What Issues Concern
Bay Area Parents?
Jan. 11, 2007
For the second year in a row, Bay Area parents in 2006 put their children's emotional
health at the top of their worry list, highlighting a less-recognized yet crucial
aspect of children's well-being. In a wide-ranging survey commissioned by the Lucile
Packard Foundation for Children's Health, parents across economic, geographic and
racial/ethnic lines indicated that on a day-to-day basis stress, depression, weight,
and the fallout from family conflict outrank other concerns about their children's
health.
How Parents Say Their Children Are Faring:
Emotional Health
Ability to be Happy, Ratings of
Overall |
By Race/Ethnicity |
By Income |
By Immigrant Status |
By Income and Immigrant Status |
By Immigrant Parent's Country/Region of Origin
Activities, Reports of Involvement in
Overall |
By Race/Ethnicity |
By Income |
By Immigrant Status
Depression, Concern About
Overall
| By Child's Age
| By Income
| By
Immigrant Status |
By
Income and Immigrant Status
Difficult Situations, Ratings of Ability to Handle
Overall |
By Child's Age |
By Immigrant Status
Emotional Health, Ratings of
Overall
| By Race/Ethnicity
| By Income
| By Child's Age
Family Issues
Child's Concern About Family Problems
Family Time, Adequacy of
Free Time, Adequacy of
Overall | How
Children Spend Their Time
Friends, How Many Parents Know
Overall
|
By Race/Ethnicity |
By Income |
By Immigrant Status
Getting Along With Other Children, Ratings of
Overall
| By
Race/Ethnicity |
By Income |
By Immigrant Status
Media, Effects of
Overall
| By Age Group
Risky Behaviors, Concern About
(such as drugs, alcohol, sexual behavior, and gangs)
Overall
Stress, Concern About
Overall
Stress, Ratings of Amount
Overall
| By Age Group
| By
Immigrant Status |
By
Immigrant Parent's Country/Region of Origin
Stress, Sources of
Overall
Physical Health
Asthma
Asthma Attacks or Episodes, Reports of
Disabilities
Children with Disabling Conditions, Reports of
Dental Care, Quality of
Overall |
By Race/Ethnicity |
By Income |
By Immigrant Status
Health Care, Quality of
Overall
| By Race/Ethnicity
| By Income
| By
Immigrant Status |
By
Income and Immigrant Status |
By Immigrant Parent's Country/Region of Origin
Physical Health, Ratings of
Overall
| By Race/Ethnicity
| By Income
| By
Immigrant Status |
By Income and Immigrant Status |
By Immigrant Parent's Country/Region of Origin
Sleep
Whether Children Ages 0-2 Sleep Through the Night, Reports of
Weight
Perception of Child's Weight |
Concern About Child's Weight
School-Related Issues
Child's Feelings About School, Reports of
Overall
| By Age of Child
| By
Immigrant Status
Learning Disabilities
Children with Learning Disabilities, Reports of
Safety at School
Overall | By
Race/Ethnicity |
By Income
School, Quality of
Overall | By
Race/Ethnicity |
By Income
School Support Staff, Quality of
Overall
Teachers, Quality of
Overall
Basic Needs
Parents' Ability to Meet Child's Basic Needs
Overall | By
Race/Ethnicity |
By Immigrant Status |
By Immigrant
Parent's Country/Region of Origin
About the Survey:
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's
Health commissioned the Survey and Policy Research Institute (SPRI) at San Jose
State University to conduct 1,796 interviews in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San
Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties with parents of children under the
age of 18. Interviewing in Spanish and English was conducted July 10, 2006 to Aug.
2, 2006.
The margin of error, at the 95% confidence level, for the overall sample is ±
2.3%. For White non-Hispanics in the Bay Area the margin of error is ± 3.5%;
for Latinos it is ± 4.4%; and for Asian Americans it is ± 4.6%. In
San Mateo County, the margin of error is ± 4.7%; for Santa Clara County,
it is ± 3.2%; and for the Alameda-Contra Costa counties region it is about
± 5.4%. In the two-county San Mateo and Santa Clara counties region, the
margin of error for is ± 2.6%. African Americans parents, who constitute
only about 7% of the region's total population, were not over-sampled and their
responses are subject to a considerably larger margin of error. Populations of other
ethnic groups were too small to provide reliable responses.