Percent of CSHCN* whose families experience financial problems due to child’s condition (pie chart): Do not experience financial problems, 79.1%; experience financial problems, 20.9%.

*CSHCN are defined as those children who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type of amount beyond that required by children generally.

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (2004). The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.