Prevalence of cerebral palsy and intellectual disability among children identified in two U.S. National Surveys, 2011–2013
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Purpose Cerebral palsy (CP) and intellectual disability (ID) are developmental disabilities that result in considerable functional limitations. There are few recent and nationally representative prevalence estimates of CP and ID in the United States.Methods We used two U.S. nationally representative surveys, the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) and the 2011-2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), to determine the prevalence of CP and ID based on parent report among children aged 2-17 years.Results CP prevalence was 2.6 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.1-3.2) per 1000 in the NSCH and 2.9 (95% CI: 2.3-3.7) in the NHIS. ID prevalence was 12.2 (95% CI: 10.7-13.9) and 12.1 (95% CI: 10.8-13.7) in NSCH and NHIS, respectively. For both conditions, the NSCH and NHIS prevalence estimates were similar to each other for nearly all sociodemographic subgroups examined.Conclusions Despite using different modes of data collection, the two surveys produced similar and plausible estimates of CP and ID and offer opportunities to better understand the needs and situations of children with these conditions.
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The weighted prevalence of cerebral palsy in children aged 2-17 years was 2.8 per 1000, consistent with previous estimates.
“This resulted in a CP prevalence of 2.8 per 1000, which is consistent with a previous study that found CP prevalence estimates of 2.6 and 2.9 in two nationally representative surveys in the USA from 2011 to 2013.”
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- Authors
- Maenner, M. J., Blumberg, S. J., Kogan, M. D., Christensen, D., Yeargin-Allsopp, M., & Schieve, L. A.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (US)
- Corresponding author
- Maenner, Matthew J.
- Venue
- Annals of Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-03
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 222-226
- ISSN
- 1047-2797 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5144825
- OpenAlex
- W2257517648
- Cited by
- 209
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 16.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Annals of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, prevalence, developmental disabilities, children, parent report, National Survey of Children's Health, National Health Interview Survey, sociodemographic disparities
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Cerebral Palsy, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Intellectual Disability, United States, Prevalence
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