Definition: Estimated percentage of children with special health care needs ages 12-17 who receive services necessary to make appropriate transitions to adult health care, work, and independence, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2009-2010, 22.1% of Hispanic/Latino youth with special health care needs in California received transition to adulthood services).
Data Source: Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (Dec. 2012).
Footnote: Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. Use caution when comparing data across time periods, as multiracial youth were included in the 'other' race/ethnicity category in 2009-2010 but not in 2005-2006. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to estimates that have been suppressed because the sample sizes are too small to meet standards for reliability. For more information, and descriptions of the components of transition to adulthood services, see https://www.childhealthdata.org/learn-about-the-nsch/archive-prior-year-data-documents-and-resources.
