Table 213b
Persons age 18 or older who received inpatient mental health treatment or counseling in the past yeara, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic (all races)
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   0.8 0.07 0.8 0.07 0.7 0.07 1.7 0.34 1.2 0.27
Age 18-44 0.8 0.08 0.8 0.08 0.7 0.08 1.4 0.30 1.0 0.24
45-64 0.9 0.15 0.8 0.13 0.6 0.14 1.7 0.55 2.1 0.88
65 and over 0.7 0.23 0.7 0.24 0.5 0.18 * * * *
Gender Male 0.8 0.11 0.8 0.12 0.6 0.11 1.9 0.65 1.0 0.29
Female 0.9 0.09 0.8 0.09 0.7 0.09 1.6 0.36 1.4 0.46
Education Less than high school graduate 1.5 0.21 1.5 0.22 1.3 0.23 2.2 0.68 1.4 0.48
High school graduate 1.0 0.15 1.0 0.16 0.8 0.13 2.4 0.76 1.3 0.47
At least some college 0.5 0.08 0.5 0.08 0.4 0.08 0.9 0.32 0.9 0.41
Residence location Urban (MSA) 0.9 0.08 0.8 0.08 0.6 0.08 1.9 0.39 1.2 0.28
Rural (non-MSA) 0.8 0.14 0.7 0.14 0.7 0.15 0.7 0.37 1.1 0.71

a Inpatient mental health treatment or counseling is defined as having received inpatient care 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.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

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