Table 3:
breakdown of ECT recipients by race compared to the demographics of the state as of the 2010 American Community Survey. White patients are overrepresented among ECT recipients, while all other races received treatments at a lower rate than their share of the population.
| State | Years | White | % | Hispanic | % | Black | % | Asian | % | Native American | % | Other/Unk | % | Missing | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2008-2017 | ECT Recipients | 31438 | 80.4% | 3145 | 8.0% | 1332 | 3.4% | 1920 | 4.9% | 128 | 0.3% | 1151 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| State overall | 40.0% | 37.7% | 5.8% | 12.9% | 0.8% | 2.8% | ||||||||||
| IL | 2006-7; 2013-18 | ECT Recipients | 18245 | 84.9% | 851 | 4.0% | 964 | 4.5% | 218 | 1.0% | 62 | 0.3% | 379 | 1.8% | 775 | 3.6% |
| State overall | 63.6% | 15.9% | 14.3% | 4.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | ||||||||||