@article{ref1,
title="QuickStats: Percentage* of children(†) aged 3-17 years who ever received a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder,(§) by sex and age group - National Health Interview Survey,(¶) United States, 2019",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2021",
author="Ng, Amanda E. and Black, Lindsey I.",
volume="70",
number="29",
pages="1024-1024",
abstract="Overall, in 2019, 8.8% of children aged 3-17 years had ever received a diagnosis of ADHD. Boys (11.7%) were more likely than girls (5.7%) to receive a diagnosis of ADHD overall and within each age group. Among both boys and girls, the percentage of children who had ever received a diagnosis of ADHD increased with increasing age group.   Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/index.htm  Abbreviation: ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.   * With 95% confidence intervals indicated by error bars.   † Children are defined here as children and adolescents (i.e., persons aged 3-17 years).   § Based on a response to the question, &quot;Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that (child's name) had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD or Attention-Deficit Disorder or ADD?&quot;  ¶ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm7029a3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7029a3"
}