Table 1.84
Adults age 18 or over who received treatment for serious mental illness who experienced improvement, United States, 2002
      No help Some/little Lot/great deal
Population group Number (weighted) Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total   27,022,235 9.1 0.6 32.2 1.0 58.7 1.1
                 
Age 12-17 14,373,788 10.3 0.7 35.4 1.1 54.3 1.2
18-44 9,705,214 DSU DSU 29.6 1.9 63.8 2.0
45-64 2,943,233 DSU DSU DSU DSU 63.1 4.4
65 and over              
                 
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 269,453 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Asian 689,209 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 51,926 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Black 2,014,424 DSU DSU 37.4 4.64 51.5 4.49
White 23,584,092 8.5 0.59 31.6 1.08 59.9 1.15
                 
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 2,003,450 DSU DSU 36.7 4.1 53.1 4.2
Non-Hispanic, all races 25,018,785 9.0 0.6 31.8 1.0 59.1 1.1
Non Hispanic White 21,789,042 8.4 0.6 31.0 1.1 60.6 1.2
Non Hispanic Black 1,942,619 DSU DSU 37.7 4.6 50.9 4.4
                 
Gender Male 8,668,004 13.9 1.21 34.8 1.87 51.2 1.98
Female 18,354,231 6.8 0.58 30.9 1.22 62.2 1.27
                 
Educationa Less than high school graduate 4,188,536 15.8 2.2 34.0 2.7 50.2 3.0
High school graduate 7,803,147 9.2 0.9 31.3 1.7 59.5 1.8
At least some college 15,030,551 7.2 0.7 32.1 1.4 60.7 1.4
                 

a Estimates by education are only available for persons aged 18 or older.

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

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

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