Economic impact on families caring for children with special health care needs in New Hampshire: the effect of socioeconomic and health-related factors.

Objectives: To describe the economic impact on families of caring for children with special health care needs (CSHCN), and to determine the relative contributions of socioeconomic and health-related factors to these impacts on families in the State of New Hampshire.

Methods: Seven hundred and fifty families with CSHCN in New Hampshire were interviewed in the National Survey of Children with Special Health Needs. Among respondents with CSHCN, univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted to examine economic impact and independent factors (income, insurance type, and impact of condition).