Table 17_3_3-1c

2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 17_3_3.1c
Adults who received prescription medications for mental health treatment in the last 12 months,^a by family income,^b United States, 2007
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		11.2	0.3	14.1	0.7	10.5	0.6	10.5	0.4	11.1	0.4
Age	18–44	10.4	0.3	12.1	0.7	9.5	0.5	10.1	0.4	10.5	0.5
	45–64	14.1	0.5	21.8	2.2	15.6	1.6	13.7	1.0	12.7	0.7
	65 and over	7.1	0.6	8.3	2.1	7.0	1.2	6.2	0.9	7.8	1.3
Gender	Male	7.5	0.3	12.4	1.3	7.7	0.8	6.5	0.5	7.1	0.5
Gender	Female	14.6	0.4	15.3	1.0	12.6	0.8	14.3	0.7	15.6	0.7
Race	White only	12.6	0.3	17.0	1.0	11.8	0.7	11.9	0.5	12.4	0.5
	Black only	5.0	0.5	8.3	1.1	6.4	1.2	3.2	0.7	2.6	0.7
	Asian only	2.4	0.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN only	7.8	1.6	12.2	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	11.1	1.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Hispanic	5.6	0.6	5.5	1.1	3.8	0.9	5.9	1.1	8.2	1.6
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	12.0	0.3	16.9	0.9	12.3	0.7	11.1	0.5	11.3	0.5
County type	MSA	10.9	0.3	12.9	0.8	9.8	0.6	10.2	0.5	11.4	0.5
County type	Non-MSA	12.6	0.6	18.9	1.9	13.1	1.3	11.8	0.9	9.6	0.9

^a Received prescription medication for mental health treatment/counseling refers to having received prescription medication for problems with emotions, nerves, or mental health. Respondents who received treatment for drug or alcohol use, or with missing treatment or counseling information are excluded.

^b Estimates are based on a revised definition of Poverty Level that incorporates information on family income, size, and composition and is calculated as a percentage of the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over. Respondents with unknown poverty information were excluded.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 17_3_3-1c: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/17_utilization/T17_3_3-1c.html