Hospitalization rates by race / ethnicity vary more between Hispanics and Non-Hispanics than between Whites and Bla were hospitalized for mental health issues approximately 70 % more frequently than Non-Hispanics in Polk County . 5 Th percent different between hospitalization rates for Whites ( 956.1 per 100,000 ) and Blacks ( 1,013.5 per 100,000 ).
1,400.0
Age-adjusted Hospitalizations for Mental Health Disorders , 3-year ( 2016- 2018 ) Rolling Average Rates per 100,000 Population
1,200.0
1,000.0
956.1 918.2
1,013.5
1,192.1 1,078.5
1,097.0
800.0
600.0
625.3 591.4
400.0
200.0
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White |
Black |
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic |
|
Polk County |
Florida |
|
Polk County |
Florida |
White |
956.1 |
918.2 |
Black |
1,013.5 |
1,192.1 |
Hispanic |
625.3 |
591.4 |
Non-Hispanic |
1,078.5 |
1,097.0 |
Source : AHCA , 2016-2018 as shown in the Polk County Community Health Assessment . Available at http :// polk . floridahealth . gov / programs-and-services / communitystatistics /_ documents / Polk _ CHA2020 . pdf
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Note that several recent research articles ( e . g ., Frontiers in Public Health . Available at https :// www . ncbi . nlm . nih . gov / pmc / ar indicate that mental health stigma in Hispanic and other ethnic communities may contribute to reduced rates of care .