No | The 12 items of perceived devaluation and discrimination (PDD) scale | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree |
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1 | Most people would willingly accept a person who has had mental illness as a close friend | 3 (0.7%) | 226 (55.3%) | 153 (37.4%) | 27 (6.6%) |
2 | Most people believe that a person who has been hospitalized for mental illness is just as intelligent as the average person | 2 (0.5%) | 290 (70.9%) | 112 (27.4%) | 5 (1.2%) |
3 | Most people believe that a person who has had mental illness is just as trustworthy as the average citizen | 1 (0.2%) | 229 (56%) | 162 (39.6%) | 17 (4.2%) |
4 | Most people would accept a person who has fully recovered from mental illness as a teacher of young children in a public school | 3 (0.7%) | 188 (46%) | 207 (50.6%) | 11 (2.7%) |
5 | Most people believe that entering a mental hospital is a sign of personal failure | 10 (2.4%) | 222 (54.3%) | 174 (42.5%) | 3 (0.7%) |
6 | Most people will not hire a person who has had a mental illness to take care of their children, even if he or she had been well for some time | 10 (2.4%) | 203 (49.6%) | 195 (47.7%) | 1 (0.2%) |
7 | Most people think less of a person who has been in a mental hospital to treat | 5 (1.2%) | 193 (47.2%) | 206 (50.4%) | 5 (1.2%) |
8 | Most employers will hire a person who has had mental illness if he or she is qualified for the job | 8 (2.0%) | 277 (67.7) | 122 (29.8) | 2 (0.5%) |
9 | Most employers will pass over the application someone who has had mental illness in favor of another applicant | 2 (0.5%) | 113 (27.6) | 286 (69.9) | 8 (2.0%) |
10 | Most people in my community would treat someone who has had mental illness just as they would treat anyone | 2 (0.5%) | 248 (60.6%) | 153 (37.4%) | 6 (1.5%) |
11 | Most young women would be reluctant to date a man who has been hospitalized for a serious mental illness | 5 (1.2%) | 258 (34.1%) | 142 (34.7%) | 4 (1.0%) |
12 | Once they know a person was in a mental hospital for treatment, most people will take his/her opinions less seriously | 6 (1.5%) | 269 (65.8%) | 129 (31.5%) | 5 (1.2%) |