TABLE 6.

Professional survey (n=101)

	Strongly disagree or disagree	Undecided	Strongly agree or agree
The term mental retardation should be used, if it applies, when talking to parents.	72	18	10
The term mental retardation should be used, if it applies, when talking to people with mental retardation themselves.	81	18	1
I am not sure what term is best to use to describe the developmental problems of children who meet criteria for mental retardation.	39	18	43
I believe the benefits of using the term mental retardation outweigh the negatives possibly associated with the use of the word.	75	16	9

Data presented as %