Table 194a: Persons age 18 or older who received prescription medications for mental health treatment or counseling in the past year, by race, United States, 2002^a

	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple race
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	10.5	0.3	11.3	0.3	5.8	0.5	5.8	1.7	*	*	12.4	2.0	12.6	2.2
Age
18-44	10.0	0.3	11.1	0.3	5.2	0.6	3.5	1.0	*	*	11.1	2.1	12.9	2.5
45-64	12.5	0.6	13.4	0.6	7.0	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
65 and over	8.0	0.7	8.2	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	6.7	0.3	7.0	0.3	4.4	0.7	*	*	*	*	9.1	2.7	13.1	3.7
Female	13.9	0.4	15.4	0.5	7.0	0.8	*	*	*	*	14.6	2.9	12.1	2.5
Education
Less than high school graduate	9.4	0.6	9.7	0.64	8.7	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	15.9	4.3
High school graduate	10.0	0.5	11.1	0.5	3.9	0.7	*	*	*	*	11.2	3.3	*	*
At least some college	11.2	0.4	12.1	0.4	5.9	0.8	6.8	2.0	*	*	19.2	4.6	12.6	3.4
Residence location
Urban (MSA)	10.4	0.3	11.3	0.3	5.9	0.6	5.9	1.7	*	*	11.6	2.6	13.0	2.5
Rural (Non-MSA)	11.0	0.5	11.5	0.6	5.6	1.3	*	*	*	*	13.8	3.2	*	*

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

^aReceived 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 alcohol or drug use. Respondents with missing treatment/counseling information are excluded.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002.

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