2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report, Appendix D: Data Tables. Table 211a

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Table 211a
Persons age 18 or older who received outpatient mental health treatment or counseling in the past year^a, by race, United States, 2003

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		7.2	0.2	7.7	0.2	4.6	0.5	3.1	0.7	1.4	0.8	5.5	1.1	10.4	2.1
Age	18-44	8.0	0.2	8.8	0.3	4.9	0.6	3.7	0.9	2.0	1.0	5.8	1.3	8.9	2.0
	45-64	8.1	0.4	8.8	0.5	4.3	0.9	2.7	1.6	*	*	6.2	2.4	*	*
	65 and over	2.6	0.4	2.6	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	4.8	0.2	5.0	0.2	3.4	0.7	2.8	1.1	0.4	0.3	4.0	1.3	*	*
Gender	Female	9.4	0.3	10.3	0.3	5.5	0.7	3.3	1.0	2.2	1.3	7.1	1.8	10.7	2.1
Education	Less than high school graduate	5.1	0.4	5.2	0.4	5.0	1.0	2.3	1.0	*	*	3.2	1.4	*	*
	High school graduate	6.0	0.3	6.3	0.4	4.6	0.9	5.3	2.2	*	*	5.1	1.4	*	*
	At least some college	8.6	0.3	9.5	0.3	4.5	0.7	2.7	0.8	*	*	8.4	2.5	11.8	2.4
Residence location	Urban (MSA)	7.3	0.2	7.9	0.3	4.6	0.5	3.0	0.7	1.5	0.9	5.7	1.4	10.3	2.3
Residence location	Rural (non-MSA)	6.7	0.4	6.9	0.5	4.8	1.3	*	*	*	*	5.0	1.8	*	*

^a Outpatient mental health treatment or counseling is defined as having received outpatient care for problems with emotions, nerves, or mental health. Respondents were not to include treatment for drug or alcohol use. Respondents with missing treatment or counseling information are excluded.

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

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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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