TABLE 1.

Parent survey: Affected family member (n=16)/no affected family member (n=36)

	Strongly disagree or disagree		Undecided		Strongly agree or agree
	Affected	No Affected	Affected	No Affected	Affected	No Affected
I would understand meaning of the term mental retardation.	31	19	0	8	69	72
I would not care which term the doctor chose to describe Thomas’ learning.	81	81	0	17	19	3
I would be upset with the doctor because he/she used the term mental retardation rather than a term such as developmental delay or mentally challenged.	19	11	6	11	75	78
I would prefer that the doctor used the term mental retardation rather than developmental delay or mentally challenged or other similar terms.	75	86	13	11	13	3
The term mental retardation should be used, if it applies, when talking to parents.	*81	*56	6	28	13	17
The term mental retardation should be used, if it applies, when talking to people with mental retardation themselves.	*94	*69	0	25	6	6

Data presented as %.

^*P<0.05 in comparing responses of affected versus no affected family member at the “strongly disagree or disagree” level