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Table 19.7d. Number and percent distribution of full-time equivalent staff1
in VA medical centers, 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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20004
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Number of FTE staff
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All staff
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42,152
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39,963
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40,785
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33,376
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29,741
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24,345
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22,788
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22,731
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22,261
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Patient care staff
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24,523
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25,226
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26,282
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23,559
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22,080
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20,834
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21,569
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18,587
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18,202
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Professional patient care staff
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12,315
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13,129
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13,954
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17,782
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14,619
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16,274
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17,871
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14,531
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14,230
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Psychiatrists
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902
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1,320
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1,471
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2,245
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2,103
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3,403
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6,676
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4,650
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4,554
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Other physicians
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626
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504
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531
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555
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464
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486
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212
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92
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90
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Psychologists2
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895
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1,134
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1,255
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1,439
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1,476
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2,479
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623
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2,149
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2,105
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Social workers
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1,098
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1,412
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1,620
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1,680
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1,855
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2,244
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1,759
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1,974
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1,933
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Registered nurses
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4,713
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4,503
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5,326
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6,761
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5,888
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5,485
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8,125
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5,088
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4,983
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Other mental health professionals
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1,497
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1,812
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1,748
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1,423
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1,322
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1,266
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186
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279
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273
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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2,584
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2,444
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2,003
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3,679
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1,511
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911
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290
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299
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293
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Other mental health workers3
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12,208
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12,097
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12,328
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5,777
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7,461
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4,560
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3,697
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4,057
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3,973
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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17,629
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14,737
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14,503
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9,817
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7,661
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3,511
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1,219
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4,143
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4,057
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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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58.2
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63.1
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64.4
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70.6
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74.2
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85.6
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94.7
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81.8
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81.8
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Professional patient care staff
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29.2
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32.9
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34.2
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53.3
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49.2
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66.8
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78.4
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63.9
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63.9
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Psychiatrists
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2.1
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3.3
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3.6
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6.7
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7.1
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14.0
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29.3
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20.5
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20.5
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Other physicians
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1.5
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1.3
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1.3
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1.7
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1.6
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2.0
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0.9
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0.4
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0.4
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Psychologists2
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2.1
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2.8
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3.1
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4.3
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5.0
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10.2
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2.7
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9.5
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9.5
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Social workers
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2.6
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3.5
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4.0
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5.0
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6.2
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9.2
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7.7
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8.7
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8.7
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Registered nurses
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11.2
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11.3
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13.1
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20.3
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19.8
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22.5
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35.7
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22.4
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22.4
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Other mental health professionals
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3.6
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4.5
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4.3
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4.3
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4.4
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5.2
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0.8
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1.2
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1.2
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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6.1
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6.1
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4.9
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11.0
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5.1
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3.7
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1.3
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1.3
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1.3
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Other mental health workers3
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29.0
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30.3
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30.2
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17.3
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25.1
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18.7
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16.2
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17.8
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17.8
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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41.8
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36.9
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35.6
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29.4
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25.8
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14.4
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5.3
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18.2
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18.2
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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.
4 Staffing for
2000 is based on 1998 estimates.
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