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)