In 2019, 5.3% of adults aged 18 years or older had an unmet mental health care need because of cost in the past 12 months.
Women (7.2%) were more likely than men (3.3%) to have an unmet mental health care need because of cost, regardless of age group.
The percentage of men with an unmet mental health care need decreased with age, from 5.1% among those aged 18–44 years to 0.8% among those aged 65 years or older.
Similarly, the percentage among women decreased with age, from 10.3% among those aged 18–44 years to 2.1% among those aged 65 years or older.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
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