These results suggest that much more study is warranted to fully understand how poverty impacts the physical and psychological health of children in the United States.
was diagnosed in 19% of children living in families below the poverty level. By contrast, ADHD or LD diagnoses existed in only 13% of families at or above the poverty level — defined by annual household income of $26,200 for a family of four.
or LD was found in 15% of children with parents who had a high school education or less; the same was true in less than 13% of children with parents who pursued higher education. Roughly 21% of white children with parents who had a high school diploma or less were diagnosed with ADHD or LD, compared with 16% of black children and 11.5% of Hispanic children in similar circumstances.
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