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Table 19.7c. Number and percent distribution of full-time equivalent staff1
in the separate psychiatric services of non-Federal general hospitals, by staff
discipline: United States, selected years, 1972–2000
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Staff discipline
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1972
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1976
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1978
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1986
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1990
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1992
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1994
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1998
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2000
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Number of FTE staff
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All staff
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30,982
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39,621
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40,908
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70,187
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80,625
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81,819
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80,532
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96,639
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81,123
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Patient care staff
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25,385
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33,969
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34,966
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61,148
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72,214
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72,880
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75,231
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84,974
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71,069
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Professional patient care staff
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15,565
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21,231
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22,401
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50,233
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57,019
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58,544
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64,264
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60,375
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48,062
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Psychiatrists
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3,394
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3,933
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3,583
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6,009
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6,500
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6,160
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4,920
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8,158
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4,348
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Other physicians
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452
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180
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237
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671
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585
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353
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369
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545
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270
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Psychologists2
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1,100
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1,356
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1,512
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2,983
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3,951
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4,182
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2,245
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2,946
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3,852
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Social workers
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1,904
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2,515
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2,552
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5,634
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7,241
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7,985
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5,198
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13,560
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11,189
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Registered nurses
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6,922
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9,445
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10,611
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23,454
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28,473
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28,355
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45,968
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27,253
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24,026
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Other mental health professionals
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1,519
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3,394
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3,583
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7,658
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9,643
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10,812
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5,089
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5,584
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3,551
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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274
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408
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323
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3,824
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626
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697
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475
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2,330
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826
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Other mental health workers3
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10,270
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12,738
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12,565
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10,915
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15,195
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14,336
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10,968
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24,599
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23,007
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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5,147
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5,652
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5,942
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9,039
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8,411
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8,939
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5,301
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11,665
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10,054
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Percent distribution of FTE staff
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All staff
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Patient care staff
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81.9
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85.7
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85.5
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87.1
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89.6
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89.1
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93.4
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87.9
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87.6
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Professional patient care staff
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50.2
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53.6
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54.8
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71.6
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70.7
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71.6
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79.8
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62.4
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59.3
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Psychiatrists
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11.0
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9.9
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8.8
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8.6
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8.1
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7.5
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6.1
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8.4
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5.4
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Other physicians
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1.5
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0.5
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0.6
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1.0
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0.7
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0.4
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0.5
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0.6
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0.6
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Psychologists2
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3.6
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3.4
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3.7
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4.3
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4.9
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5.1
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2.8
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3.0
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4.8
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Social workers
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6.1
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6.3
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6.2
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8.0
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9.0
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9.8
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6.5
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14.0
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13.8
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Registered nurses
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22.3
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23.8
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25.9
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33.4
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35.3
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34.7
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57.1
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28.2
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29.6
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Other mental health professionals
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4.9
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8.6
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8.8
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10.9
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12.0
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13.2
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6.3
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5.8
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4.4
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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0.9
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1.0
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0.8
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5.4
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0.8
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0.9
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0.6
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2.4
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1.0
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Other mental health workers3
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33.1
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32.1
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30.7
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15.6
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18.8
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17.5
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13.6
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25.5
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28.4
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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16.6
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14.3
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14.5
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12.9
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10.4
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10.9
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6..6
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12.1
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12.4
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Sources: Published and unpublished inventory data from the Survey and Analysis
Branch, Division of State and Community Systems Development, Center for Mental
Health Services.
1 The computation of full-time equivalent staff is based on a 40-hour work
week.
2 For 1972–78, this category included all psychologists with a B.A.
degree and above; for 1986–94, it included only psychologists with an M.A.
degree and above.
3 Workers in this category have less than a B.A. degree.
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