Table 3 Reason(s) for unmet need among adults reporting unmet need for mental health treatment in the past year, 2002–16
Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 2680 | 2640 | 2665 | 2678 | 2368 | 2557 | 2530 | 2687 | 2556 | 2564 | 2537 | 2463 | 2652 | 2718 | 2891 |
Reason for Unmet Need | |||||||||||||||
Cost | 61.8% | 62.3% | 63.8% | 63.0% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 48.7% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 51.6% | 48.4% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 44.5% | 43.8% |
Perceived Stigma | 31.2% | 32.1% | 30.8% | 30.2% | 29.7% | 31.8% | 31.1% | 30.5% | 32.1% | 29.5% | 31.0% | 30.2% | 30.4% | 32.8% | 34.9% |
Minimisation | 13.8% | 34.8% | 34.5% | 32.3% | 31.5% | 32.5% | 30.3% | 30.6% | 30.0% | 27.9% | 29.9% | 29.2% | 28.4% | 31.6% | 33.0% |
Low Perceived Effectiveness | 1.6% | 11.8% | 11.3% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
Structural Barriers | 28.8% | 34.8% | 32.9% | 31.7% | 29.9% | 31.9% | 32.5% | 31.9% | 32.1% | 32.2% | 33.6% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 41.8% | 42.2% |
Other Reason(s) | 4.4% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 9.7% |