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Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who communicate positively with their parents — EMC‑01 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
61.9 percent (2022-23)

National Target:
73.1 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
68.6 percent of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years had parents who reported that they and their child can share ideas or talk about things that matter in 2016-17 2

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Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Total
68.6
CI 67.6 / 69.6
SE 0.502
65.5
CI 64.5 / 66.4
SE 0.494
62.3
CI 61.4 / 63.1
SE 0.429
61.9
CI 61.2 / 62.6
SE 0.370

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents by Sex, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Male
66.1
CI 64.7 / 67.5
SE 0.707
62.6
CI 61.3 / 64.0
SE 0.695
59.4
CI 58.2 / 60.6
SE 0.603
60.6
CI 59.6 / 61.6
SE 0.513
Female
71.2
CI 69.8 / 72.6
SE 0.711
68.4
CI 67.1 / 69.8
SE 0.701
65.3
CI 64.1 / 66.5
SE 0.608
63.2
CI 62.2 / 64.3
SE 0.534

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents 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
70.9
CI 62.1 / 78.4
SE 4.182
69.0
CI 60.3 / 76.5
SE 4.171
63.4
CI 56.4 / 70.0
SE 3.494
58.6
CI 52.4 / 64.7
SE 3.156
Asian only
58.3
CI 53.7 / 62.8
SE 2.312
57.8
CI 53.1 / 62.3
SE 2.346
51.6
CI 48.1 / 55.1
SE 1.776
51.3
CI 48.5 / 54.0
SE 1.400
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
56.8
CI 40.3 / 71.9
SE 8.348
62.9
CI 49.1 / 74.8
SE 6.700
54.1
CI 40.8 / 66.9
SE 6.836
59.4
CI 50.3 / 67.8
SE 4.499
Black or African American only
68.6
CI 65.6 / 71.5
SE 1.502
67.8
CI 65.1 / 70.4
SE 1.347
63.9
CI 61.5 / 66.2
SE 1.205
65.5
CI 63.3 / 67.7
SE 1.124
White only
69.2
CI 68.1 / 70.3
SE 0.569
66.1
CI 64.9 / 67.2
SE 0.566
63.0
CI 62.0 / 63.9
SE 0.501
62.3
CI 61.5 / 63.2
SE 0.434
2 or more races
70.2
CI 66.7 / 73.5
SE 1.737
59.6
CI 55.3 / 63.6
SE 2.115
60.2
CI 57.3 / 63.0
SE 1.462
60.0
CI 57.7 / 62.2
SE 1.159
Hispanic or Latino
69.1
CI 66.2 / 71.8
SE 1.411
66.5
CI 63.8 / 69.1
SE 1.351
63.6
CI 61.4 / 65.8
SE 1.138
61.4
CI 59.6 / 63.1
SE 0.915
Not Hispanic or Latino
68.4
CI 67.5 / 69.4
SE 0.466
65.1
CI 64.2 / 66.0
SE 0.468
61.8
CI 61.0 / 62.6
SE 0.415
62.1
CI 61.4 / 62.8
SE 0.376
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.5
CI 54.4 / 73.5
SE 4.934
63.1
CI 54.8 / 70.6
SE 4.053
64.8
CI 56.9 / 71.9
SE 3.854
57.0
CI 49.5 / 64.1
SE 3.756
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
59.3
CI 55.0 / 63.3
SE 2.121
56.9
CI 52.6 / 61.1
SE 2.180
50.7
CI 47.1 / 54.3
SE 1.820
50.4
CI 47.6 / 53.2
SE 1.441
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
71.3
CI 55.4 / 83.3
SE 7.233
58.8
CI 38.0 / 76.8
SE 10.429
56.6
CI 43.3 / 69.0
SE 6.710
55.8
CI 42.0 / 68.8
SE 7.003
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
68.3
CI 65.3 / 71.2
SE 1.515
67.9
CI 65.0 / 70.5
SE 1.403
64.1
CI 61.6 / 66.5
SE 1.256
65.5
CI 63.1 / 67.8
SE 1.180
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
69.3
CI 68.3 / 70.2
SE 0.479
65.4
CI 64.4 / 66.4
SE 0.498
62.3
CI 61.4 / 63.2
SE 0.455
62.9
CI 62.1 / 63.7
SE 0.410
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
69.2
CI 65.8 / 72.4
SE 1.662
62.8
CI 58.8 / 66.6
SE 1.977
60.7
CI 57.8 / 63.6
SE 1.484
59.2
CI 56.8 / 61.5
SE 1.216

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents by Age group, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
6-11 years
74.3
CI 72.9 / 75.7
SE 0.704
70.1
CI 68.7 / 71.5
SE 0.716
67.2
CI 66.0 / 68.3
SE 0.604
66.6
CI 65.5 / 67.6
SE 0.527
12-17 years
62.9
CI 61.5 / 64.2
SE 0.703
60.9
CI 59.6 / 62.2
SE 0.681
57.6
CI 56.4 / 58.7
SE 0.603
57.5
CI 56.5 / 58.5
SE 0.515

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents 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
58.3
CI 53.1 / 63.3
SE 2.619
59.4
CI 54.1 / 64.4
SE 2.622
58.9
CI 54.5 / 63.2
SE 2.227
59.3
CI 55.6 / 62.8
SE 1.856
High school
68.3
CI 65.9 / 70.7
SE 1.231
65.3
CI 62.9 / 67.6
SE 1.216
61.1
CI 59.0 / 63.3
SE 1.105
63.3
CI 61.5 / 65.2
SE 0.939
Some college or Associate degree
71.0
CI 69.0 / 72.8
SE 0.963
65.9
CI 64.1 / 67.7
SE 0.929
63.2
CI 61.5 / 64.8
SE 0.845
62.7
CI 61.1 / 64.3
SE 0.811
4-year college degree or more
70.0
CI 69.0 / 71.1
SE 0.546
66.6
CI 65.5 / 67.7
SE 0.558
62.9
CI 61.9 / 63.8
SE 0.495
61.6
CI 60.8 / 62.5
SE 0.440

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
<100
66.3
CI 63.3 / 69.2
SE 1.493
62.5
CI 59.5 / 65.4
SE 1.496
60.4
CI 57.5 / 63.1
SE 1.414
62.0
CI 59.8 / 64.1
SE 1.085
100-199
67.1
CI 64.4 / 69.8
SE 1.374
65.0
CI 62.5 / 67.4
SE 1.261
63.3
CI 61.1 / 65.5
SE 1.119
61.5
CI 59.5 / 63.4
SE 0.978
200-399
70.1
CI 68.2 / 71.9
SE 0.931
65.8
CI 64.1 / 67.5
SE 0.863
62.6
CI 61.0 / 64.2
SE 0.803
61.4
CI 60.1 / 62.8
SE 0.699
400+
70.0
CI 68.6 / 71.3
SE 0.686
67.4
CI 66.0 / 68.7
SE 0.690
62.4
CI 61.1 / 63.7
SE 0.662
62.5
CI 61.5 / 63.5
SE 0.527

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents by Health insurance status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Insured
68.8
CI 67.8 / 69.8
SE 0.512
65.6
CI 64.6 / 66.6
SE 0.501
62.2
CI 61.4 / 63.1
SE 0.437
61.8
CI 61.1 / 62.6
SE 0.374
Private
71.1
CI 70.1 / 72.1
SE 0.510
67.4
CI 66.4 / 68.4
SE 0.525
63.3
CI 62.3 / 64.2
SE 0.488
63.2
CI 62.3 / 64.0
SE 0.421
Public
65.4
CI 63.3 / 67.5
SE 1.061
62.1
CI 60.0 / 64.1
SE 1.029
60.2
CI 58.5 / 61.9
SE 0.855
59.6
CI 58.2 / 61.0
SE 0.718
Uninsured
66.9
CI 62.2 / 71.4
SE 2.346
64.5
CI 59.6 / 69.1
SE 2.412
62.6
CI 58.7 / 66.4
SE 1.965
62.9
CI 59.2 / 66.4
SE 1.851

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents by Geographic location, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Metropolitan
68.9
CI 67.9 / 70.0
SE 0.552
65.6
CI 64.5 / 66.6
SE 0.545
62.5
CI 61.5 / 63.4
SE 0.470
61.9
CI 61.1 / 62.6
SE 0.402
Non-metropolitan
65.9
CI 64.0 / 67.8
SE 0.982
65.0
CI 63.0 / 66.9
SE 1.002
61.0
CI 59.1 / 62.9
SE 0.981
62.2
CI 60.4 / 63.9
SE 0.895

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents 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
69.8
CI 68.7 / 71.0
SE 0.582
66.1
CI 64.9 / 67.2
SE 0.573
62.8
CI 61.8 / 63.8
SE 0.500
62.4
CI 61.6 / 63.2
SE 0.424
Divorced, separated, widowed
64.5
CI 61.8 / 67.2
SE 1.367
64.7
CI 62.1 / 67.3
SE 1.319
60.2
CI 57.8 / 62.5
SE 1.203
59.8
CI 57.6 / 61.9
SE 1.100
Never married
72.1
CI 68.2 / 75.6
SE 1.868
65.2
CI 61.3 / 68.9
SE 1.944
61.5
CI 58.1 / 64.8
SE 1.697
64.1
CI 61.2 / 66.9
SE 1.464

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents by Country of birth (of parents), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
US
69.9
CI 68.9 / 70.8
SE 0.484
66.7
CI 65.7 / 67.6
SE 0.494
63.2
CI 62.3 / 64.0
SE 0.452
63.3
CI 62.5 / 64.1
SE 0.413
Outside US
67.6
CI 65.1 / 70.1
SE 1.293
64.2
CI 61.7 / 66.6
SE 1.252
60.7
CI 58.6 / 62.7
SE 1.053
59.6
CI 57.9 / 61.2
SE 0.832

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents 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
62.2
CI 58.8 / 65.4
SE 1.672
61.4
CI 58.7 / 64.1
SE 1.388
60.4
CI 57.8 / 63.0
SE 1.349
Non-veteran
DNA
66.1
CI 65.1 / 67.1
SE 0.530
62.5
CI 61.5 / 63.4
SE 0.467
62.3
CI 61.5 / 63.1
SE 0.398

Children and adolescents who talk and share ideas with parents 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 who talk and share ideas with parents by Special health care needs, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Yes
57.8
CI 56.0 / 59.6
SE 0.922
53.1
CI 51.4 / 54.7
SE 0.849
49.8
CI 48.4 / 51.3
SE 0.752
48.8
CI 47.6 / 50.1
SE 0.641
No
73.0
CI 71.8 / 74.1
SE 0.588
70.7
CI 69.5 / 71.8
SE 0.595
67.3
CI 66.3 / 68.3
SE 0.509
67.8
CI 66.9 / 68.6
SE 0.437

Disparity