Motor and Social Development

Developed by the NCHS, this scale for children under age 4, measures developmental milestones in motor skills, cognition, communication, and social development. Part of the Mother Supplement.

Table 3.1. Motor & Social Development: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 3.2. Motor & Social Development: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 3.3. Motor & Social Development: Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 3.4. Motor & Social Development: Percentile Scores for Female Children by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 3.5. Motor & Social Development: Percentile Scores for Male Children by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 3.6. Motor & Social Development: "All" Percentile Scores for Female Children by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 3.7. Motor & Social Development: "All" Percentile Scores for Male Children by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

Table 3.1 Motor And Social Development: Percentile Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 1   1 1   3 3 100.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   3 1 1 1 5 6 83.3
3 Years 3 2 4 1   10 10 100.0
Total 4 5 6 3 1 18 19 94.7
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     1 1   2 2 100.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
3 Years 1         1 1 100.0
Total 1   1 1   3 3 100.0
Black AGE OF CHILD   1   1   2 2 100.0
2 Years
3 Years     3     3 3 100.0
Total   1 3 1   5 5 100.0
White AGE OF CHILD 1         1 1 100.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   2 1   1 3 4 75.0
3 Years 2 2 1 1   6 6 100.0
Total 3 4 2 1 1 10 11 90.9


Table 3.2 Motor And Social Development: Percentile Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 80.2   10.6 9.2 100.0 18.9 17.8
Under 1 Year
2 Years   67.6 26.9 5.5 100.0 37.8 11.9
3 Years 26.8 32.0 26.0 15.3 100.0 32.6 21.1
Total 24.2 40.3 24.4 11.2 100.0 32.7 18.9
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     53.5 46.5 100.0 53.9 8.4
Hispanic Under 1 Year
3 Years 100.0       100.0 10.1 0.0
Total 29.6   37.7 32.7 100.0 41.0 21.2
Black AGE OF CHILD   58.2   41.8 100.0 43.5 15.7
2 Years
3 Years     100.0   100.0 51.6 5.2
Total   24.8 57.3 17.9 100.0 48.2 11.7
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0       100.0 10.3 0.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   69.1 30.9   100.0 36.9 10.9
3 Years 28.6 36.9 16.8 17.6 100.0 30.6 21.1
Total 26.9 43.8 19.8 9.5 100.0 30.5 18.5


Table 3.3 Motor And Social Development: Standard Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  0-84 85-99 100-114 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 80.2 10.6 9.2 100.0 85.1 8.4
Under 1 Year
2 Years   67.6 32.4 100.0 95.1 4.7
3 Years 14.5 62.2 23.3 100.0 82.9 32.3
Total 17.7 57.7 24.7 100.0 87.3 24.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   53.5 46.5 100.0 101.8 3.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
3 Years 100.0     100.0 81.0 0.0
Total 29.6 37.7 32.7 100.0 95.6 9.8
Black AGE OF CHILD   58.2 41.8 100.0 97.4 6.4
2 Years
3 Years   29.6 70.4 100.0 100.8 1.8
Total   41.8 58.2 100.0 99.4 4.7
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0     100.0 81.0 0.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   69.1 30.9 100.0 94.8 4.3
3 Years 14.5 67.8 17.6 100.0 80.5 34.0
Total 19.4 60.4 20.2 100.0 85.5 25.9


Table 3.4 Motor And Social Development: Percentile Scores For Female Children
By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 89.7   10.3 100.0 16.5 13.9
Under 1 Year
2 Years   51.4 48.6 100.0 38.2 11.9
3 Years 67.8 32.2   100.0 22.7 12.0
Total 45.3 33.6 21.1 100.0 27.6 15.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     100.0 100.0 57.6 0.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
3 Years 100.0     100.0 8.5 0.0
Total 47.5   52.5 100.0 34.3 24.5
Black AGE OF CHILD     100.0 100.0 56.2 0.0
2 Years
Total     100.0 100.0 56.2 0.0
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0     100.0 11.8 0.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   56.0 44.0 100.0 36.5 11.1
3 Years 66.4 33.6   100.0 23.3 11.8
Total 46.8 36.2 17.1 100.0 26.3 13.8


Table 3.5 Motor And Social Development: Percentile Scores For Male Children
By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD     100.0   100.0 52.8 0.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   100.0     100.0 27.1 2.6
3 Years 23.1 28.2 6.1 42.6 100.0 40.7 27.7
Total 16.0 47.0 7.4 29.6 100.0 37.4 24.0
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     100.0   100.0 52.8 0.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
Total     100.0   100.0 52.8 0.0
Black AGE OF CHILD   100.0     100.0 31.8 0.0
2 Years
3 Years     29.6 70.4 100.0 60.0 7.6
Total   30.3 20.6 49.1 100.0 51.4 14.4
White AGE OF CHILD   100.0     100.0 25.7 0.0
2 Years
3 Years 29.1 35.6   35.3 100.0 35.7 28.8
Total 21.1 53.4   25.5 100.0 32.9 24.9


Table 3.6 Motor And Social Development: "All" Percentile Scores For Female Children
By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 89.7     10.3 100.0 15.7 16.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   51.4 40.3 8.3 100.0 44.6 8.1
3 Years 31.2 36.6 32.2   100.0 27.7 11.8
Total 30.1 35.5 29.3 5.2 100.0 32.1 15.9
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD       100.0 100.0 62.9 0.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
3 Years 100.0       100.0 10.1 0.0
Total 47.5     52.5 100.0 37.8 26.4
Black AGE OF CHILD       100.0 100.0 62.1 0.0
2 Years
Total       100.0 100.0 62.1 0.0
White AGE OF CHILD 100.0       100.0 10.3 0.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   56.0 44.0   100.0 43.1 6.5
3 Years 28.2 38.2 33.6   100.0 28.5 11.4
Total 30.4 38.1 31.5   100.0 30.8 14.5


Table 3.7 Motor And Social Development: "All" Percentile Scores For Male Children
By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD     100.0   100.0 46.1 0.0
Under 1 Year
2 Years   100.0     100.0 24.2 3.3
3 Years 23.1 28.2 20.8 27.9 100.0 36.7 25.7
Total 16.0 47.0 17.6 19.4 100.0 33.5 22.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     100.0   100.0 46.1 0.0
Hispanic Under 1 Year
Total     100.0   100.0 46.1 0.0
Black AGE OF CHILD   100.0     100.0 30.2 0.0
2 Years
3 Years     100.0   100.0 51.6 5.2
Total   30.3 69.7   100.0 45.1 10.8
White AGE OF CHILD   100.0     100.0 22.4 0.0
2 Years
3 Years 29.1 35.6   35.3 100.0 32.7 27.4
Total 21.1 53.4   25.5 100.0 29.9 23.8