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 household income level (e.g., in 2009-2010, among California youth with special health care needs living at or above 400% of their federal poverty guideline in 2009-2010, 47% 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. The federal poverty guideline was $22,050 for a family of four in 2010. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. 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.
