Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 whose parents in the previous month usually or always (i) felt angry with the child, (ii) were bothered a lot by the child's behavior, or (iii) felt the child was much harder to care for than other children, by special health care needs status (e.g., in 2024, 20.5% of California CSHCN had parents who felt aggravation from parenting in the previous month).
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.
