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Table 19.7a. Number and percent distribution of full-time equivalent staff1
in State and county mental 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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223,886
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219,006
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205,289
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182,466
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175,566
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171,745
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148,415
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116,387
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141,161
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Patient care staff
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138,307
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141,127
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131,187
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119,073
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114,197
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110,874
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99,145
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81,766
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96,017
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Professional patient care staff
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38,516
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46,596
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45,131
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54,853
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50,035
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56,953
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38,480
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36,167
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41,724
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Psychiatrists
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4,389
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4,333
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3,712
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3,762
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3,849
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4,457
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3,442
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2,902
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4,255
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Other physicians
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2,440
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2,047
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1,809
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1,917
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1,962
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2,125
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1,467
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1,209
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1,240
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Psychologists2
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2,484
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3,039
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3,149
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3,412
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3,324
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3,620
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2,699
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2,660
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3,384
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Social workers
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5,324
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5,948
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5,924
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6,238
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7,013
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7,378
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5,276
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4,185
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5,962
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Registered nurses
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13,353
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15,098
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14,859
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19,425
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20,848
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21,119
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16,918
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17,214
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19,324
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Other mental health professionals
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5,890
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10,551
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10,492
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8,033
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8,955
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11,527
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5,450
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4,332
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3,335
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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4,636
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5,580
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5,186
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12,066
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4,084
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6,726
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3,228
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3,666
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4,224
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Other mental health workers3
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99,791
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94,531
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86,056
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64,220
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64,163
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53,921
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60,664
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45,599
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54,293
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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85,579
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77,879
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74,102
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63,393
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61,368
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60,871
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49,270
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34,621
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45,144
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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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61.8
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64.4
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63.9
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65.3
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65.0
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64.6
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66.8
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70.2
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68.0
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Professional patient care staff
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17.2
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21.3
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22.0
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30.1
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28.5
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33.2
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25.9
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31.1
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29.6
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Psychiatrists
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2.0
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2.0
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1.8
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2.1
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2.2
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2.6
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2.3
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2.5
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3.0
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Other physicians
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1.1
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0.9
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0.9
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1.1
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1.1
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1.2
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1.0
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1.0
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0.9
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Psychologists2
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1.1
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1.4
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1.5
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1.9
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1.9
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2.1
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1.8
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2.3
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2.4
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Social workers
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2.4
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2.7
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2.9
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3.4
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4.0
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4.3
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3.6
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3.6
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4.2
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Registered nurses
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6.0
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6.9
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7.2
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10.6
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11.9
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12.3
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11.4
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14.8
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13.7
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Other mental health professionals
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2.6
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4.8
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5.1
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4.4
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5.1
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6.7
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3.7
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3.7
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2.4
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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2.1
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2.5
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2.5
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6.6
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2.3
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3.9
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2.2
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3.1
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3.0
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Other mental health workers3
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44.6
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43.2
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41.9
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35.2
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36.5
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31.4
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40.9
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39.2
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38.5
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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38.2
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35.6
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36.1
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34.7
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35.0
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35.4
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33.2
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29.7
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32.0
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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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