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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adm Policy Ment Health. 2020 Jul;47(4):606–616. doi: 10.1007/s10488-020-01021-6

Table 1.

Barriers to treatment in the past 12-months among respondents with a 12-month disorder who did not use services (n = 1,417)

Barrier Total % (SE) Asian % (SE) (n = 111) Latino % (SE) (n = 259) Black % (SE) (n = 413) White % (SE) (n = 634) F, p-value Significant Group Differences1
No/Low Perceived Need 43.1 (1.8) 68.6 (5.7) 57.9 (2.9) 44.1 (3.0) 39.9 (2.4) 12.22*, p<.001 B+W < A+L
Structural Barriers 20.6 (2.4) 7.8 (5.1) 21.7 (4.8) 21.2 (3.5) 20.6 (3.0) 1.86, p=.14
 Financial 14.8 (1.9) 7.8 (5.1) 16.4 (3.7) 13.9 (2.9) 14.8 (2.4) 0.57, p=.63
 Availability 12.3 (1.8) 6.6 (5.0) 13.6 (4.6) 11.4 (2.6) 12.3 (2.2) 0.39, p=.76
 Transport 6.0 (1.1) 6.6 (5.0) 2.5 (1.9) 6.7 (2.1) 6.3 (1.5) 1.11, p=.35
 Inconvenient 8.4 (1.5) 6.6 (5.0) 8.8 (3.7) 6.5 (1.9) 8.6 (1.9) 0.26, p=.85
Attitudinal Barriers 94.1 (1.1) 82.9 (6.4) 67.9 (5.8) 99.0 (0.6) 96.5 (1.1) 12.16*, p<.001 B+W > L
 Handle on own 71.2 (1.6) 68.0 (7.8) 48.7 (6.2) 70.1 (4.2) 73.9 (1.8) 5.48*, p<.001 B+W > L
 Treat ineffective 18.7 (1.5) 15.0 (7.7) 19.2 (5.6) 23.0 (4.0) 18.1 (1.7) 0.50, p=.69
 Stigma 8.6 (1.4) 1.7 (1.7) 10.1 (4.3) 11.2 (2.7) 8.2 (1.7) 4.26*, p=.01 B+W > A
 Thought get better 11.5 (1.9) 0.0 (0.0) 11.5 (4.1) 15.0 (2.7) 11.3 (2.4) 22.13*, p<.001 L+B+W > A
 Problem not severe 12.8 (1.5) 6.4 (3.8) 11.6 (2.9) 14.0 (3.5) 12.9 (1.8) 0.9, p=.44
*

p ≦ .05

1

Where differences are statistically significant, notation indicates the results of post-hoc analyses determining whether Asian (A), Latino (L), Black (B), or White (W) respondents were more or less likely to report barriers.