T17_3_3_1

2011 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_3.1
Adults who received prescription medications for mental health treatment^a in the last 12 months, 2002-2009
		2009		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		11.3	0.3	11.3	0.3	11.1	0.3	10.9	0.2	10.7	0.2	10.5	0.2	10.9	0.3	10.5	0.3
Age	18-44	11.0	0.3	10.4	0.3	10.4	0.3	10.4	0.3	10.2	0.3	10.3	0.3	10.2	0.3	10.0	0.3
	45-64	13.3	0.5	13.7	0.6	14.1	0.5	13.4	0.5	13.0	0.5	12.6	0.5	13.9	0.6	12.5	0.6
	65 and over	7.9	0.7	9.0	0.7	7.1	0.6	7.2	0.6	7.8	0.7	7.0	0.7	7.6	0.6	8.0	0.7
Gender	Male	7.6	0.3	7.5	0.3	7.5	0.3	7.2	0.3	7.0	0.3	6.9	0.3	6.6	0.3	6.7	0.3
Gender	Female	14.7	0.4	14.8	0.4	14.5	0.4	14.2	0.4	14.1	0.4	13.9	0.4	14.9	0.4	13.9	0.4
Race	White only	12.6	0.3	12.5	0.3	12.6	0.3	12.0	0.3	11.8	0.3	11.5	0.3	11.9	0.3	11.3	0.3
	Black only	5.6	0.6	6.2	0.7	5.0	0.5	5.7	0.6	6.2	0.6	6.1	0.6	6.6	0.6	5.8	0.5
	Asian only	1.8	0.5	3.4	0.9	2.4	0.6	3.0	0.8	2.9	0.6	3.7	0.9	3.3	0.9	5.8	1.7
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	6.2	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN only	11.0	3.1	7.2	1.3	7.8	1.6	8.9	1.5	10.7	1.9	8.2	1.6	8.2	1.5	12.4	2.0
	Multiple races	14.4	2.1	16.1	3.1	11.3	1.8	16.9	3.0	11.6	2.1	10.2	1.6	13.1	2.1	12.6	2.2
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	12.2	0.3	12.3	0.3	12.0	0.3	11.7	0.3	11.4	0.3	11.2	0.3	11.6	0.3	11.1	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	13.9	0.3	13.9	0.4	13.8	0.3	13.2	0.3	12.8	0.3	12.5	0.3	12.9	0.3	12.1	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	5.6	0.6	6.2	0.7	5.1	0.5	5.6	0.6	6.2	0.6	6.1	0.7	6.5	0.6	5.9	0.5
	Hispanic, all races	5.4	0.5	5.2	0.5	5.6	0.6	5.0	0.5	5.7	0.6	5.4	0.5	6.2	0.6	6.1	0.5
Family income^b	Negative/poor	13.0	0.6	12.8	0.8	14.1	0.7	11.2	0.6	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Near poor/low	11.0	0.6	12.1	0.7	10.5	0.6	10.5	0.5	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Middle	10.9	0.5	10.2	0.4	10.5	0.4	10.8	0.4	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	High	11.2	0.4	11.5	0.4	11.1	0.4	11.0	0.4	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Education, age 18 and over	Less than high school	9.3	0.6	9.2	0.6	9.9	0.6	8.9	0.5	8.6	0.5	8.9	0.5	8.9	0.5	9.4	0.6
	High school graduate	11.0	0.5	10.7	0.5	10.9	0.4	10.3	0.4	10.3	0.4	9.8	0.4	10.6	0.4	10.0	0.5
	At least some college	12.0	0.3	12.3	0.4	11.6	0.4	11.8	0.3	11.6	0.3	11.5	0.4	11.9	0.4	11.2	0.4
County type^c	Metropolitan	10.9	0.3	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large central metro	9.3	0.4	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large fringe metro	10.9	0.5	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Medium metro	12.5	0.6	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Small metro	12.5	0.8	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Nonmetropolitan	13.1	0.6	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Micropolitan	13.1	0.7	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Noncore	13.1	1.0	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA

^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. Negative/poor refers to family 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.

^c. Specification of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan subgroups changed in 2009; results should not be compared to those of previous years. For information on the urban-rural classification scheme, refer to http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/urban_rural.htm#documentation for details.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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; SE: standard error.

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

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T17_3_3_1: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/17_utilization/T17_3_3_1.html