As of 2019, around 81.5 percent of U.S. children had not experienced a stressful life event such as exposure to violence in their neighborhood, the incarceration of a parental or guardian, or ever having lived with anyone who
was mentally ill or severely depressed, or with an alcohol or drug problem.
The rate of children with a disability experiencing two or more stressful events was 18.6 percent. In comparison, about 6.5 percent of children with no disability had experienced two or more stressful life events.
This graph shows the percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 who had experienced no, one, or more stressful life events as of 2019, by disability status.
Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had experienced no, one, or more stressful life events as of 2019, by disability status
Respondents were a knowledgeable adult, usually a parent
Method of interview
Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
Supplementary notes
"Four stressful life events are considered: exposure to violence in the neighborhood, parental or guardian incarceration, ever having lived with anyone who
was mentally ill or severely depressed, and ever having lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem. Estimates are based on household interviews of a
sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population"
"Disability is defined by the reported level of difficulty (no difficulty, some
difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or cannot do at all/unable to do) in 13 core functioning domains:
seeing, hearing, mobility, self-care, communication, learning, remembering, concentrating,
accepting change, controlling behavior, making friends, anxiety, and depression. Children who
are reported to have “a lot of difficulty” or “cannot do at all” in at least one domain of functioning
or with “daily” anxiety or depression are considered to have disability."
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CDC. (January 26, 2022). Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had experienced no, one, or more stressful life events as of 2019, by disability status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308825/children-who-had-experienced-stressful-life-events-by-disability-status/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had experienced no, one, or more stressful life events as of 2019, by disability status." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308825/children-who-had-experienced-stressful-life-events-by-disability-status/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had experienced no, one, or more stressful life events as of 2019, by disability status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308825/children-who-had-experienced-stressful-life-events-by-disability-status/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Children 5 to 17 Years Who Had Experienced No, One, or More Stressful Life Events as of 2019, by Disability Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308825/children-who-had-experienced-stressful-life-events-by-disability-status/
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Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had experienced no, one, or more stressful life events as of 2019, by disability status [Graph], CDC, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308825/children-who-had-experienced-stressful-life-events-by-disability-status/