title: Communication Disorders and Use of Intervention Services Among Children Aged 3-17 Years: United States, 2012.
abstract: Nearly 8% of children aged 3-17 years had a communication disorder during the past 12 months. • Children aged 3-6 years, boys, and non-Hispanic black children were more likely than other children to have had any communication disorder. • Approximately 55% of children aged 3-17 years who had any communication disorder received an intervention service during the past 12 months. • Among those with any communication disorder, younger children, boys, and non-Hispanic white children were more likely than other children to receive an intervention service for their disorder.
authors.forename: Lindsey I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Anjel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vahratian
authors.forename: Howard J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States