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For 44% of families, the financial situation has gotten worse over the past 6 months. 40% of parents report that their children age 5-17 have stress as a result of worries about their family's money. To make ends meet, 11% of parents who report a worse financial situation have delayed taking their children to the doctor.

1 in 4 children age 4-17 never wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. Nearly 1 in 2 children from the lowest income families never wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. Helmet use in places that have child bicycle helmet laws is more than twice as high as helmet use in areas without such laws. Nearly 9 in 10 adults support helmet laws for children.

About one-quarter of parents know of a child with a life-threatening food allergy in their children's school or daycare. About three-quarters of parents who know of a food-allergic child say their children's school/daycare makes accommodations for children with food allergies.

Over one-half of adults believe alcopops promote underage drinking. Three-quarters of adults say underage drinking is a problem in their communities. 9 in 10 adults support alcohol warning labels for alcopops. 4 in 5 adults support banning alcopop ads from youth websites and magazines.

More than two-thirds of parents with private health insurance for their children are concerned about out-of-pocket costs. About two-thirds of parents are concerned about the costs of deductibles and premiums for private health insurance. One in five parents are concerned that private insurance does not cover their children's medicines.