Table 5. Inpatient admissions— Number, percent distribution, and rate per 100,000 U.S. civilian population1 of admissions, 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 2,035,094 190,183 497,650 1,035,229 101,700
Under 18 286,452 19,924 149,405 86,662 —
  Under 5 * — * * —
  5–9 33,331 1,249 18,245 9,287 —
  10–12 53,715 2,950 28,533 20,106 —
  13–17 193,646 15,725 101,351 52,785 —
18–24 177,611 17,478 37,557 91,070 *
25–44 963,224 108,387 194,724 520,130 39,371
45–64 390,624 37,857 74,901 199,434 52,614
65 and older 217,183 6,537 41,063 137,933 9,510
  Percent distribution
Total, all ages 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 18 14.1 10.5 30.0 8.4 —
  Under 5 * — * * —
  5–9 1.6 0.7 3.7 0.9 —
  10–12 2.6 1.6 5.7 1.9 —
  13–17 9.5 8.3 20.4 5.1 —
18–24 8.7 9.2 7.5 8.8 *
25–44 47.3 57.0 39.1 50.2 38.7
45–64 19.2 19.9 15.1 19.3 51.7
65 and older 10.7 3.4 8.3 13.3 9.4
  Rate per 100,000 civilian population1
Total, all ages 764.9 71.5 187.1 389.1 38.2
Under 18 412.1 28.7 215.0 124.7 —
  Under 5 30.1 — * * -
  5–9 169.1 6.3 92.6 47.1 —
  10–12 468.4 25.7 248.8 175.3 —
  13–17 1,008.7 81.9 527.9 275.0 —
18–24 726.4 71.5 153.6 372.4 *
25–44 1,163.1 130.9 235.1 628.0 47.5
45–64 708.7 68.7 135.9 361.8 95.5
65 and older 635.9 19.1 120.2 403.9 27.8

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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