Description

For sample children aged 4 to 17 who had at least minor difficulties with emotions, concentration, behavior, or being able to get along with others (EMODIFF), and who needed treatment or counseling for these difficulties but did not get it in the past 6 months (DIFTNONEED), DIFTNOYFAM indicates the reason the child did not get treatment or counseling was that the respondent was afraid of what family or friends would say.

Other reasons mentioned are:

• Too expensive
• (DIFTNOYCOST)

• Did not know where to go
• (DIFTNOYDKGO)

• Previous negative experience with professionals
• (DIFTNOYPAST)

• Afraid or dislike professionals
• (DIFTNOYFEAR)

• Afraid child would be removed from home or lose custody
• (DIFTNOYCUST)

• Wait a long time for appointment
• (DIFTNOYWAIT)

• Had no way to get there
• (DIFTNOYTRAN)

• Services too inconvenient to use
• (DIFTNOYINCV)

• Services too far away
• (DIFTNOYFAR)

• Child did not want to go
• (DIFTNOYKIDNO)

• Other reason
• (DIFTNOYOTH)

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 2010-2013

Weights

• 2010-2013 : SAMPWEIGHT