Items | Strongly agree (n, %) | Agree (n, %) | Unsure (n, %) | Disagree (n, %) | Strongly disagree (n, %) |
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1. Most people would accept a former mental patient as a close friend. | 49 (4.5) | 149 (13.7) | 545 (50.1) | 253 (23.3) | 91 (8.4) |
2. Most people believe that a person who has been in a mental hospital is just as intelligent as the average person. | 123 (11.3) | 300 (27.6) | 418 (38.5) | 187 (17.2) | 59 (5.4) |
3. Most people believe that a former mental patient is just as trustworthy as the average citizen. | 92 (8.5) | 259 (23.8) | 422 (38.8) | 249 (22.9) | 65 (6.0) |
4. Most people would accept a fully recovered former mental patient as a teacher of young children in a public school. | 98 (9.0) | 285 (26.2) | 286 (26.3) | 258 (23.7) | 160 (14.7) |
5. Most people believe that entering a mental hospital is a sign of personal failure. | 23 (2.1) | 120 (11.0) | 213 (19.6) | 357 (32.8) | 374 (34.4) |
6. Most people would not hire a former mental patient to take care of their children, even if he or she had been well for some time. | 360 (33.1) | 421 (38.7) | 169 (15.5) | 96 (8.8) | 41 (3.8) |
7. Most people think less of a person who has been in a mental hospital. | 116 (10.7) | 397 (36.5) | 256 (23.6) | 233 (21.4) | 85 (7.8) |
8. Most employers will hire a former mental patient if he or she is qualified for the job. | 73 (6.7) | 198 (18.2) | 455 (41.9) | 268 (24.7) | 93 (8.6) |
9. Most employers will pass over the application of a former mental patient in favor of another applicant. | 199 (18.3) | 496 (45.5) | 256 (23.6) | 101 (9.3) | 35 (3.2) |
10. Most people in my community would treat a former mental patient just as they treat anyone. | 83 (7.6) | 311 (28.6) | 440 (40.5) | 209 (19.2) | 44 (4.0) |
11. Most young women would be reluctant to date a man who has been hospitalized for serious mental disorder. | 365 (33.6) | 443 (40.8) | 208 (19.1) | 53 (4.9) | 18 (1.7) |
12. Once they know a person was in a mental hospital, most people will take his or her opinions less seriously. | 124 (11.4) | 430 (39.6) | 342 (31.5) | 162 (14.9) | 29 (2.7) |