Prevelance of any MBDD among children U.S. 2011-2012, by community factor

* Including parent report of whether they were ever told by a health care professional that the child had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety problems, behavioral or conduct problems such as oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder, Tourette syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, learning disability, intellectual disability, developmental delay, or speech or other language problems.
††† Based on responses of “no” to at least one of the following statements: “Please tell me if the following places and things are available to children in your neighborhood, even if [the child] does not actually use them”: 1) sidewalks or walking paths; 2) a park or playground area; 3) a recreation center, community center, or boys’ or girls’ club; 4) a library or bookmobile.
§§§ Based on responses of “yes” to any of the following three questions: “In your neighborhood, is there litter or garbage on the street or sidewalk? How about poorly kept or rundown housing? How about vandalism such as broken windows or graffiti?”
¶¶¶ Based on responses of “definitely agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or definitely disagree” were scored for the following four statements about their neighborhood or community: “People in this neighborhood help each other out; we watch out for each other’s children in this neighborhood; there are people I can count on in this neighborhood; if my child were outside playing and got hurt or scared, there are adults nearby who I trust to help my child.” Responses were scored 1–4 and an average score was calculated; averages less than 2.25 indicated a “lack of support.”
**** Based on responses of “never” or “sometimes” (i.e., compared with usually or always) to the question, “How often do you feel [the child] is safe in your community or neighborhood?”