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On behalf of the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Data Resource Center (DRC) is pleased to release the public use indicator data set and codebooks for the 2009/10 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN). While the DRC Web site provides point-and-click access to a broad range of data from both the 2009/10 NS-CSHCN and the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), the indicator data sets and codebooks enable child health researchers, students, policy makers, and advocates to conduct their own more in-depth analyses on specific topic areas of interest. The DRC provides technical assistance to support these important endeavors. The following facts address commonly asked questions about the indicator data set:
- The 2009/10 NS-CSHCN data set includes all content from the public use version of the CSHCN Interview file with relevant demographic information merged from the Screener and Household files.
- This data set features measures for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's six Core Outcomes for CSHCN, as well as key child health status, quality of care, and impact on family indicators.
- Variables to conduct analyses on CSHCN subpopulations (by age, race/ethnicity, income) are also included.
- The SPSS data set is available with formatted, clearly labeled variables. SAS and STATA versions of the data sets will be available soon.
- The DRC has published documentation for derived variables in the indicator data set and the DRC online data queries in a SPSS codebook available online. A SAS codebook will be released with the SAS data set.
- Data sets are free of charge.
- Visit the DRC Request a Data Set Page to learn about how to receive the data set. This process takes approximately five business days.
SSI Data for State Maternal and Child Health Leaders
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Utilization among CSHCN by Various Subgroups and Geographic Locations
The 2009/10 NS-CSHCN included one question about whether or not CSHCN used alternative health care or treatment during the past 12 months. The nationwide prevalence of alternative health care use among CSHCN may therefore be underrepresented by these data due to the limited nature of this survey item. Still, the following statistics may be of interest and can be accessed on the DRC Web site or derived from the data set:
- Nationwide, 10.8% of CSHCN are estimated to use alternative medicine or treatment, with state estimates ranging from 4.3% in Louisiana to 22.5% in South Dakota.
- Prevalence of alternative medicine use is higher among CSHCN with more complex health care needs. For example, 18.5% of CSHCN who meet 4 or 5 Screener criteria use alternative medicine as do 14.0% of those with emotional, behavioral, or developmental issues.
- Alternative medicine use among CSHCN also varies by key demographic subgroups; it is more common among those living in higher income families and among older CSHCN.
- CSHCN who report difficulties or delays accessing conventional medical services may be more likely to use CAM, such that 20.9% of CSHCN with unmet needs for specialist care and 15.5% of CSHCN who report difficulties or delays accessing health services use alternative medicine or treatment.
Pediatric Activities at the International Research Congress Integrative Medicine & Health (IRCIMH) Conference
If you will be at the IRCIMH in Portland, Oregon, consider attending the pediatric focused activities coordinated by the Child & Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI). Check out the pediatric activities agenda today!
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