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Figure 2. Hospital Stays and U.S. Population, by Gender

Figure 2. Hospital Stays and U.S. Population, by Gender (Text Description)
Female
- MHSA-related stays: 57.5%
- Non-MHSA related stays: 62.3%
- U.S. adult population, 2004: 51.4%
Male
- MHSA-related stays: 42.6%
- Non-MHSA related stays: 37.7%
- U.S. adult population, 2004: 48.6%
Source for U.S. population figures: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population by Sex and Five-Year Age Groups for the United States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (NC-EST2005-01) and related data
file; released May 10, 2006.
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