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Table 19.7b. Number and percent distribution of full-time equivalent staff1
in private psychiatric 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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21,504
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27,655
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29,972
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58,912
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75,392
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77,251
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71,906
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56,842
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48,297
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Patient care staff
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11,329
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17,196
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18,728
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35,480
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57,200
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56,877
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20,388
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40,608
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31,325
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Professional patient care staff
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5,735
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9,879
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11,419
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27,246
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45,669
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44,206
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14,132
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26,004
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18,778
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Psychiatrists
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1,067
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1,369
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1,285
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1,554
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1,582
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2,081
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1,367
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1,844
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1,236
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Other physicians
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101
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162
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185
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141
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316
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147
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160
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356
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444
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Psychologists2
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305
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559
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590
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1,557
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1,977
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1,656
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708
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1,074
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588
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Social workers
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418
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784
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920
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2,893
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4,044
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4,587
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1,963
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3,830
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4,489
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Registered nurses
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2,634
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3,395
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3,967
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10,147
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14,819
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15,086
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5,161
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10,443
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8,890
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Other mental health professionals
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857
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2,794
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3,644
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7,7478
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17,358
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15,303
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3,563
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7,465
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2,296
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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353
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816
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828
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3,476
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5,573
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5,346
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1,210
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993
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835
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Other mental health workers3
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5,594
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7,317
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7,309
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8,234
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11,531
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12,671
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6,256
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14,604
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12,548
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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10,175
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10,459
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11,244
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23,432
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18,192
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20,374
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51,518
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16,235
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16,972
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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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52.7
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62.2
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62.5
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60.2
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75.9
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73.6
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28.4
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71.4
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64.9
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Professional patient care staff
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26.7
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35.7
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38.1
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46.2
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60.6
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57.2
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19.7
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45.7
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38.9
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Psychiatrists
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5.0
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5.0
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4.3
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2.6
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2.1
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2.7
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1.9
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3.2
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2.6
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Other physicians
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0.5
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0.6
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0.6
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0.2
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0.4
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0.2
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0.2
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0.6
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0.9
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Psychologists2
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1.4
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2.0
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2.0
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2.6
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2.6
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2.1
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1.0
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1.9
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1.2
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Social workers
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1.9
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2.8
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3.1
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4.9
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5.4
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5.9
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2.7
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6.7
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9.3
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Registered nurses
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12.2
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12.3
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13.2
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17.2
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19.7
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19.5
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7.2
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18.4
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18.4
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Other mental health professionals
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4.0
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10.1
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12.2
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12.7
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23.0
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19.8
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5.0
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13.1
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4.8
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Physical health professionals and assistants
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1.6
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3.0
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2.8
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5.9
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7.4
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6.9
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1.7
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1.7
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1.7
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Other mental health workers3
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26.0
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26.5
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24.4
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14.0
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15.3
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16.4
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8.7
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25.7
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26.0
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Administrative, clerical, and maintenance staff
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47.3
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37.8
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7.5
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39.8
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24.1
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26.4
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71.6
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28.6
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35.1
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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 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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