As of 2019, the percentage of U.S. children who had lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem was 9.7 percent. This rate was higher among children with a disability, amounting to 17.6 percent, compared to children without a disability, for whom 8.6 percent had lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem.
This graph shows the percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 who had lived with someone suffering from an alcohol or drug problem as of 2019, by disability status.
Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem 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
"Ever lived with anyone who had a problem with alcohol or drugs is based
on responses by a knowledgeable adult, usually a parent, to the survey question, “Did (child) ever live with anyone who had a problem with alcohol or drugs?”
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 lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem as of 2019, by disability status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308799/children-who-had-lived-with-anyone-having-alcohol-drug-problem-by-disability-status/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem as of 2019, by disability status." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308799/children-who-had-lived-with-anyone-having-alcohol-drug-problem-by-disability-status/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem as of 2019, by disability status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308799/children-who-had-lived-with-anyone-having-alcohol-drug-problem-by-disability-status/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Children 5 to 17 Years Who Had Lived with Anyone with An Alcohol or Drug Problem as of 2019, by Disability Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308799/children-who-had-lived-with-anyone-having-alcohol-drug-problem-by-disability-status/
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Percentage of U.S. children 5 to 17 years who had lived with anyone with an alcohol or drug problem as of 2019, by disability status [Graph], CDC, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308799/children-who-had-lived-with-anyone-having-alcohol-drug-problem-by-disability-status/
