Table 1D
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
National
Summary of Demographic Indicators
Children Aged less than 5 years (2,3)

Total Records

Number
Individual Children 8,164,612
Total Records (All Visits) 11,974,221

Source of Data

Number

%
WIC 6,938,836 85.3
EPSDT 426,331 5.2
Child Health-MCH 36,036 0.4
Child Health-HMO 736,734 9.1
Headstart 0 0.0
School Health 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0
Total 8,137,937 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 26,675      0.3%

Race/Ethnic Distribution

Number

%
White, Not Hispanic 2,588,206 32.0
Black, Not Hispanic 1,536,708 19.0
Hispanic 3,348,820 41.4
American Indian/Alaskan Native 81,630 1.0
Asian/Pacific Islander 214,349 2.7
Multiple Races 174,545 2.2
All Other 139,662 1.7
TOTAL 8,083,920 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 80,692      1.0%

Age Distribution (4)

Number

%
0 - 5 Months 2,230,177 27.3
6 - 11 Months 688,728 8.4
12 - 23 Months 1,877,061 23.0
24 - 35 Months 1,265,464 15.5
3 - 4 Years 2,103,182 25.8
TOTAL 8,164,612 100.0

% of Poverty Level

Number

%

0-50 1,812,238 31.7
51-100 1,701,211 29.7
101-130 691,112 12.1
131-150 338,184 5.9
151-185 393,553 6.9
186-200 26,148 0.5
Over 200 59,165 1.0
Adjunctive Eligibility 702,056 12.3
TOTAL 5,723,667 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 2,440,945      29.9%

Program Participation

Number

%

WIC 5,785,959 98.9
Food Stamps 5,420,000 25.5
Medicaid 5,574,871 66.6
TANF 5,336,035 5.7
Excluded Unknown:
WIC 2,378,653 29.1%
FoodStamps 2,744,612 33.6%
Medicaid 2,589,741 31.7%
TANF 2,828,577 34.6%

Migrant Status

Number

%

Yes 19,783 0.3
No 5,751,976 99.7
TOTAL 5,771,759 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 2,392,853      29.3%
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
(2) Analyses based on one record per child.
(3) Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
(4) Records rejected if date of birth and date of visit unknown.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.