Table 4. Inpatient under care— Number, percent distribution, and rate per 100,000 U.S. civilian population1 of persons under care, by age and type of inpatient psychiatric care program: United States, 1997

Inpatient psychiatric care program
Age Total all inpatient programs2 State/county mental hospitals Private psychiatric hospitals Non-Federal general hospitals VA medical centers
  Number
Total, all ages 116,224 54,015 17,456 28,951 6,657
Under 18 12,402 2,653 5,966 2,328 —
  Under 5 * — * * —
  5–9 2,007 201 1,083 343 —
  10–12 2,015 428 1,270 317 —
  13–17 8,330 2,024 3,585 1,646 —
18–24 6,912 2,828 954 1,875 37
25–44 49,532 25,238 5,951 13,533 2,117
45–64 31,470 16,767 3,077 6,109 3,333
65 and older 15,908 6,529 1,508 5,106 1,170
  Percent distribution
Total, all ages 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 18 10.7 4.9 34.2 8.0 —
  Under 5 * — * * —
  5–9 1.7 0.4 6.2 1.2 —
  10–12 1.7 0.8 7.3 1.1 —
  13–17 7.2 3.7 20.5 5.7 —
18–24 5.9 5.2 5.5 6.5 0.6
25–44 42.6 46.7 34.1 46.7 31.8
45–64 27.1 31.0 17.6 21.1 50.1
65 and older 13.7 12.1 8.6 17.6 17.6
  Rate per 100,000 civilian population1
Total, all ages 43.7 20.3 6.6 10.9 2.5
Under 18 17.8 3.8 8.6 3.3 —
  Under 5 * — * * —
  5–9 10.2 1.0 5.5 1.7 —
  10–12 17.6 3.7 11.1 2.8 —
  13–17 43.4 10.5 18.7 8.6 —
18–24 28.3 11.6 3.9 7.7 0.2
25–44 59.8 30.5 7.2 16.3 2.6
45–64 57.1 30.4 5.6 11.1 6.0
65 and older 46.6 19.1 4.4 15.0 3.4

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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