Table 196b: Persons age 18 or older with serious mental illness who received 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 47.9 1.3 49.0 1.3 51.9 1.5 36.9 3.9 37.8 3.9
                     
Age                    
    18-44 45.4 1.3 46.6 1.3 50.5 1.5 32.0 3.8 35.9 3.8
    45-64 60.2 3.0 60.4 3.2 62.0 3.3 * * * *
    65 and over * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 39.5 2.2 39.5 2.3 42.4 2.6 * * * *
    Female 52.3 1.5 53.9 1.6 56.5 1.7 43.2 5.1 37.2 5.0
                     
Education                    
    Less than high school graduate 39.3 3.1 42.7 3.5 41.8 3.8 * * * *
    High school graduate 45.1 2.2 45.5 2.31 50.1 2.6 23.1 5.1 * *
    At least some college 53.7 1.7 53.9 1.7 56.7 1.9 40.8 5.9 51.6 5.7
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban (MSA) 48.5 1.4 50.2 1.4 54.1 1.6 38.4 4.1 35.2 3.9
    Rural (Non-MSA) 45.7 2.9 45.1 2.9 45.8 3.1 * * * *
                     

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

aMental Health Treatment/Counseling is defined as having received inpatient care, outpatient care, or using 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. Serious Mental Illness SMI is defined as having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that met the criteria found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV and resulted in functional impairment that substantially interfered with or limited one or more major life activities. See Section B.6 of Appendix B of the Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings.

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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