Table 2.

Reported Frequency of Ability to Obtain Needed Services, %^*

Type of Service	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Frequently	Almost Always	Always	Categorized as Access Problem
Referrals to specialists of high quality when medically necessary	0.0	0.4	4.2	15.5	47.7	32.2	4.6
High-quality outpatient mental health services when medically necessary	2.0	16.8	34.8	21.4	16.5	8.5	53.6
Non-emergency hospital admissions when medically necessary	2.0	5.8	12.9	15.9	33.2	30.1	20.7
High-quality inpatient mental health care when medically necessary	3.8	18.3	31.2	18.0	18.5	10.11	53.3

^*Based on a nationally representative sample of 6,586 primary care physicians, weighted.