BRIEF

State-Based and Demographic Variation in Parent-Reported Medication Rates for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2007–2008

Age, y	Boys		Girls
	Current ADHD, Unmedicated, %	Current ADHD, Medicated, %	Current ADHD, Unmedicated, %	Current ADHD, Medicated, %
4	1.20	0.48	0.36	0.06
5	1.59	1.13	0.56	0.41
6	2.49	2.63	0.38	1.45
7	2.14	6.44	1.16	1.01
8	3.57	6.83	1.42	2.52
9	3.33	12.34	1.69	3.77
10	2.99	9.04	2.12	2.78
11	3.58	11.05	1.20	3.28
12	2.78	8.98	1.06	2.88
13	3.28	10.68	1.75	2.83
14	4.21	7.31	0.80	3.57
15	5.15	8.06	1.90	3.19
16	5.28	7.26	3.96	2.92
17	5.37	5.38	2.55	4.15

Figure. Parent-reported current attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD medication treatment among US children, by age and sex, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007–2008.

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