Persons age 18 or older who received mental health treatment or counseling in the past yeara, by family incomeb, United States, 2003 |
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle income | High income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 13.2 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 0.5 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 |
| 45-64 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 15.8 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 0.8 | |
| 65 and over | 8.6 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 1.2 | |
| Gender | Male | 8.5 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 0.6 |
| Female | 17.6 | 0.4 | 19.5 | 1.2 | 16.0 | 0.9 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 0.7 | |
| Race | White only | 14.3 | 0.3 | 17.2 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 0.5 |
| Black only | 8.6 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | |
| Asian only | 4.8 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| NHOPI only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN only | 10.2 | 1.9 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 2.8 | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 17.2 | 2.5 | 25.7 | 5.3 | * | * | 15.3 | 4.2 | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 8.0 | 0.6 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 13.9 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 0.5 | |
| Residence location | Urban (MSA) | 13.1 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 |
| Rural (non-MSA) | 13.8 | 0.6 | 21.6 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 11.2 | 1.0 | |
a Mental health treatment or counseling is defined as having received inpatient care, outpatient care, or using prescription medication for problems with emotions, nerves, or mental health. Respondents were not to include treatment for drug or alcohol use. Respondents with missing treatment or counseling information are excluded.
b Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE: Standard error.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.