Table 3. Inpatient admissions— Number, percent distribution, and rate per 100,000 U.S. civilian population 1 of admissions, 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 2,035,094 190,183 497,650 1,035,229 101,700
   Male 1,097,127 115,246 260,189 516,258 94,858
   Female 937,967 74,937 237,461 518,971 6,842
American Indian or Alaska Native 23,542 1,824 * * *
   Male 12,786 * * * *
   Female 10,756 * * * —
Asian or Pacific Islander 22,813 1,243 * 12,682 *
   Male 7,322 * * * *
   Female 15,491 * * 9,578 —
Black or African American 378,751 46,248 80,610 182,193 33,948
   Male 225,748 28,462 38,201 104,436 30,867
   Female 153,003 17,786 42,409 77,757 3,081
White 1,429,431 126,287 335,287 756,593 61,398
   Male 753,146 75,751 180,527 367,146 57,802
   Female 676,285 50,536 154,760 389,447 3,596
Hispanic or Latino 180,557 14,581 75,962 65,605 5,931
   Male 98,125 9,969 37,931 31,093 5,766
   Female 82,432 4,612 38,031 34,512 *
Percent distribution
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 53.9 60.6 52.3 49.9 93.3
   Female 46.1 39.4 47.7 50.1 6.7
American Indian or Alaska Native 100.0 100.0 * * *
   Male 54.3 * * * *
   Female 45.7 * * * —
Asian or Pacific Islander 100.0 100.0 * 100.0 *
   Male 32.1 * * * *
   Female 67.9 * * 75.5 —
Black or African American 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 59.6 61.5 47.4 57.3 90.9
   Female 40.4 38.5 52.6 42.7 9.1
White 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 52.7 60.0 53.8 48.5 94.1
   Female 47.3 40.0 46.2 51.5 5.9
Hispanic or Latino 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   Male 54.3 68.4 49.9 47.4 97.2
   Female 45.7 31.6 50.1 52.6 *
  Rate per 100,000 civilian population1
Total 764.9 71.5 187.1 389.1 38.2
   Male 847.5 89.0 201.0 398.8 73.3
   Female 686.7 54.9 173.8 379.9 5.0
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,399.8 184.0 * * *
   Male 1,326.0 * * * *
   Female 1,073.8 * * * —
Asian or Pacific Islander 477.4 26.3 * 263.7 *
   Male 161.9 * * * *
   Female 315.5 * * 195.1 —
Black or African American 2,400.4 293.8 503.7 1,151.6 223.0
   Male 1,497.7 188.8 253.4 692.8 204.8
   Female 902.7 104.9 250.2 458.8 18.2
White 1,478.7 131.1 347.1 781.0 64.9
   Male 798.2 80.3 191.3 389.1 61.3
   Female 680.5 50.8 155.7 391.9 3.6
Hispanic or Latino 1,249.4 100.7 525.9 454.4 40.8
   Male 674.8 68.6 260.8 213.8 39.6
   Female 574.6 32.1 265.1 240.6 *

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 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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