TABLE 1—

Unadjusted Mean County-Level Penetration Rates of Mental Health Care Services, by Language Proficiency: California Medicaid Program (Medi-Cal), 1997–2006

Fiscal Year	English Speakers, %	Spanish Speakers, %
1996–1997	3.60	0.86
1997–1998	4.03	0.99
1998–1999	4.51	1.19
1999–2000	6.53	1.16
2000–2001	6.83	1.04
2001–2002	7.37	0.96
2002–2003	7.45	1.36
2003–2004	7.19	1.27
2004–2005	6.80	1.22
2005–2006	6.87	1.15

Note. Both English and Spanish figures use data from the 34 counties for which Spanish data were available. The percentages shown are mean figures.