Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs (CSHCN) admitted to a hospital overnight in the previous 12 months (e.g., in 2024, 6.8% of California CSHCN had an overnight hospital stay in the previous year).
Data Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Survey of Children's Health (Nov. 2025).
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. For more information, see https://www.childhealthdata.org/learn-about-the-nsch/NSCH.
