---
language:
- en
pretty_name: 'Health conditions among children under age 18, by selected characteristics:
  United States'
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- age
- allergy
- asthma
- child
- food
- health
- hypersensitivity
- insurance
- medicaid
- poverty
- sex
- skin
---

# Health conditions among children under age 18, by selected characteristics: United States

## Description

NOTE: On October 19, 2021, estimates for 2016–2018 by health insurance status were revised to correct errors. Changes are highlighted and tagged at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2019/012-508.pdf

Data on health conditions among children under age 18, by selected population characteristics. Please refer to the PDF or Excel version of this table in the HUS 2019 Data Finder (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm) for critical information about measures, definitions, and changes over time.

SOURCE: NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, Family Core and Sample Child questionnaires.  For more information on the National Health Interview Survey, see the corresponding Appendix entry at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus19-appendix-508.pdf.

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Temporal Coverage**: 1997/2019
- **Geographic Coverage**: United States
- **Last Modified**: 2025-04-21
- **Contact**: National Center for Health Statistics (healthus@cdc.gov)

## Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus

## Usage

You can load this dataset using:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/health-conditions-among-children-under-age-18-by-s')
```
## License

This dataset is licensed under https://www.usa.gov/government-works