TABLE 1

Proportion of Parents and Children With Reported Worsening Physical, Mental, and Behavioral Health Since March 2020 by Demographic Groups

Reference Before March 2020ParentChild
Physical Health, Weighted % (95% CI)Mental Health, Weighted % (95% CI)Physical Health, Weighted % (95% CI)Behavioral Health, Weighted % (95% CI)
Parent education     
 High school or less (n = 343) 12.5 (8.4 to 16.6) 23.3 (18.1 to 28.6) 2.9 (0.8 to 5.0) 11.8 (7.9 to 15.6) 
 Some college (n = 261) 20.5 (14.9 to 26.1) 28.1 (21.9 to 34.4) 4.5 (1.5 to 7.5) 16.8 (11.6 to 22.1) 
 4-y college degree or more (n = 407) 20.2 (16.0 to 24.3) 29.0 (24.5 to 33.5) 4.1 (2.1 to 6.1) 14.9 (11.4 to 18.3) 
Race and ethnicity     
 White non-Hispanic (n = 579) 16.8 (13.8 to 19.8) 29.0 (25.3 to 32.6) 2.7 (1.5 to 3.9) 15.8 (12.8 to 18.8) 
 Black non-Hispanic (n = 109) 16.4 (7.6 to 25.2) 26.1 (15.3 to 37.0) 2.1 (−0.8 to 4.9) 15.0 (7.1 to 22.9) 
 Hispanic (n = 221) 17.6 (11.4 to 23.8) 20.4 (13.9 to 26.8) 5.2 (1.6 to 8.7) 11.1 (6.1 to 16.0) 
 Other (n = 103) 24.0 (13.4 to 34.5) 29.6 (18.6 to 40.6) 9.0 (1.7 to 16.4) 12.2 (3.8 to 20.5) 
Income     
 <25 000 (n = 91) 19.1 (10.2 to 28.1) 22.7 (13.1 to 32.3) 5.5 (−0.6 to 11.6) 17.6 (8.6 to 26.6) 
 25 000–<50 000 (n = 164) 19.2 (11.9 to 26.6) 30.1 (21.7 to 38.6) 7.1 (2.4 to 11.9) 15.0 (8.7 to 21.3) 
 50 000–<100 000 (n = 313) 14.7 (10.2 to 19.2) 26.2 (20.8 to 31.6) 1.6 (0.3 to 2.9) 15.8 (11.2 to 20.4) 
 >100 000 (n = 444) 18.8 (15.0 to 22.7) 27.0 (22.6 to 31.3) 3.8 (1.9 to 5.7) 12.3 (9.2 to 15.4) 
Marital status     
 Married (n = 817) 16.7 (13.9 to 19.5) 25.0 (21.8 to 28.2) 3.5 (2.1 to 4.9) 13.2 (10.7 to 15.7) 
 Unmarried (n = 194) 21.6 (14.7 to 28.6) 34.7 (26.7 to 42.7) 4.9 (1.3 to 8.6) 19.0 (12.5 to 25.5) 
Parent sex     
 Female (n = 560) 18.5 (14.9 to 22.1) 31.5 (27.3 to 35.8) 3.2 (1.7 to 4.8) 15.8 (12.6 to 19.1) 
 Male (n = 451) 16.7 (12.8 to 20.5) 21.1 (17.0 to 25.1) 4.5 (2.3 to 6.7) 12.5 (9.1 to 15.8) 
Census region     
 Northeast (n = 163) 19.5 (12.5 to 26.6) 28.7 (20.5 to 36.8) 3.3 (0.2 to 6.4) 18.3 (11.5 to 25.1) 
 Midwest (n = 217) 18.8 (13.4 to 24.3) 30.6 (24.0 to 37.1) 3.0 (0.6 to 5.4) 14.9 (9.8 to 19.9) 
 South (n = 381) 15.8 (11.5 to 20.1) 23.7 (18.8 to 28.6) 4.1 (1.7 to 6.4) 10.5 (7.1 to 13.9) 
 West (n = 249) 18.2 (13.1 to 23.3) 27.3 (21.6 to 32.9) 4.4 (1.7 to 7.2) 17.1 (12.2 to 21.9) 
Child(ren) agea     
 0–5 (n = 462) 20.8 (16.5 to 25.1) 31.4 (26.5 to 36.2) 2.5 (0.8 to 4.2) 17.8 (13.8 to 21.8) 
 6–12 (n = 512) 19.9 (16.1 to 23.7) 29.9 (25.6 to 34.2) 5.2 (3.1 to 7.4) 14.9 (11.6 to 18.2) 
 13–17 (n = 448) 14.4 (10.9 to 17.9) 22.1 (18.0 to 26.2) 4.1 (2.0 to 6.2) 11.3 (8.4 to 14.3) 
Reference Before March 2020ParentChild
Physical Health, Weighted % (95% CI)Mental Health, Weighted % (95% CI)Physical Health, Weighted % (95% CI)Behavioral Health, Weighted % (95% CI)
Parent education     
 High school or less (n = 343) 12.5 (8.4 to 16.6) 23.3 (18.1 to 28.6) 2.9 (0.8 to 5.0) 11.8 (7.9 to 15.6) 
 Some college (n = 261) 20.5 (14.9 to 26.1) 28.1 (21.9 to 34.4) 4.5 (1.5 to 7.5) 16.8 (11.6 to 22.1) 
 4-y college degree or more (n = 407) 20.2 (16.0 to 24.3) 29.0 (24.5 to 33.5) 4.1 (2.1 to 6.1) 14.9 (11.4 to 18.3) 
Race and ethnicity     
 White non-Hispanic (n = 579) 16.8 (13.8 to 19.8) 29.0 (25.3 to 32.6) 2.7 (1.5 to 3.9) 15.8 (12.8 to 18.8) 
 Black non-Hispanic (n = 109) 16.4 (7.6 to 25.2) 26.1 (15.3 to 37.0) 2.1 (−0.8 to 4.9) 15.0 (7.1 to 22.9) 
 Hispanic (n = 221) 17.6 (11.4 to 23.8) 20.4 (13.9 to 26.8) 5.2 (1.6 to 8.7) 11.1 (6.1 to 16.0) 
 Other (n = 103) 24.0 (13.4 to 34.5) 29.6 (18.6 to 40.6) 9.0 (1.7 to 16.4) 12.2 (3.8 to 20.5) 
Income     
 <25 000 (n = 91) 19.1 (10.2 to 28.1) 22.7 (13.1 to 32.3) 5.5 (−0.6 to 11.6) 17.6 (8.6 to 26.6) 
 25 000–<50 000 (n = 164) 19.2 (11.9 to 26.6) 30.1 (21.7 to 38.6) 7.1 (2.4 to 11.9) 15.0 (8.7 to 21.3) 
 50 000–<100 000 (n = 313) 14.7 (10.2 to 19.2) 26.2 (20.8 to 31.6) 1.6 (0.3 to 2.9) 15.8 (11.2 to 20.4) 
 >100 000 (n = 444) 18.8 (15.0 to 22.7) 27.0 (22.6 to 31.3) 3.8 (1.9 to 5.7) 12.3 (9.2 to 15.4) 
Marital status     
 Married (n = 817) 16.7 (13.9 to 19.5) 25.0 (21.8 to 28.2) 3.5 (2.1 to 4.9) 13.2 (10.7 to 15.7) 
 Unmarried (n = 194) 21.6 (14.7 to 28.6) 34.7 (26.7 to 42.7) 4.9 (1.3 to 8.6) 19.0 (12.5 to 25.5) 
Parent sex     
 Female (n = 560) 18.5 (14.9 to 22.1) 31.5 (27.3 to 35.8) 3.2 (1.7 to 4.8) 15.8 (12.6 to 19.1) 
 Male (n = 451) 16.7 (12.8 to 20.5) 21.1 (17.0 to 25.1) 4.5 (2.3 to 6.7) 12.5 (9.1 to 15.8) 
Census region     
 Northeast (n = 163) 19.5 (12.5 to 26.6) 28.7 (20.5 to 36.8) 3.3 (0.2 to 6.4) 18.3 (11.5 to 25.1) 
 Midwest (n = 217) 18.8 (13.4 to 24.3) 30.6 (24.0 to 37.1) 3.0 (0.6 to 5.4) 14.9 (9.8 to 19.9) 
 South (n = 381) 15.8 (11.5 to 20.1) 23.7 (18.8 to 28.6) 4.1 (1.7 to 6.4) 10.5 (7.1 to 13.9) 
 West (n = 249) 18.2 (13.1 to 23.3) 27.3 (21.6 to 32.9) 4.4 (1.7 to 7.2) 17.1 (12.2 to 21.9) 
Child(ren) agea     
 0–5 (n = 462) 20.8 (16.5 to 25.1) 31.4 (26.5 to 36.2) 2.5 (0.8 to 4.2) 17.8 (13.8 to 21.8) 
 6–12 (n = 512) 19.9 (16.1 to 23.7) 29.9 (25.6 to 34.2) 5.2 (3.1 to 7.4) 14.9 (11.6 to 18.2) 
 13–17 (n = 448) 14.4 (10.9 to 17.9) 22.1 (18.0 to 26.2) 4.1 (2.0 to 6.2) 11.3 (8.4 to 14.3) 
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Because of the potential of parents to have children in >1 age group, the n for this section may sum to larger than the total sample size.

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