Disabilities among children aged < or = 17 years--United States, 1991-1992.
Disabilities among children result in substantial reductions in quality of life and are associated with increased dependence on the health-care and social-service systems. To assess the prevalence of disabilities and their associated health conditions children, CDC reviewed data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for 1991-1992, which collected information about chronic conditions, including the functional limitations related to those conditions (1,2). This report summarizes SIPP data for children aged < or = 17 years.
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology