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QuickStats: Percentage of Youths Aged 10–17 Years Who Did Not Receive a Well-Child Checkup in the Past 12 Months,* by Metropolitan Status of Residence† — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2008–2014§
* Data on well-child visits are based on the response to the question, "During the past 12 months did (sample child) receive a well-child checkup — that is, a general checkup when (he/she) was not sick or injured?"
† Based on the household residence location. Metropolitan residences are located within a metropolitan statistical area, defined as a county or group of contiguous counties containing at least one urbanized area with a population ≥50,000; surrounding counties with strong economic ties to the urbanized area also are included. Nonmetropolitan areas do not include a large urbanized area and are generally more rural.
§ Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the U.S. noninstitutionalized civilian population and are derived from the National Health Interview Survey sample child component.
From 2008 to 2014, the percentage of youths aged 10–17 years who had not received a well-child checkup in the past 12 months decreased overall (31.3% to 21.2%) and in both metropolitan (29.3% to 20.1%) and nonmetropolitan (41.8% to 28.2%) areas. In 2014, youths aged 10–17 years residing in nonmetropolitan areas were more likely to have not received a well-child checkup in the past 12 months compared with those residing in metropolitan areas.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2008–2014 data. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Reported by: Lindsey I. Black, MPH, LBlack1@cdc.gov, 301-458-4548; Anjel Vahratian, PhD.
Alternate Text: The figure above is a line chart showing that from 2008 to 2014, the percentage of youths aged 10-17 years who had not received a well-child checkup in the past 12 months decreased overall (31.3% to 21.2%) and in both metropolitan (29.3% to 20.1%) and nonmetropolitan (41.8% to 28.2%) areas. In 2014, youths aged 10-17 years residing in nonmetropolitan areas were more likely to have not received a well-child checkup in the past 12 months compared with those residing in metropolitan areas.
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