Table 2: Agreement on each statement (N = 200)
Statements |
Agree
(n,%) |
Disagree
(n,%) |
Neutral
(n,%) |
It is difficult to communicate with
people with mental illness. |
81 (40.5) |
76 (38) |
43 (21.5) |
It is common for people with mental
illness to have propensity for violence. |
52 (26) |
113 (56.5) |
35 (17.5) |
The majority of people with mental
illness can recover. |
138 (69) |
28 (14) |
34 (17) |
People with mental illness are weak,
they should blame themselves for their illness. |
13 (6.5) |
150 (75) |
37 (18.5) |
The society should treat people with
mental illness with a tolerant attitude. |
162 (81) |
13 (6.5) |
25 (12.5) |
It is difficult to predict the behaviors and mood of people with mental illness. |
136 (68) |
27 (13.5) |
37 (18.5) |
Everyone has the chance to develop
mental illness. |
161 (80.5) |
18 (9) |
21 (10.5) |
I would not tell others that I
suffer from mental illness. |
96 (48) |
46 (23) |
58 (29) |
People having a relative suffering
from mental illness would be looked down upon by others. |
72 (36) |
88 (44) |
40 (20) |
I feel afraid of talking to people
with mental illness. |
54 (27) |
106 (53) |
40 (20) |
I oppose the building up of
residential hostels for people with mental illness near to my household. |
47 (23.5) |
90 (45) |
63 (31.5) |
There are no medication treatments
for mental illness and people with mental illness have very low chance of
being recovered. |
36 (18) |
138 (69) |
26 (13) |
It is difficult for me to make
friends with people with mental illness. |
57 (28.5) |
98 (49) |
45 (22.5) |
I feel embarrassed to go out with my
relative if my relative has mental illness. |
46 (23) |
113 (56.5) |
41 (20.5) |
It is a waste of money to increase the
expenditure on the service to care for people with mental illness. |
15 (7.5) |
157 (78.5) |
28 (14) |