TABLE 2—
Unadjusted Prevalence of Receiving Mental Health Treatment in the Past Year Among US Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Had Serious Mental Illness and Were Either Uninsured or Covered by Medicaid-Only: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2008–2013
| Unadjusted Past-Year Mental Health Treatment Rates | Full-Year Uninsured, Weighted % (SE) | Full-Year Medicaid-Only, Weighted % (SE) | P for Point Difference |
| In the 28 statesa,b | |||
| Receipt of mental health treatment | 46.8 (3.47) | 76.0 (2.39) | < .001 |
| Receipt of outpatient mental health treatment | 27.3 (3.16) | 52.4 (2.91) | < .001 |
| Receipt of inpatient mental health treatment | 7.0 (1.90) | 16.6 (2.51) | .002 |
| Receipt of prescription medication for mental health problems | 39.4 (3.44) | 69.2 (2.71) | < .001 |
| In the United Statesa,c | |||
| Receipt of mental health treatment | 46.5 (2.39) | 74.8 (1.96) | < .001 |
| Receipt of outpatient mental health treatment | 26.0 (2.15) | 50.0 (2.52) | < .001 |
| Receipt of inpatient mental health treatment | 6.6 (1.22) | 14.9 (1.87) | < .001 |
| Receipt of prescription medication for mental health problems | 41.6 (2.38) | 69.7 (2.15) | < .001 |
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, NSDUH, 2008–2013.
SAMHSA requires that any description of overall sample sizes based on the restricted-use data files has to be rounded to the nearest 100, which intends to minimize potential disclosure risk.
The sample size was n = 500 for the full-year uninsured and n = 700 for those with full-year Medicaid-only.
The sample size was n = 1000 for the full-year uninsured and n = 1000 for those with full-year Medicaid-only.