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Table 19.7. Number and percent distribution of full-time equivalent staff1
in all mental health organizations by staff discipline:
United States, selected years, 1972–20002
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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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19862,3
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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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375,984
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373,696
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430,051
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494,515
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563,619
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585,972
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577,669
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680,310
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569,187
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Patient care staff
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241,265
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251,756
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292,699
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346,630
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415,719
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432,866
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370,635
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531,532
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426,558
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Professional patient care staff
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100,886
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117,190
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153,598
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232,481
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273,374
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305,988
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225,250
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304,449
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243,993
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Psychiatrists
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12,938
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12,896
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14,492
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17,874
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18,818
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22,803
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20,242
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28,374
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20,233
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Other physicians
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3,991
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3,055
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3,034
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3,868
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3,865
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3,949
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2,692
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3,561
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2,962
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Psychologists4
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9,443
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10,587
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16,501
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20,210
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22,825
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25,000
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14,050
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28,729
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19,003
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Social workers
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17,687
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18,927
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28,125
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40,951
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53,375
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57,136
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41,326
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72,367
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70,208
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Registered nurses
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31,110
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33,981
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42,399
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66,180
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77,635
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78,588
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82,620
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78,562
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70,295
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Other mental health professionals
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17,514
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27,977
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39,363
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56,245
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84,071
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102,162
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57,982
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78,854
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53,271
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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8,203
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9,767
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9,684
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27,153
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12,785
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16,350
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6,388
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14,002
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8,023
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Other mental health workers5
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140,379
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134,566
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139,101
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114,149
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142,345
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126,878
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145,385
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227,083
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182,566
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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134,719
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122,213
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137,352
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147,885
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147,900
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153,106
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207,034
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148,778
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142,627
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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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64.2
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67.3
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68.1
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70.1
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73.8
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73.9
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64.2
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78.1
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74.9
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Professional patient care staff
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26.8
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31.3
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35.7
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47.0
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48.5
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52.2
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39.0
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44.8
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42.9
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Psychiatrists
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3.4
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3.4
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3.4
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3.6
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3.3
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3.9
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3.5
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4.2
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3.6
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Other physicians
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1.1
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0.8
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0.7
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0.8
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0.7
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0.7
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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Psychologists4
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2.5
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2.8
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3.8
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4.1
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4.0
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4.3
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2.4
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4.2
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3.3
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Social workers
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4.7
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5.1
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6.5
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8.3
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9.5
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9.8
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7.2
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10.6
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12.3
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Registered nurses
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8.3
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9.1
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9.9
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13.4
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13.8
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13.4
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14.3
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11.5
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12.4
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Other mental health professionals
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4.7
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7.5
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9.2
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11.4
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14.9
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17.4
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10.0
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11.6
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9.4
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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2.2
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2.6
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2.3
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5.5
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2.3
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2.8
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1.1
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2.1
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1.4
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Other mental health workers5
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37.3
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36.0
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32.3
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23.1
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25.5
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21.7
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25.2
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33.1
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32.1
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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35.8
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32.7
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31.9
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29.9
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26.2
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26.1
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35.8
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21.9
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25.1
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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 1986 some organizations
had been reclassified as a result of changes in reporting procedures and definitions.
3 Includes data for CMHCs in 1978. In 1986, 1990, 1992, and 1994,
these staff were subsumed under other organizations types. Data for CMHCs are
not shown separately.
4 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.
5 Workers in
this category have less than a B.A. degree.
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