Description
For sample children age 4 to 17 who had at least minor difficulties with emotions, concentration, behavior or being able to get along in the past 6 months (EMODIFFYN, EMODIFF), DIFTHOS indicates whether, in the past 6 months, the child received treatment or counseling for these difficulties at a hospital or community day treatment program.
Related Variables
For children with an affirmative response in DIFTHOS, interviewers asked, "Who provided the treatment or counseling?"
Possible responses were:
- school counselor, school nurse, or school social worker (DIFTHOSCOUN)
- speech, occupational, or physical therapist (DIFTHOSTHER)
- psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse (DIFTHOSMHPROF)
- pediatrician or family doctor (DIFTHOSFAMD)
- acupuncturist, massage therapist, chiropractor (DIFTHOSCAM)
- religious or spiritual counselor (DIFTHOSRELIG)
- probation or juvenile corrections officer or court counselor (DIFTHOSCOURT)
- other (DIFTHOSOTHER)
Information was also collected about treatment or counseling in other locations.
These other locations included:
- school program (DIFTSCHPROG)
- daycare, child care, or play group(DIFTDC)
- office, clinic or center in community (DIFTOF)
- home (DIFTHOM)
- hospital ER, crisis center, or shelter (DIFTER)
- other place (DIFTOTH)
For each of these locations, interviewers asked who provided the treatment or counseling. The possible responses varied across locations.
Universe
- 2010: Sample children age 4 to 17 who had at least minor difficulties with emotions, concentration, behavior, or getting along with others during the past 6 months.
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- 2010
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Weights
- 2010 : SAMPWEIGHT
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