Table 2.
Responses to Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Treatment and Subjective Social Norms Items
| Factors | Percent in Sample (N = 10,962) |
|---|---|
| Beliefs and attitudes toward treatment behaviors | |
| Biological changes in the brain cause depression | |
| Strongly agree | 19.6 |
| Agree | 41.3 |
| Neither | 31.4 |
| Disagree | 5.9 |
| Strongly disagree | 1.8 |
| Medications are effective | |
| Strongly agree | 15.8 |
| Agree | 50.1 |
| Neither | 26.5 |
| Disagree | 5.4 |
| Strongly disagree | 2.2 |
| Treatment preferences | |
| Medications | 32.1 |
| No preference | 22.6 |
| Counseling | 32.1 |
| Medications are addictive | |
| Strongly disagree | 3.6 |
| Disagree | 15.7 |
| Neither | 49.8 |
| Agree | 22.5 |
| Strongly agree | 8.3 |
| Subjective social norms | |
| Embarrassed if my friends knew | |
| Strongly disagree | 10.1 |
| Disagree | 24.7 |
| Neither | 19.4 |
| Agree | 27.6 |
| Strongly agree | 18.2 |
| Employer should not know | |
| Strongly disagree | 4.5 |
| Disagree | 11.1 |
| Neither | 17.0 |
| Agree | 35.1 |
| Strongly agree | 32.2 |
| My family would be disappointed | |
| Strongly disagree | 18.6 |
| Disagree | 29.3 |
| Neither | 22.7 |
| Agree | 19.5 |
| Strongly agree | 9.9 |