In 2022, among women in the U.S. who sought mental health care, 33 percent mentioned that they could not get an appointment as none of the providers contacted were accepting new patients. While another 33 percent of women said that the affordability of treatment was the main reason they did not get an appointment. This statistic shows the distribution of the main reasons why women who sought mental health care in the U.S. were unable to get an appointment for the needed care in the past two years as of 2022.
Distribution of reasons women in the U.S. could not get an appointment for needed mental health care in the past two years as of 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of women
None of providers contacted were accepting new patients
33%
Could not afford the cost
33%
Could not get an appointment in a reasonable amount of time
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (December 20, 2022). Distribution of reasons women in the U.S. could not get an appointment for needed mental health care in the past two years as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389359/reasons-women-in-us-could-not-access-mental-health-services/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Distribution of reasons women in the U.S. could not get an appointment for needed mental health care in the past two years as of 2022." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389359/reasons-women-in-us-could-not-access-mental-health-services/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Distribution of reasons women in the U.S. could not get an appointment for needed mental health care in the past two years as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389359/reasons-women-in-us-could-not-access-mental-health-services/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Distribution of Reasons Women in The U.S. Could Not Get An Appointment for Needed Mental Health Care in The past Two Years as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389359/reasons-women-in-us-could-not-access-mental-health-services/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Distribution of reasons women in the U.S. could not get an appointment for needed mental health care in the past two years as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389359/reasons-women-in-us-could-not-access-mental-health-services/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of reasons women in the U.S. could not get an appointment for needed mental health care in the past two years as of 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, December 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389359/reasons-women-in-us-could-not-access-mental-health-services/
