Persons age 18 or older with serious mental illness who received mental health treatment or counseling in the past yeara, by education, United States, 2003 |
| Population group | Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 47.3 | 1.1 | 39.0 | 2.6 | 44.4 | 2.0 | 53.4 | 1.7 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 43.1 | 1.2 | 36.9 | 2.7 | 40.6 | 1.9 | 47.6 | 1.7 |
| 45-64 | 57.8 | 2.7 | * | * | 46.6 | 4.3 | 68.2 | 3.6 | |
| 65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Gender | Male | 38.5 | 2.1 | 33.3 | 3.9 | 38.8 | 3.7 | 41.2 | 3.3 |
| Female | 52.1 | 1.4 | 42.8 | 3.3 | 47.3 | 2.5 | 59.4 | 2.0 | |
| Race | White only | 49.5 | 1.3 | 39.3 | 2.9 | 46.1 | 2.2 | 56.5 | 1.8 |
| Black only | 37.5 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | 39.9 | 5.9 | |
| Asian only | 17.0 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| NHOPI only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AN/AN only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 29.3 | 3.2 | 24.8 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * |
| Non-Hispanic | 49.7 | 1.2 | 43.5 | 3.0 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 54.4 | 1.8 | |
| Residence location | Urban (MSA) | 46.7 | 1.3 | 38.1 | 3.0 | 41.9 | 2.4 | 53.4 | 1.9 |
| Rural (non-MSA) | 50.1 | 2.4 | 42.1 | 5.2 | 53.0 | 3.7 | 53.1 | 4.3 | |
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/counseling information are excluded. Serious mental illness (SMI) is defined as having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that met the criteria found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and resulted in functional impairment that substantially interfered with or limited one or more major life activities. See Section B.4 of Appendix B of the Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE: Standard error.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health.