.77 |
| 10 | 2.99 | 9.04 | 2.12 | 2.78 |
| 11 | 3.58 | 11.05 | 1.20 | 3.28 |
| 12 | 2.78 | 8.98 | 1.06 | 2.88 |
| 13 | 3.28 | 10.68 | 1.75 | 2.83 |
| 14 | 4.21 | 7.31 | 0.80 | 3.57 |
| 15 | 5.15 | 8.06 | 1.90 | 3.19 |
| 16 | 5.28 | 7.26 | 3.96 | 2.92 |
| 17 | 5.37 | 5.38 | 2.55 | 4.15 |
Figure. Parent-reported current
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD medication
treatment among US children, by age and sex, National Survey of Children鈥檚
Health, 2007鈥�2008.
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