Preferred support for those who reported poor mental health U.S. 2018

In a McKinsey Consumer survey fielded in 2018, 36 percent of individuals who reported poor mental health would like help from primary care providers. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported poor mental health who would like help from select sources, as of December 2018.

Percentage of respondents in the U.S who reported poor mental health who preferred help from select sources as of 2018, by source*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Primary care providers	36%
Psychiatrists	35%
Therapists	30%
Family or friends	30%
Would like to make changes on their own	27%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 2018

Number of respondents

2,010 respondents

Age group

18-84 years

Supplementary notes

* Data from the 2019 McKinsey Consumer Social Determinants of Health Survey. Respondents included adult Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries as well as low-income adults who were uninsured or who had purchased insurance through the individual market.
Top 5 results shown; other options included health insurance companies, pharmacists, patient support groups, social workers, and community health workers. Results do not sum to 100 percent; respondents could select multiple sources of support that they would like help from in improving their mental health.

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