National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 232b

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Table 232b
Adults age 18 and over who received inpatient mental health treatment or counseling in the past year,^a by ethnicity, United States, 2004

				Non-Hispanic						Hispanic, all races
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		0.9	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	1.7	0.3	1.5	0.3
Age	18-44	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.7	0.1	1.2	0.3	1.3	0.2
	45-64	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.6	0.1	2.5	0.7	1.4	0.7
	65 and over	0.8	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.6	0.2	2.0	1.1	3.0	1.8
Gender	Male	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.7	0.1	1.9	0.5	1.4	0.4
Gender	Female	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	1.6	0.4	1.6	0.4
Education	Less than high school	1.8	0.2	1.9	0.3	1.5	0.3	3.2	0.8	1.5	0.4
	High school graduate	1.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.7	0.1	2.1	0.5	2.3	0.6
	At least some college	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.4
Residence location	MSA	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	1.7	0.3	1.5	0.3
Residence location	Non-MSA	0.9	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.0	1.2	0.7

^a Inpatient mental health treatment/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/counseling information are excluded.

Key: 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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