SERVICE USE BY CHILDREN WITH ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS
Physician Use
In 2000, nearly 30 percent of children under age
five who were limited in their activities* had 10
or more physician visits over the year. In comparison,
only 10 percent of children under five who were without
limitations reported the same number of visits. Children
over 5 years of age with activity limitations were
four times as likely to have 10 or more visits than
were children without limitations.
Hospital Use
Children with activity limitations spend about three
times as many days in the hospital (including deliveries)
as children without limitations.
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*The National Health Interview Survey identifies
children as limited in their activities when
they are limited in the kind or amount of play
activities, receive Special Education or Early
Intervention Services, or require assistance
with activities of daily living.
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