Table 3.5 Clients under age 18 in treatment by type of care received, and clients under age 18 in treatment in facilities offering special programs or groups for adolescents: 2002-2006¹ Number and percent distribution
Type of care received and clients under age 18 in facilities with special programs or groups for adolescents	Number of clients under age 18					Percent distribution
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	91,851	92,251	91,112	87,611	91,873	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Type of care received
Outpatient	80,383	80,945	79,405	76,240	80,252	87.5	87.7	87.2	87.0	87.4
Non-hospital residential	10,342	10,357	10,492	10,313	10,713	11.3	11.2	11.5	11.8	11.7
Hospital inpatient	1,126	949	1,215	1,058	908	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.0
Clients under age 18 in facilities with special programs or groups for adolescents	83,236	78,330	75,878	73,731	76,874	90.6	84.9	83.3	84.2	83.7
¹ Survey reference dates were: March 29, 2002, and March 31, 2003-2006. See Appendix A for changes in the survey base, methods, and instruments that affect analysis of trends over time.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2002-2006.