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ADD/ADHD Survey - England Results
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1.
Gender of diagnosed person?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Male
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522
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80%
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Female
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132
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20%
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Total Number of Responses: 654
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2. Age
of diagnosed person?
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Response
|
Number
|
Percent
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Graph
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Under 10
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282
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43%
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11-16
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231
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35%
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17-21
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56
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8%
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Over 21
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91
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14%
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Total Number of Responses: 660
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3. Age
when diagnosed?
|
Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Under 10
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458
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72%
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11-16
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97
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15%
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17-21
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10
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2%
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Over 21
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67
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11%
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Total Number of Responses: 632
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4.
Diagnosis through?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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NHS
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471
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77%
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Private
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138
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23%
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Total Number of Responses: 609
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5.
Diagnosis process - how long?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Under 1 yr
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132
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21%
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1-2 yrs
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175
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28%
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3-4 yrs
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146
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23%
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Over 5 years
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176
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28%
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Total Number of Responses: 629
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6. On
medication?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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421
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67%
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No
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209
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33%
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Total Number of Responses: 630
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7.
Enough information?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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258
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58%
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No
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185
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42%
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Total Number of Responses: 443
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8a. If
NO to 7 where information found - Health Service?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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72
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32%
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No
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151
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68%
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Total Number of Responses: 223
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8b.
Education?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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85
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33%
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No
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172
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67%
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Total Number of Responses: 257
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8c.
Books?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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213
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76%
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No
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68
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24%
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Total Number of Responses: 281
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8d.
Internet?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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268
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87%
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No
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39
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13%
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Total Number of Responses: 307
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8e.
Support Groups?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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99
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40%
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No
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147
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60%
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Total Number of Responses: 246
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8f.
Other Parents?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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107
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43%
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No
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143
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57%
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Total Number of Responses: 250
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9a.
Offered any of the following? - Behaviour Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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154
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26%
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No
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439
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74%
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Total Number of Responses: 593
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9b.
Anger Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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83
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14%
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No
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506
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86%
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Total Number of Responses: 589
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9c.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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55
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9%
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No
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524
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91%
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Total Number of Responses: 579
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9d.
Social Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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69
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12%
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No
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506
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88%
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Total Number of Responses: 575
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9e.
Organisational Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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34
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6%
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No
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538
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94%
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Total Number of Responses: 572
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9f.
ADHD Coaching?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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37
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6%
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No
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539
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94%
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Total Number of Responses: 576
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9g.
Specific Parenting Skills Course?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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89
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15%
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No
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488
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85%
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Total Number of Responses: 577
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9h.
Respite Care?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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34
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6%
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No
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535
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94%
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Total Number of Responses: 569
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9i.
Extra help in school?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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280
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48%
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No
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301
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52%
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Total Number of Responses: 581
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10. Not
been offered any of the above, would you like to have been?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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508
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96%
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No
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21
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4%
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Total Number of Responses: 529
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11a. If
YES to 10 then which services - Behaviour Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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378
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92%
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No
|
35
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8%
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Total Number of Responses: 413
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11b.
Anger Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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362
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84%
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No
|
70
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16%
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Total Number of Responses: 432
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11c.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?
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Response
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Number
|
Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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316
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85%
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No
|
55
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15%
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Total Number of Responses: 371
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11d.
Social Skills Therapy?
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Response
|
Number
|
Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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379
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89%
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No
|
49
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11%
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Total Number of Responses: 428
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11e.
Organisational Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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360
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87%
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No
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53
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13%
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Total Number of Responses: 413
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11f.
ADHD Coaching?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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418
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92%
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No
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36
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8%
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Total Number of Responses: 454
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11g.
Specific Parenting Skills Course?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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310
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78%
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No
|
88
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22%
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Total Number of Responses: 398
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11h.
Respite Care?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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256
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63%
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No
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153
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37%
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Total Number of Responses: 409
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11i.
Extra help in school?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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326
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90%
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No
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37
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10%
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Total Number of Responses: 363
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12. How
difficult was it to get any help at all?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Easy
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30
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5%
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Difficult
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169
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28%
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Very
Difficult
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265
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44%
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Impossible
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134
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22%
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Total Number of Responses: 598
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13. If
under 16, aware treatment may cease once over 16?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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134
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26%
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No
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390
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74%
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Total Number of Responses: 524
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14.
Adults with ADD/ADHD, any help in work?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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18
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13%
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No
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119
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87%
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Total Number of Responses: 137
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15a. If
NO to 14, would you like to see - Acceptability to move around?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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81
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89%
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No
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10
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11%
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Total Number of Responses: 91
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15b.
Help with organisation?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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112
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91%
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No
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11
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9%
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Total Number of Responses: 123
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15c.
Closed work area?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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49
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56%
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No
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38
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44%
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Total Number of Responses: 87
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16. Medication.
Made aware of storage safety issues?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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193
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45%
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No
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237
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55%
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Total Number of Responses: 430
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17.
Medication. Kept locked away at home?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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190
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46%
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No
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224
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54%
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Total Number of Responses: 414
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18.
Medication. Kept locked away at school?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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192
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78%
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No
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54
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22%
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Total Number of Responses: 246
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19. Has
changing diet ever helped?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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143
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30%
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No
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341
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70%
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Total Number of Responses: 484
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20.
Have natural remedies ever helped?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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83
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23%
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No
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285
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77%
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Total Number of Responses: 368
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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1
|
50%
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1
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50%
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Total Number of Responses: 2
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