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

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black or African American Hispanic (all races)
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 10.5 0.3 11.1 0.3 12.1 0.3 5.9 0.5 6.1 0.5
                     
Age                    
    18-44 10.0 0.3 10.8 0.3 12.3 0.4 5.3 0.6 6.0 0.6
    45-64 12.5 0.6 13.1 0.6 14.2 0.7 7.1 1.4 6.0 1.3
    65 and over 8.0 0.7 8.1 0.8 8.3 0.8 * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 6.7 0.3 7.1 0.3 7.5 0.3 4.5 0.7 4.4 0.7
    Female 13.9 0.4 14.7 0.4 16.5 0.5 7.0 0.8 7.9 0.8
                     
                     
Education                    
    Less than high school graduate 9.4 0.6 11.1 0.7 12.0 0.9 8.8 1.6 5.3 0.8
    High school graduate 10.0 0.5 10.4 0.5 11.7 0.6 4.0 0.7 6.0 1.2
    At least some college 11.2 0.4 11.5 0.4 12.5 0.5 5.9 0.8 7.4 1.0
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban (MSA) 10.4 0.3 11.1 0.3 12.3 0.4 5.9 0.6 5.8 0.6
    Rural (Non-MSA) 11.0 0.5 11.0 0.6 11.6 0.6 5.5 1.3 10.0 2.6
                     

*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: 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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