. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 20.

Published in final edited form as: Community Ment Health J. 2008 Oct 16;45(2):85–96. doi: 10.1007/s10597-008-9164-5

Table 1.

Past 12-month Mental Health Service Utilization and Satisfaction in the U.S. by Race/Ethnicity and Type of Professional

Professional Treatment	Total N	White				African American								Hispanic						Other
		Past yr^a		Satisfied^b		Helped^c		Past yr ^a		Satisfied^b		Helped^c		Past yr^a		Satisfied^b		Helped^c		Past yr^a		Satisfied^b		Helped^c

		N	%	n	%	n	%	N	%	n	%	n	%	N	%	n	%	n	%	N	%	n	%	n	%
Medical Doctor	431	364	84.5	268	73.6	271	74.5	27	6.3	17	63.0	20	74.1	14	3.3	11	78.6	10	71.4	25	5.8	20	80.0	21	84.0
Psychiatrist	341	281	82.4	212	75.4	226	80.4	31	9.1	17	54.8	21	67.7	9	2.6	7	77.8	7	77.8	20	5.87	11	55.0	13	65.0
Psychologist	236	199	84.3	158	79.4	161	80.9	14	5.9	9	64.3	11	78.6	8	3.4	8	100.0	8	100.0	15	6.36	10	66.7	11	73.3
Counselor	222	180	81.1	138	76.7	144	80.0	23	10.3	18	78.3	20	87.0	6	2.7	5	83.3	5	83.3	15	6.76	11	73.3	13	86.7
Social Worker	101	81	80.2	58	71.6	64	79.0	7	6.9	7	100.0	7	100.0	3	3.0	3	100.0	3	100.0	10	9.9	9	90.0	10	100.0

Note. ‘Past yr’ column represents number of White, African American, Hispanic, and Other individuals who sought mental health treatment by profession. The denominator for columns labeled ‘Satisfied’ and ‘Helped’ is ‘Past yr N’.

Represents the number of people by racial group who saw a particular profession in the past 12-months

Represents the number of people by race/ethnicity who were satisfied with treatment by a given profession

Represents the number of people by race/ethnicity who believed treatment helped by a given profession