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Section VI: National Mental Health Statistics

Table 12. Less than 24-hour admissions: percentage of persons admitted by level of functional impairment1 for age and type of less than 24-hour psychiatric care program: United States, 1997
Less Than 24-Hour Psychiatric Program
  Total, all less than 24-hour programs2 State and county mental hospitals
Level of functional impairment by age Column percent LB percent UB percent Row percent Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent
Total, all ages 100.0 1.0 0.6 1.5
  1-60 70.4 68.2 72.6 100.0 67.1 58.1 76.1 1.0 0.5 1.4
  60+ 29.6 27.4 31.8 100.0 32.9 23.9 41.9 1.1 0.5 1.8
Under 18 100.0 0.6 0.3 1.0
  1-60 70.5 67.9 73.2 100.0 78.8 69.4 88.2 0.7 0.3 1.1
  60+ 29.5 26.8 32.1 100.0 21.2 11.8 30.6 0.5 0.2 0.7
18+ 100.0 1.2 0.6 1.8
  1-60 70.3 67.7 73.0 100.0 64.6 53.8 75.4 1.1 0.5 1.7
  60+ 29.7 27.0 32.3 100.0 35.4 24.6 46.2 1.4 0.6 2.3
18-24 100.0 1.3 0.4 2.2
  1-60 61.3 55.6 67.0 100.0 38.8 19.3 58.2 0.8 0.3 1.4
  60+ 38.7 33.0 44.4 100.0 61.2 41.8 80.7 2.1 0.3 3.8
25-44 100.0 1.0 0.6 1.4
  1-60 70.1 66.9 73.2 100.0 61.8 48.3 75.4 0.9 0.5 1.3
  60+ 30.0 26.8 33.1 100.0 38.2 24.6 51.7 1.3 0.5 2.0
45-64 100.0 1.6 0.5 2.8
  1-60 74.7 70.7 78.7 100.0 77.1 58.6 95.6 1.7 0.3 3.1
  60+ 25.3 21.3 29.3 100.0 22.9 4.4 41.4 1.5 0.4 2.6
65+ 100.0 1.2 0.1 2.3
  1-60 78.3 72.7 83.8 100.0 89.2 71.7 106.8 * * *
  60+ 21.7 16.2 27.3 100.0 * * * * * *

Table 12. Less than 24-hour admissions: percentage of persons admitted by level of functional impairment1 for age and type of less than 24-hour psychiatric care program: United States, 1997 (Continued)
Less Than 24-Hour Psychiatric Program (Continued)
Level of functional impairment by age Private psychiatric hospitals Non-Federal general hospitals
Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent
Total, all ages 6.3 4.7 7.8 17.9 15.5 20.4
  1-60 71.8 65.1 78.4 6.4 4.7 8.1 74.0 69.8 78.2 18.8 16.0 21.7
  60+ 28.2 21.6 34.9 6.0 4.0 7.9 26.0 21.8 30.2 15.7 12.7 18.8
Under 18 8.0 5.3 10.6 17.0 12.4 21.7
  1-60 67.2 57.0 77.3 7.6 5.0 10.1 70.2 64.5 76.0 16.9 12.1 21.8
  60+ 32.9 22.7 43.0 8.9 4.7 13.1 29.8 24.0 35.5 17.2 11.7 22.7
18+ 5.6 4.1 7.1 18.3 15.6 21.0
  1-60 74.4 66.8 82.1 5.9 4.2 7.6 75.4 70.3 80.6 19.6 16.3 22.9
  60+ 25.6 17.9 33.2 4.8 2.9 6.8 24.6 19.4 29.7 15.2 11.7 18.6
18-24 5.7 3.2 8.2 15.6 11.8 19.4
  1-60 85.5 70.8 100.2 8.0 4.3 11.7 71.4 59.1 83.7 18.2 12.5 23.9
  60+ * * * * * * 28.6 16.3 40.9 11.5 6.6 16.5
25-44 5.9 4.1 7.8 16.9 13.8 19.9
  1-60 67.8 58.0 77.5 5.7 3.7 7.7 73.6 66.8 80.4 17.7 14.1 21.4
  60+ 32.2 22.5 42.0 6.4 3.7 9.0 26.4 19.6 33.2 14.9 10.6 19.2
45-64 5.4 3.5 7.3 19.5 14.9 24.0
  1-60 82.8 71.6 93.9 6.0 3.6 8.3 76.6 67.4 85.9 20.0 14.8 25.1
  60+ 17.2 6.1 28.4 3.7 1.2 6.1 23.4 14.1 32.6 18.0 10.4 25.6
65+ 2.8 0.6 5.0 34.0 23.2 44.8
  1-60 95.7 87.0 104.5 3.4 0.6 6.2 86.1 76.8 95.5 37.4 25.0 49.8
  60+ * * * * * * 13.9 4.5 23.2 21.7 8.4 35.0

Table 12. Less than 24-hour admissions: percentage of persons admitted by level of functional impairment1 for age and type of less than 24-hour psychiatric care program: United States, 1997 (Continued)
Less Than 24-Hour Psychiatric Program (Continued)
Level of functional impairment by age VA medical centers Multiservice MH organizations
Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent
Total, all ages 4.1 3.2 5.0 41.0 37.8 44.1
  1-60 56.9 51.0 62.9 3.3 2.5 4.1 72.4 68.8 76.0 42.1 38.4 45.9
  60+ 43.1 37.1 49.0 5.9 4.3 7.5 27.6 24.0 31.2 38.2 33.8 42.7
Under 18 - - - 39.5 35.3 43.7
  1-60 - - - - - - 74.0 70.3 77.8 41.5 36.7 46.2
  60+ - - - - - - 26.0 22.2 29.7 34.8 29.3 40.4
18+ 5.7 4.5 7.0 41.6 37.9 45.3
  1-60 56.9 51.0 62.9 4.7 3.6 5.7 71.8 67.3 76.3 42.4 38.0 46.9
  60+ 43.1 37.1 49.0 8.3 6.1 10.6 28.2 23.7 32.7 39.6 34.3 44.9
18-24 0.4 0.1 0.7 43.9 38.0 49.8
  1-60 * * * * * * 63.4 55.0 71.8 45.4 37.9 52.9
  60+ * * * * * * 36.6 28.2 45.0 41.4 32.1 50.7
25-44 3.4 2.6 4.2 44.4 40.1 48.6
  1-60 59.9 50.6 69.2 2.9 2.1 3.7 71.5 66.3 76.8 45.3 40.4 50.2
  60+ 40.1 30.8 49.4 4.5 3.0 6.1 28.5 23.2 33.7 42.1 35.4 48.9
45-64 11.9 8.6 15.2 37.3 30.8 43.8
  1-60 52.1 44.9 59.4 8.3 5.9 10.7 77.4 70.6 84.3 38.7 31.2 46.1
  60+ 47.9 40.6 55.1 22.5 15.1 29.9 22.6 15.7 29.4 33.3 24.2 42.4
65+ 17.9 10.1 25.7 25.5 17.1 33.9
  1-60 63.5 51.6 75.5 14.5 6.4 22.7 78.3 66.6 90.0 25.5 16.1 35.0
  60+ 36.5 24.5 48.4 30.1 18.5 41.6 21.7 10.0 33.4 25.4 12.2 38.7

Table 12. Less than 24-hour admissions: percentage of persons admitted by level of functional impairment1 for age and type of less than 24-hour psychiatric care program: United States, 1997 (Continued)
Less Than 24-Hour Psychiatric Program (Continued)
Level of functional impairment by age RTCs Freestanding outpatient clinics and partial care organizations
Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent Column percent LB column percent UB column percent Row percent LB row percent UB row percent
Total, all ages 2.9 2.1 3.7 26.8 24.0 29.5
  1-60 72.5 65.4 79.6 3.0 2.1 4.0 66.6 62.1 71.0 25.3 22.2 28.4
  60+ 27.5 20.4 34.6 2.7 1.8 3.6 33.4 29.0 37.9 30.3 25.9 34.6
Under 18 5.1 3.9 6.2 29.8 25.9 33.7
  1-60 72.5 65.3 79.7 5.2 3.9 6.5 66.5 60.8 72.2 28.1 23.8 32.4
  60+ 27.5 20.3 34.7 4.7 3.1 6.4 33.5 27.8 39.2 33.9 27.8 40.0
18+ 2.1 1.2 3.0 25.5 22.3 28.8
  1-60 72.6 61.7 83.4 2.1 1.1 3.2 66.6 61.1 72.1 24.2 20.5 27.9
  60+ 27.4 16.6 38.3 1.9 1.0 2.9 33.4 27.9 38.9 28.8 23.8 33.7
18-24 3.0 1.4 4.7 30.1 24.2 36.0
  1-60 63.8 39.9 87.7 3.1 0.7 5.5 48.9 37.1 60.7 24.0 16.9 31.2
  60+ 36.2 12.3 60.1 2.8 0.9 4.7 51.1 39.3 62.9 39.7 30.2 49.1
25-44 1.9 1.0 2.9 26.6 22.6 30.6
  1-60 81.1 71.2 91.1 2.2 1.1 3.4 66.6 60.3 73.0 25.3 20.8 29.7
  60+ 18.9 8.9 28.8 1.2 0.4 2.0 33.4 27.0 39.8 29.6 23.2 36.0
45-64 2.1 1.0 3.2 22.2 17.6 26.8
  1-60 61.9 37.1 86.7 1.7 0.5 3.0 79.7 71.7 87.7 23.7 18.2 29.1
  60+ 38.1 13.3 62.9 3.2 0.8 5.6 20.3 12.3 28.3 17.8 10.9 24.8
65+ * * * 17.5 7.1 27.9
  1-60 * * * * * * 75.4 61.2 89.7 16.9 5.6 28.1
  60+ * * * * * * 24.6 10.3 38.8 19.8 6.7 32.9
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 A person with serious functional impairment has a numeric rating of 1 to 60 based on a scale of 1 to 100 adapted from the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale for reporting overall functioning on Axis-V of DSM-IV.
2 Total includes the less than 24-hour psychiatric care programs of multiservice mental health organizations.
- Sample size is 0.
* Percentage is based on five or fewer sample cases or has a relative standard error of 50 percent or higher; therefore, it is not shown because it does not meet standards of reliability.

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