In 2019, 5.3% of U.S. adults said they had an unmet mental health care need because of cost in the past 12 months — they delayed getting counseling or therapy, or needed it but didn't get it, because they couldn't afford it.
Adults with an unmet mental health care need because of cost, by age and sex, 2019. Bars show 95% confidence intervals. Image from CDC's report
Women and younger adults were hit hardest
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| All adults | 7.2% | 3.3% |
| Ages 18–44 | 10.3% | 5.1% |
| Ages 65 and older | 2.1% | 0.8% |
- Women were more likely than men to go without care because of cost in every age group.
- For both sexes, the share fell with age — for women from 10.3% at 18–44 to 2.1% at 65 and older, and for men from 5.1% to 0.8%.
About the data
The figures come from household interviews in the National Health Interview Survey of the civilian population not living in institutions, reported by Emily P. Terlizzi and Benjamin Zablotsky of the National Center for Health Statistics.
Sources
Based on "QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Had an Unmet Mental Health Care Need Because of Cost in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States 2019," MMWR, volume 69, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; a work of the United States government in the public domain.
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