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State Percentage of U.S. Psychiatrists (n)* Percentage of APA Sample Population (n) Percentage of APA Sample (n) AL 0.75 (298) 0.60 (9) 0.56 (4) AK 0.16 (63) 0.27 (4) 0.42 (3) AZ 1.35 (539) 0.60 (9) 0.56 (4) AR 0.50 (198) 0.74 (11) 0.56 (4) CA 13.44 (5,352) 7.41 (111) 6.55 (47) CO 1.67 (667) 1.20 (18) 1.81 (13) CT 2.46 (981) 2.20 (33) 2.51 (18) DE 0.25 (101) 0.47 (7) 0.56 (4) DC 0.93 (370) 1.27 (19) 1.53 (11) FL 4.53 (1,806) 2.47 (37) 2.23 (16) GA 2.18 (868) 1.94 (29) 2.09 (15) HI 0.55 (217) 0.20 (3) 0.14 (1) ID 0.20 (80) 0.27 (4) 0.56 (4) IL 3.87 (1,540) 6.81 (102) 5.85 (42) IN 1.22 (486) 2.27 (34) 1.81 (13) IA 0.51 (205) 1.20 (18) 1.81 (13) KS 0.82 (328) 0.74 (11) 0.70 (5) KY 0.98 (392) 1.00 (15) 0.97 (7) LA 1.29 (514) 0.93 (14) 0.70 (5) ME 0.52 (209) 0.60 (9) 0.70 (5) MD 3.43 (1,366) 4.81 (72) 5.29 (38) MA 5.18 (2,063) 7.28 (109) 6.69 (48) MI 2.87 (1,143) 2.27 (34) 2.65 (19) MN 1.32 (526) 3.14 (47) 2.92 (21) MS 0.43 (171) 0.40 (6) 0.56 (4) MO 1.41 (560) 1.27 (19) 0.84 (6) MT 0.20 (76) 0.20 (3) 0.28 (2) NE 0.38 (151) 0.67 (10) 0.84 (6) NV 0.34 (134) 0.27 (4) 0.28 (2) NH 0.53 (212) 1.13 (20) 1.39 (10) NJ 3.53 (1,405) 2.94 (44) 2.51 (18) NM 0.63 (249) 0.13 (2) 0.00 (0) NY 14.44 (5,750) 8.41 (126) 7.80 (56) NC 2.45 (974) 5.01 (75) 5.33 (38) ND 0.18 (71) 0.53 (8) 0.56 (4) OH 2.88 (1,147) 4.54 (68) 4.87 (35) OK 0.66 (262) 0.40 (6) 0.56 (4) OR 1.06 (424) 0.93 (14) 1.25 (9) PA 5.09 (2,026) 5.27 (79) 5.57 (40) RI 0.53 (213) 0.93 (14) 0.97 (7) SC 1.14 (453) 2.14 (32) 2.79 (20) SD 0.12 (49) 0.13 (2) 0.14 (1) TN 1.34 (535) 1.07 (16) 0.97 (7) TX 4.71 (1,877) 3.54 (53) 2.65 (19) UT 0.48 (192) 0.53 (8) 0.56 (4) VT 0.37 (149) 0.87 (13) 0.97 (7) VA 2.31 (920) 2.94 (44) 2.51 (18) WA 1.84 (731) 2.07 (31) 2.51 (18) WV 0.38 (152) 0.53 (8) 0.97 (7) WI 1.48 (590) 2.23 (34) 2.23 (16) WY 0.10 (40) 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Total 99.99 (39,825) 99.77 (1,498) 99.38 (718) Data are percentages. Columns do not total to 100% due to rounding.
* Data were computed using a 1999 estimate of psychiatrists per capita per state from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,24 and U.S. population in 2000 from U.S. Census Bureau.25
- Table 2
Combined Cross-Tabulations Showing Respondents' Acccuracy With Respect to Five Grounds for Commitment
State Law Status in 2001 Believes the Ground Is the Law Believes the Ground Is Not the Law Total (n) Grave disability is grounds* 70.7 29.3 100.0 (690) Grave disability is not grounds* 61.5 38.5 100.0 (13) Relapse is grounds† 19.0 81.0 100.0 (116) Relapse is not grounds† 9.4 90.6 100.0 (586) Sexual predator status is grounds‡ 11.3 88.7 100.0 (320) Sexual predator status is not grounds‡ 4.2 95.8 100.0 (382) Alcohol addiction is grounds§ 37.2 62.8 100.0 (86) Alcohol addiction is not grounds§ 10.0 90.0 100.0 (617) Drug addiction is grounds‖ 20.0 80.0 100.0 (145) Drug addiction is not grounds‖ 9.0 91.0 100.0 (558) * Pearson χ2 = 0.518, p = 0.472; Goodman-Kruskal gamma = 0.203 (Several cells were sparse, and so the χ2 statistic is suspect).
† Pearson χ2 = 9.100, p = 0.003; Goodman-Kruskal γ = 0.386.
‡ Pearson χ2 = 12.660, p < 0.0001; Goodman-Kruskal γ = 0.487.
§ Pearsonχ2 = 48.070, p < 0.0001; Goodman-Kruskal γ = 0.683.
‖ Pearson χ2 = 14.062, p < 0.0001; Goodman-Kruskal γ = 0.435.
State Law Status in 2001 Believes IOC Is Allowed Does Not Believe IOC Is Allowed Does Not Know Total (n) State allows IOC 59.86 22.36 17.78 100.00 (568) State does not allow IOC 26.32 52.63 21.05 100.00 (133) Total (n) 53.50 (375) 28.10 (197) 18.40 (129) Data are percentages. Pearson χ2 = 58.435, p < 0.0001, Goodman-Kruskal γ = 0.325.