Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs (CSHCN) whose parents or other family members did and did not cut back or stop working in the previous 12 months because of the child's health (e.g., in 2024, 22.5% of California CSHCN had a family member whose employment was impacted by the child's health).
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.
