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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of healthcare providers with total and subscale scores b
| Demographic variables | Health care providers including medical students, Frequency (%) n = 787 | Total score | Attitudes subscale | Disclosure subscale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95% C.I.) | (95% C.I.) | (95% C.I.) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–25 years | 106 (13.5) | 60.7 | 14.9 | 16.3 |
| (59.6–61.8) | (14.1–15.7) | (15.8–16.8) | ||
| 26–44 years | 349 (44.4) | 57.7 | 12.8 | 15.1 |
| (57.2–58.2) | (11.8–12.5) | (14.9–15.4) | ||
| 45–64 years | 319 (40.5) | 56.3 | 11.3 | 14.4 |
| (55.8–56.8) | (10.9–11.6) | (14.2–14.7) | ||
| 65 years or older | 13 (1.6) | 55.5 | 10.1 | 13.8 |
| (53.4–57.7) | (8.7–11.5) | (12.3–15.2) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 631 (80.2) | 57.3 | 11.9 | 14.9 |
| (56.9–57.6) | (11.6–12.1) | (14.7–15.1) | ||
| Male | 156 (19.8) | 58.5 | 13.2 | 15.3 |
| (57.6–59.5) | (12.5–13.9) | (14.8–15.7) | ||
| Do you know a close friend or family member with mental illness? | ||||
| Yes | 634 (80.6) | 57.3 | 11.9 | 14.9 |
| (56.9–57.7) | (11.6–12.1) | (14.7–15.1) | ||
| No | 130 (16.5) | 58.4 | 13.2 | 15.5 |
| (57.6–59.1) | (12.6–13.8) | (15.1–15.9) | ||
| Don’t know | 23 (2.9) | 58.9 | 13.9 | 15.5 |
| (57.3–60.4) | (12.5–15.2) | (14.5–16.6) | ||
| Have you ever treated a person with a mental illness? | ||||
| Yes | 657 (83.5) | 57.2 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| (56.8–57.5) | (11.5–12.0) | (14.7–15.0) | ||
| No | 113 (14.3) | 59 | 14 | 15.7 |
| (58.1–59.9) | (13.3–14.7) | (15.3–16.1) | ||
| Don’t know | 17 (2.2) | 60.8 | 15 | 15.4 |
| (56.8–64.7) | (11.9–18.1) | (13.9–16.8) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 683 (86.8) | 57.3 | 11.8 | 14.9 |
| (56.9–57.6) | (11.6–12.1) | (14.7–15.1) | ||
| Asian | 43 (5.5) | 59.4 | 15 | 15.8 |
| (58.1–60.8) | (14.0–16.1) | (15.0–16.6) | ||
| South East Asian | 32 (4.1) | 58.5 | 13.8 | 15.7 |
| (56.8–60.2) | (12.6–15.0) | (15.0–16.4) | ||
| Aboriginal | 12 (1.5) | 58.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| (52.1–64.9) | (9.6–18.9) | (12.4–16.3) | ||
| Black | 8 (1.0) | 56.6 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| (52.9–60.3) | (9.9–13.6) | (12.1–16.9) | ||
| Arab/West Asian | 7 (0.9) | 62.7 | 15 | 17.1 |
| (60.0–65.5) | (11.8–18.2) | (14.1–20.2) | ||
| Latin American | 2 (0.2) | 58 | 11 | 17 |
| (45.3–70.7) | (-27.1–49.1) | (-8.4–42.4) | ||
| Province | ||||
| Ontario | 204 (25.9) | 56.6 | 11.2 | 14.8 |
| (56.1–57.2) | (10.8–11.6) | (14.4–15.1) | ||
| Manitoba | 203 (25.8) | 56.8 | 11.7 | 14.4 |
| (56.3–57.4) | (11.2–12.1) | (14.1–14.7) | ||
| Alberta | 195 (24.8) | 59.5 | 13.8 | 15.8 |
| (58.8–60.2) | (13.3–14.3) | (15.5–16.2) | ||
| British Columbia | 153 (19.4) | 57 | 11.9 | 15 |
| (56.2–57.8) | (11.3–12.5) | (14.6–15.4) | ||
| Atlantic provinces | 21 (2.7) | 57 | 11.2 | 14.2 |
| (55.3–58.6) | (9.9–12.4) | (13.1–15.4) | ||
| Northwest Territories and Yukon | 6 (0.8) | 62 | 14.8 | 16.7 |
| (44.3–79.7) | (4.1–25.6) | (13.1–20.2) | ||
| Quebec | 4 (0.5) | 58 | 12.8 | 15.3 |
| (56.2–59.8) | (7.2–18.3) | (10.0–20.5) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 1 (0.1) | - | - | - |
| Professional group | ||||
| Social workers/social work students | 167 (21.2) | 56.6 | 11 | 14.8 |
| (56.0–57.3) | (10.6–11.5) | (14.4–15.2) | ||
| Nurses/nursing students | 138 (17.5) | 57.3 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| (56.5–58.1) | (11.7–12.9) | (14.4–15.2) | ||
| Physicians and medical students | 129 (16.4) | 61 | 15.1 | 16.4 |
| (60.2–61.8) | (14.5–15.7) | (16.0–16.8) | ||
| Psychiatric nurses/psychiatric nursing students | 108 (13.7) | 55.7 | 11 | 14.4 |
| (55.0–56.5) | (10.4–11.5) | (13.9–14.8) | ||
| Other | 102 (13.0) | 57.2 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| (56.2–58.1) | (11.1–12.6) | (14.0–15.0) | ||
| Psychologists/graduate students in psychology | 95 (12.1) | 57.1 | 11.8 | 14.9 |
| (56.0–58.2) | (11.1–12.5) | (14.4–15.4) | ||
| Occupational therapists/ occupational therapy students | 48 (6.1) | 57.4 | 11.4 | 14.9 |
| (56.3–58.5) | (10.6–12.3) | (14.2–15.5) |
