Table 3.

Baseline MCS Scores, Change in MCS Scores and Number of MH Visits, for Full Sample and by Type of Care.

	Type of care
	All respondents		PCP only		Mental health provider only		PCP and mental health provider		Other providers
	n = 62 558		n = 1770		n = 699		n = 1518		n = 385
	Mean (SE)		Mean (SE)		Mean (SE)		Mean (SE)		Mean (SE)
A. Baseline MCS scores
Hispanic	51.00	(0.07)	42.75	0.62	38.00	1.12	36.16	0.75	45.48	1.40
NH, White	50.52	(0.06)	44.00	0.36	39.82	0.66	38.98	0.40	45.9	0.75
NH, Black	51.14	(0.09)	44.95	0.83	40.02	1.15	36.43	0.80	46.16	1.48
NH, Other	51.73	(0.12)	43.57	1.33	41.65	1.54	39.68	1.37	47.67	1.73
All	50.75	(0.04)	43.92	0.28	39.80	0.48	38.52	0.31	46.00	0.55
B. Change in MCS scores
Hispanic	0.45	(0.08)	3.05	0.68	−0.64	1.26	1.02	0.78	−0.45	1.61
NH, White	0.44	(0.06)	0.86	0.36	1.82	0.57	1.90	0.37	0.12	0.71
NH, Black	0.53	(0.09)	−0.45	0.84	1.96	1.02	2.55	0.78	−0.22	1.37
NH, Other	0.20	(0.12)	1.10	1.07	0.07	1.26	1.42	1.28	−0.45	1.78
All	0.44	(0.04)	1.00	0.28	1.47	0.43	1.86	0.30	0	0.55
C. Number of MH visits
Hispanic	0.36	(0.03)	3.75	0.35	9.75	2.49	10.51	0.76	6.89	1.18
NH, White	0.75	(0.03)	4.23	0.41	9.36	0.71	11.23	0.56	6.46	0.96
NH, Black	0.41	(0.04)	4.73	0.76	11.65	1.92	9.22	0.72	6.15	3.11
NH, Other	0.48	(0.06)	3.62	0.45	14.56	4.20	13.69	2.23	3.13	0.55
All	0.63	(0.02)	4.2	0.30	10.00	0.69	11.08	0.43	6.21	0.76

Abbreviations: NH, Non-Hispanic; PCP, primary care physician; MCS, mental component scores.

Source: 2008-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Higher MCS Scores indicate better mental health.