Table 10. Residential care under care— Number, percent distribution, and rate per 100,000 U.S. civilian population1 of persons under care, by age and type of residential care program: United States, 1997

Residential care program
Age Total, all residential care programs RTCs for emotionally disturbed children All other organizations2
Number
Total, all ages 82,916 27,642 55,274
Under 18 32,968 26,322 6,646
  Under 5 * * *
  5–9 2,812 2,512 300
  10–12 6,591 5,654 937
  13–17 23,455 18,062 5,393
18–24 5,446 * 4,576
25–44 25,267 * 24,910
45–64 16,965 * 16,872
65 and older 3,270 — 3,270
Percent distribution
Total, all ages 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 18 39.8 95.2 12.0
  Under 5 * * *
  5–9 3.4 9.1 0.5
  10–12 7.9 20.5 1.7
  13–17 28.3 65.3 9.8
18–24 6.6 * 8.3
25–44 30.5 * 45.1
45–64 20.5 * 30.5
65 and older 2.7 — 4.1
Rate per 100,000 civilian population1
Total, all ages 31.2 10.4 20.8
Under 18 47.4 37.9 9.6
  Under 5 * * *
  5–9 14.3 12.7 1.5
  10–12 57.5 49.3 8.2
  13–17 122.2 94.1 28.1
18–24 22.3 * 18.7
25–44 30.5 * 30.1
45–64 30.8 * 30.6
65 and older 6.6 — 6.6

Source: 1997 Client/Patient Sample Survey. Survey and Analysis Branch, Division of State and Community Systems Development, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

1 U.S. Bureau of the Census population estimates for May 1997 are used as denominators for rate computations.
2 Includes the residential care programs of State and county mental hospitals, private psychiatric hospitals, non-Federal general hospitals, VA medical centers, and multiservice mental health organizations.
* Estimate is based on five or fewer sample cases or estimate has a relative standard error of 50% or higher. The estimate is not shown because it does not meet standards of reliability.

Note: Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.

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