National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 231a

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Table 231a
Adults age 18 and over who received prescription medications for mental health treatment or counseling in the past year,^a by race, United States, 2004

				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		10.5	0.2	11.5	0.3	6.1	0.6	3.7	0.9	*	*	8.2	1.6	10.2	1.6
Age	18-44	10.3	0.3	11.8	0.3	4.4	0.5	3.3	0.6	*	*	7.5	2.0	10.9	1.9
	45-64	12.6	0.5	13.5	0.6	8.6	1.5	5.6	2.7	*	*	7.7	2.5	8.8	2.8
	65 and over	7.0	0.7	7.1	0.7	7.9	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	6.9	0.3	7.4	0.3	4.9	1.0	2.5	0.7	2.4	1.3	5.1	1.5	6.1	1.7
Gender	Female	13.9	0.4	15.4	0.4	7.2	0.9	4.7	1.5	*	*	11.7	2.9	13.7	2.6
Education	Less than high school	8.9	0.5	9.1	0.6	8.2	1.7	*	*	*	*	8.2	2.7	6.7	2.6
	High school graduate	9.8	0.4	10.6	0.4	5.6	1.0	*	*	*	*	6.5	1.9	6.1	1.7
	At least some college	11.5	0.4	12.9	0.4	5.5	0.9	2.8	0.7	*	*	*	*	14.5	3.1
Residence location	MSA	10.5	0.3	11.6	0.3	5.8	0.6	3.7	0.9	*	*	8.1	2.1	10.2	1.8
Residence location	Non-MSA	10.9	0.5	11.2	0.6	9.0	2.7	1.8	1.0	*	*	8.3	2.6	*	*

^a Received prescription medication for mental health treatment/counseling refers to having received prescription medication for problems with emotions, nerves, or mental health. Respondents were not to include treatment for drug or alcohol use use. Respondents with missing treatment/counseling information are excluded.

* 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.

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