Uptake of a national primary mental health program by young people in Australia

Table 1 Characteristics of young consumers who received care through ATAPS, July 2003 to June 2012 (N = 51 716)

	Frequency	Percent
Gender
Female	35 590	68.8
Male	15 281	29.5
Missing	845	1.6
Age (years)
12–14	5 929	11.5
15–17	10 819	20.9
18–21	17 411	33.7
22–25	17 557	33.9
Low income
Yes	33 498	64.8
No	7 333	14.2
Unknown	7 794	15.1
Missing	3 091	6.0
Previous psychiatric care
Yes	17 145	33.2
No	22 970	44.4
Unknown	7 543	14.6
Missing	4 058	7.8
Aboriginal
Yes	2 055	4.0
No	40 635	78.1
Unknown	5 417	10.5
Missing	3 879	7.5
Torres Strait Islander ^a
Yes	224	0.4
No	41 245	79.8
Unknown	5 693	11.0
Missing	4 554	8.8
Diagnosis ^b
Alcohol and drug use disorders	2 480	4.8
Psychotic disorders	818	1.6
Depression	28 301	54.7
Anxiety disorders	22 128	42.8
Unexplained somatic disorders	870	1.7
Other	9 912	19.2
No formal diagnosis	50	0.1
Unknown	1 103	2.1
Missing	7 880	15.2

^aRefers to the Indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia, as distinct from other Aboriginal peoples of Australia.
^bMultiple responses permitted.

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