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Table 210a
Persons age 18 or older who received mental health treatment or counseling in the past yeara, by race, United States, 2003 |
| Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
|---|
| White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
13.2 |
0.3 |
14.3 |
0.3 |
8.6 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
10.2 |
1.9 |
17.2 |
2.5 |
| Age |
18-44 |
13.0 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
16.9 |
2.7 |
| 45-64 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 65 and over |
8.6 |
0.7 |
8.3 |
0.7 |
13.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gender |
Male |
8.5 |
0.3 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
9.1 |
2.8 |
11.0 |
3.7 |
| Female |
17.6 |
0.4 |
19.2 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
11.4 |
2.2 |
22.9 |
3.6 |
| Education |
Less than high school graduate |
10.5 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
0.6 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8.4 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
| High school graduate |
12.5 |
0.5 |
13.3 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
5.8 |
1.5 |
12.0 |
3.9 |
| At least some college |
14.6 |
0.4 |
16.2 |
0.5 |
7.9 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
16.0 |
4.3 |
20.2 |
3.4 |
| Residence location |
Urban (MSA) |
13.1 |
0.3 |
14.3 |
0.4 |
8.1 |
0.7 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
17.9 |
2.9 |
| Rural (non-MSA) |
13.8 |
0.6 |
14.0 |
0.6 |
12.7 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
10.5 |
3.6 |
13.6 |
4.1 |
a Mental health treatment or 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 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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