Table 3.

Percentages of respondents naming types of help as being the best for the person described in the vignette.

	Depression Vignette					Schizophrenia Vignette
Age	18–24 n = 96	25–39 n = 293	40–54 n = 250	55–69 n = 213	70+ n = 149	18–24 n = 102	25–39 n = 246	40–54 n = 296	55–69 n = 215	70+ n = 138
Friends/Family	35.6	23.6	23.1	18.4	14.9	38.0	23.9	18.7	15.3	18.2
GP	51.4	57.4	58.2	53.5	58.4	22.4	34.1	36.1	34.5	24.7
Psychiatrist	16.9	9.2	10.7	14.3	21.4	29.0	29.8	33.8	34.8	31.0
Medication	6.8	6.1	8.3	4.4	2.6	3.6	9.6	8.8	7.0	10.9
Counselling	35.4	30.0	33.3	19.8	13.7	35.2	33.3	29.1	23.8	15.1
Other	34.5	40.4	37.7	39.9	32.4	34.9	40.3	39.8	45.2	37.8
Don't know	1.2	1.4	1.6	2.1	3.4	4.5	1.6	0.8	1.2	3.9

Note: Bolded results indicate a significant difference between age groups (p < .001) with a minimum effect size of Cohen's h = .50. Italicised results indicate a significant difference between age groups (p < .001), but without a minimum effect size of .50.