Table 2. Inpatient under care— Number, percent distribution, and rate per 100,000 U.S. civilian population1 of persons under care, by race/ethnicity, gender, and type of inpatient psychiatric care program: United States, 1997

Inpatient psychiatric care program
Race/ethnicity and gender Total all inpatient programs2 State/county mental hospitals Private psychiatric hospitals Non-Federal general hospitals VA medical centers
Number
Total 116,224 54,015 17,456 28,951 6,657
   Male 71,909 37,792 8,584 13,644 6,314
   Female 44,315 16,223 8,872 15,307 343
 
American Indian or Alaska Native 962 593 102 * *
   Male 755 * * * *
   Female 207 * * * —
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,081 656 * * —
   Male 601 * * * —
   Female 480 * * * —
Black or African American 26,695 14,025 3,181 6,225 2,167
   Male 18,571 10,025 1,820 3,525 2,160
   Female 8,124 4,000 1,361 2,700 *
White 77,738 33,235 12,478 20,470 4,007
   Male 45,298 22,679 5,741 8,784 3,708
   Female 32,440 10,556 6,737 11,686 299
Hispanic or Latino 9,748 5,506 1,542 1,861 415
   Male 6,684 4,118 888 1,190 378
   Female 3,064 1,388 654 671 *
Percent distribution
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 61.9 70.0 49.2 47.1 94.8
   Female 38.1 30.0 50.8 52.9 5.2
American Indian or Alaska Native 100.0 100.0 100.0 * *
   Male 78.5 * * * *
   Female 21.5 * * * —
Asian or Pacific Islander 100.0 100.0 * * —
   Male 55.6 * * * —
   Female 44.4 * * * —
Black or African American 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 69.6 71.5 57.2 56.6 99.7
   Female 30.4 28.5 42.8 43.4 *
White 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 58.3 68.2 46.0 42.9 92.5
   Female 41.7 31.8 54.0 57.1 7.5
Hispanic or Latino 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 68.6 74.8 57.6 63.9 91.1
   Female 31.4 25.2 42.4 36.1 *
Rate per 100,000 civilian population1
Total 43.7 20.3 6.6 10.9 2.5
   Male 55.5 29.2 6.6 10.5 4.9
   Female 32.4 11.9 6.5 11.2 0.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 99.0 61.1 10.5 * *
   Male 78.3 * * * *
   Female 20.7 * * * —
Asian or Pacific Islander 23.1 14.2 * * —
   Male 13.3 * * * —
   Female 9.8 * * * —
Black or African American 171.1 90.1 20.1 39.3 14.4
   Male 123.2 66.5 12.1 23.4 14.3
   Female 47.9 23.6 8.0 15.9 *
White 80.7 34.7 12.9 21.1 4.2
   Male 48.0 24.0 6.1 9.3 3.9
   Female 32.6 10.6 6.8 11.8 0.3
Hispanic or Latino 67.3 38.0 10.7 12.9 2.9
   Male 46.0 28.3 6.1 8.2 2.6
   Female 21.4 9.7 4.6 4.7 *

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 Multiservice mental health organizations are included in the total column, but are not detailed separately.
* 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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