Table 4.
Percentage of respondents rating each type of medication as "helpful" or "harmful" for the person in the depression vignette (by sample)
| Item | % | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpful | Harmful | |||||
| Australian | Japanese | Chinese Australian | Australian | Japanese | Chinese Australian | |
| 1. Vitamins, minerals | 50.2 | 20.2 | 26.8 | 4.4 | 14.6 | 5.7 |
| 2. St. John's wort | NA | NA | 2.6 | NA | NA | 17.5 |
| 3. Pain relievers | 14.8 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 37.7 | 43.4 | 55.7 |
| 4. Antidepressants | 46.7 | 34.8 | 40.9 | 27.5 | 18.2 | 14 |
| 5. Antibiotics | 10.4 | 6.2 | 37.5 | 38.3 | 29.8 | 4.4 |
| 6. Sleeping pills | 23.9 | 31.6 | 31.1 | 49.6 | 27.0 | 31.1 |
| 7. Antipsychotics | 11.2 | 22.6 | 27.5 | 48.3 | 19 | 25.9 |
| 8. Tranquilizers | 13.8 | 38.4 | 26.4 | 60.4 | 15.8 | 29.0 |
| 9. Chinese herbal medicines | NA | NA | 17.4 | NA | NA | 18.5 |