Table 2-2.

Reasons for not seeking mental health treatment even though they felt they might have needed professional assistance for a mental health problem (n = 36)

	Age (years)			Sex			Education (years)
	20–49	≥50		Men	Women		0–12	≥13
	%	%	p	%	%	p	%	%	p
1 My health insurance would not cover this type of treatment.	3	3	0.48	3	3	1.00	-	6	0.49
2 The problem went away by itself, and I did not really need help.	44	19	0.44	25	39	1.00	31	33	0.73
3 I thought the problem would get better by itself.	8	-	1.00	8	-	0.04	6	3	0.51
4 I was concerned about how much money it would cost.	-	-		-	-		-	-
5 I was unsure about where to go or who to see.	14	6	0.46	-	19	<0.01*	8	11	1.00
6 I didn't think treatment would work.	3	-	1.00	-	3	1.00	-	3	1.00
7 I was concerned about what others might think if they found out I was in treatment.	6	3	0.25	3	6	1.00	6	3	0.24
8 I thought it would take too much time or be inconvenient.	17	-	0.46	6	11	1.00	3	14	0.27
9 I wanted to handle the problem on my own.	11	-	1.00	6	6	1.00	3	8	1.00
10 I could not get an appointment.	-	-		-	-		-	-
11 I was scared about being put into a hospital against my will.	-	-		-	-		-	-
12 I was not satisfied with the available services.	-	-		-	-		-	-
13 I received treatment before and it did not work.	-	-		-	-		-	-
14 The problem didn't bother me very much.	6	3	0.42	6	3	0.51	6	3	0.51
15 I had problems with things like transportation, childcare, or scheduling that would have made it hard to get to treatment.	17	-	0.46	3	14	0.27	3	14	0.27

^*p<.05, Fisher's exact test.

No case.