Figure 4. Hospital Stays and U.S. Population, by Age

(Columnar Graph) Percent of Adult Hospital Stays for U.S. Adult Population: Age Group (in years): 18–44 : MHSA-related stays		30.1%: Non-MHSA related stays		33.0%: U.S. adult population, 2004	51.4%: 45–64: MHSA-related stays		29.7%: Non-MHSA related stays		25.9%: U.S. adult population, 2004	32.1%: 65–79: MHSA-related stays		19.6%: Non-MHSA related stays		25.7%: U.S. adult population, 2004	11.8%: 80+ : MHSA-related stays		20.6%: Non-MHSA related stays		15.4%: U.S. adult population, 2004	4.7%

Source for U.S. population figures: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population by Sex and Five-Year Age Groups for the United States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 (NC-EST2005-01) and related data file; released May 10, 2006.

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