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Increase the proportion of children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment — EMC‑04 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
70.4 percent (2022-23)

National Target:
79.6 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
75.4 percent of children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 years with current ADHD had received treatment for ADHD (behavior treatment for children aged 4 to 5 years; medication and/or behavior treatment for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years) in the past 12 months in 2016-17 2

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Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Total
75.4
CI 72.6 / 77.9
SE 1.346
76.2
CI 73.7 / 78.4
SE 1.213
72.2
CI 70.2 / 74.2
SE 1.016
70.4
CI 68.5 / 72.1
SE 0.918

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Sex, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Male
78.4
CI 75.5 / 81.1
SE 1.446
77.3
CI 74.5 / 79.9
SE 1.389
72.1
CI 69.6 / 74.5
SE 1.242
70.6
CI 68.4 / 72.7
SE 1.109
Female
68.6
CI 62.8 / 73.9
SE 2.836
73.5
CI 68.6 / 77.8
SE 2.373
72.4
CI 68.8 / 75.7
SE 1.763
69.9
CI 66.7 / 73.0
SE 1.624

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Race/Ethnicity, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
American Indian or Alaska Native only
82.0
CI 63.3 / 92.3
SE 7.311
77.5
CI 59.1 / 89.1
SE 7.721
72.4
CI 55.6 / 84.6
SE 7.531
68.4
CI 52.2 / 81.1
SE 7.520
Asian only
70.4
CI 56.0 / 81.6
SE 6.616
75.9
CI 57.6 / 88.0
SE 7.839
62.2
CI 47.4 / 75.1
SE 7.227
66.8
CI 54.8 / 77.0
SE 5.757
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
74.5
CI 66.0 / 81.4
SE 3.952
77.1
CI 69.1 / 83.6
SE 3.692
70.3
CI 64.1 / 75.9
SE 3.019
70.2
CI 63.6 / 76.2
SE 3.220
White only
74.9
CI 71.9 / 77.7
SE 1.492
76.7
CI 74.1 / 79.2
SE 1.305
73.3
CI 71.1 / 75.3
SE 1.093
70.2
CI 68.2 / 72.2
SE 1.023
2 or more races
81.1
CI 74.2 / 86.4
SE 3.104
66.1
CI 54.7 / 75.9
SE 5.481
68.2
CI 59.2 / 76.1
SE 4.347
73.3
CI 68.6 / 77.5
SE 2.258
Hispanic or Latino
71.3
CI 62.0 / 79.0
SE 4.359
68.5
CI 59.9 / 76.1
SE 4.163
70.8
CI 64.3 / 76.6
SE 3.148
65.2
CI 60.0 / 70.0
SE 2.580
Not Hispanic or Latino
76.3
CI 73.7 / 78.8
SE 1.296
78.0
CI 75.8 / 80.1
SE 1.092
72.6
CI 70.6 / 74.5
SE 0.977
71.7
CI 69.8 / 73.5
SE 0.946
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
84.6
CI 69.9 / 92.8
SE 5.721
77.6
CI 57.2 / 90.0
SE 8.458
70.5
CI 51.1 / 84.5
SE 8.784
65.4
CI 45.8 / 81.0
SE 9.324
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
70.6
CI 56.9 / 81.4
SE 6.353
74.6
CI 54.9 / 87.7
SE 8.523
58.9
CI 43.6 / 72.7
SE 7.632
64.6
CI 51.7 / 75.6
SE 6.220
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
75.4
CI 66.2 / 82.7
SE 4.220
77.0
CI 68.8 / 83.5
SE 3.776
70.4
CI 63.9 / 76.2
SE 3.144
71.6
CI 64.5 / 77.8
SE 3.419
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
76.0
CI 73.5 / 78.3
SE 1.235
78.7
CI 76.5 / 80.7
SE 1.064
73.8
CI 71.8 / 75.6
SE 0.985
71.6
CI 69.6 / 73.5
SE 0.996
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
83.9
CI 77.2 / 88.9
SE 2.960
74.9
CI 67.0 / 81.5
SE 3.723
69.1
CI 60.7 / 76.3
SE 3.989
74.7
CI 69.8 / 79.0
SE 2.361

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Age group, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
4-5 years
40.3
CI 23.6 / 59.5
SE 9.568
64.9
CI 50.0 / 77.5
SE 7.170
52.8
CI 40.8 / 64.5
SE 6.157
45.1
CI 36.8 / 53.8
SE 4.390
6-11 years
81.1
CI 76.5 / 84.9
SE 2.134
78.3
CI 74.0 / 82.2
SE 2.091
74.9
CI 71.8 / 77.8
SE 1.540
75.5
CI 72.4 / 78.4
SE 1.524
12-17 years
73.8
CI 70.7 / 76.7
SE 1.543
75.2
CI 72.2 / 78.0
SE 1.478
71.4
CI 68.6 / 74.0
SE 1.383
67.8
CI 65.4 / 70.0
SE 1.170

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Educational attainment (of most highly educated adult, 25 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Less than High school
81.7
CI 63.4 / 92.0
SE 7.222
84.8
CI 75.0 / 91.3
SE 4.102
71.3
CI 58.6 / 81.3
SE 5.868
59.6
CI 47.6 / 70.5
SE 5.946
High school
73.9
CI 66.7 / 80.0
SE 3.401
72.5
CI 65.4 / 78.6
SE 3.372
71.2
CI 66.1 / 75.8
SE 2.488
71.3
CI 66.9 / 75.3
SE 2.140
Some college or Associate degree
73.8
CI 69.2 / 77.9
SE 2.225
73.9
CI 69.2 / 78.1
SE 2.284
72.9
CI 69.2 / 76.4
SE 1.836
64.0
CI 59.7 / 68.1
SE 2.155
4-year college degree or more
75.9
CI 72.9 / 78.7
SE 1.498
77.8
CI 74.7 / 80.6
SE 1.506
72.6
CI 69.9 / 75.2
SE 1.355
74.4
CI 72.4 / 76.3
SE 1.014

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
<100
73.1
CI 66.2 / 79.0
SE 3.277
76.1
CI 70.0 / 81.4
SE 2.878
70.8
CI 64.4 / 76.5
SE 3.060
68.0
CI 62.6 / 73.1
SE 2.684
100-199
73.8
CI 66.3 / 80.2
SE 3.562
78.7
CI 73.3 / 83.3
SE 2.532
70.4
CI 65.3 / 75.0
SE 2.439
68.4
CI 64.2 / 72.4
SE 2.090
200-399
75.1
CI 71.0 / 78.9
SE 2.015
73.3
CI 68.0 / 78.1
SE 2.574
70.7
CI 66.8 / 74.3
SE 1.936
69.9
CI 66.5 / 73.0
SE 1.681
400+
78.8
CI 75.2 / 82.1
SE 1.761
76.8
CI 72.4 / 80.8
SE 2.149
76.4
CI 73.6 / 79.0
SE 1.386
73.7
CI 71.0 / 76.3
SE 1.348

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Health insurance status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Insured
75.7
CI 72.9 / 78.3
SE 1.382
76.9
CI 74.5 / 79.1
SE 1.195
73.1
CI 71.1 / 75.0
SE 1.002
71.0
CI 69.1 / 72.7
SE 0.927
Private
75.0
CI 72.0 / 77.7
SE 1.460
74.2
CI 70.8 / 77.3
SE 1.670
72.7
CI 70.1 / 75.1
SE 1.261
70.3
CI 68.0 / 72.4
SE 1.126
Public
76.3
CI 71.4 / 80.5
SE 2.321
80.1
CI 76.6 / 83.2
SE 1.678
73.4
CI 70.2 / 76.4
SE 1.576
71.9
CI 68.8 / 74.8
SE 1.529
Uninsured
67.8
CI 54.5 / 78.8
SE 6.311
62.2
CI 45.4 / 76.5
SE 8.193
54.2
CI 42.0 / 66.0
SE 6.228
59.2
CI 48.3 / 69.2
SE 5.411

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Geographic location, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Metropolitan
75.5
CI 72.4 / 78.3
SE 1.514
76.1
CI 73.3 / 78.7
SE 1.365
71.8
CI 69.6 / 74.0
SE 1.141
70.6
CI 68.6 / 72.5
SE 0.997
Non-metropolitan
74.7
CI 69.8 / 79.1
SE 2.366
76.4
CI 72.0 / 80.4
SE 2.131
74.3
CI 70.2 / 78.0
SE 2.003
69.2
CI 64.4 / 73.5
SE 2.335

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Marital status (of parents, 18 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Married/​Cohabiting partner
73.2
CI 69.7 / 76.4
SE 1.701
75.5
CI 72.3 / 78.4
SE 1.562
72.8
CI 70.5 / 75.0
SE 1.156
70.5
CI 68.5 / 72.5
SE 1.016
Divorced, separated, widowed
79.9
CI 75.3 / 83.8
SE 2.169
74.6
CI 68.4 / 79.9
SE 2.929
66.0
CI 60.1 / 71.5
SE 2.926
67.7
CI 61.8 / 73.2
SE 2.932
Never married
76.5
CI 63.6 / 85.9
SE 5.714
77.4
CI 69.0 / 84.0
SE 3.826
75.1
CI 67.8 / 81.2
SE 3.409
66.7
CI 59.5 / 73.2
SE 3.512

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Country of birth (of parents), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
US
76.5
CI 73.7 / 79.0
SE 1.357
76.4
CI 73.8 / 78.9
SE 1.302
72.4
CI 70.2 / 74.5
SE 1.101
71.2
CI 69.2 / 73.0
SE 0.961
Outside US
65.6
CI 52.7 / 76.6
SE 6.201
70.7
CI 60.9 / 78.9
SE 4.646
69.3
CI 61.8 / 75.9
SE 3.611
62.1
CI 55.5 / 68.3
SE 3.270

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Veteran status (of parents, 20 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Veteran
DNA
71.6
CI 59.9 / 80.9
SE 5.429
71.8
CI 65.6 / 77.3
SE 2.996
72.7
CI 67.4 / 77.5
SE 2.578
Non-veteran
DNA
75.9
CI 73.3 / 78.4
SE 1.301
71.9
CI 69.6 / 74.1
SE 1.135
69.3
CI 67.2 / 71.3
SE 1.036

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Disability status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Disability status
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Children and adolescents with ADHD who get appropriate treatment by Special health care needs, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Yes
81.5
CI 78.5 / 84.1
SE 1.418
82.8
CI 80.5 / 84.9
SE 1.122
77.8
CI 75.7 / 79.8
SE 1.023
77.5
CI 75.7 / 79.2
SE 0.893
No
32.2
CI 26.0 / 39.1
SE 3.370
30.9
CI 24.4 / 38.1
SE 3.506
34.2
CI 28.6 / 40.3
SE 3.014
26.3
CI 21.8 / 31.3
SE 2.440

Disparity