TABLE 4—
Level of Agreement With Statements Regarding Mental Illness Among Respondents Receiving Mental Health Treatment: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2007 and 2009
| Level of Agreement,a % (95% CI) |
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| Characteristic | Sample Size, No. | Agree Strongly | Agree Slightly | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Disagree Slightly | Disagree Strongly |
| “Treatment can help people with mental illness lead normal lives” | ||||||
| Overall | 32 489 | 77.3 (76.3, 78.4) | 16.8 (15.9, 17.8) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) | 3.6 (3.0, 4.2) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 8 621 | 72.2 (70.3, 74.2) | 20.1 (18.4, 21.9) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) | 4.7 (3.5, 5.9) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.3) |
| Female | 23 868 | 80.0 (78.9, 81.1) | 15.1 (14.1, 16.2) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) | 3.0 (2.4, 3.6) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 18–24 | 588 | 69.9 (63.6, 76.1) | 24.3 (18.3, 30.4) | 0.8 (0.0, 1.9) | 4.4 (1.2, 7.6) | 0.6 (0.0, 1.5) |
| 25–34 | 2 718 | 73.7 (70.6, 76.9) | 18.5 (15.7, 21.3) | 1.2 (0.3, 2.0) | 5.0 (2.8, 7.2) | 1.6 (0.2, 3.0) |
| 35–54 | 13 673 | 78.4 (77.0, 79.8) | 16.0 (14.7, 17.2) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.4) | 3.3 (2.6, 4.0) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.6) |
| ≥ 55 | 15 510 | 78.7 (77.2, 80.2) | 16.0 (14.7, 17.4) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) | 3.2 (2.6, 3.9) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 27 666 | 79.2 (78.1, 80.2) | 16.0 (15.0, 16.9) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 2.8 (2.3, 3.2) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.6) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1 982 | 73.0 (69.2, 76.8) | 18.4 (15.1, 21.7) | 0.5 (0.2, 0.9) | 6.4 (3.9, 8.9) | 1.7 (0.9, 2.4) |
| Hispanic | 1 671 | 68.5 (64.0, 72.9) | 21.8 (17.7, 25.9) | 2.2 (1.2, 3.2) | 6.4 (3.5, 9.2) | 1.2 (0.5, 1.9) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 1 170 | 71.8 (65.7, 77.8) | 20.6 (15.3, 25.9) | 0.8 (0.0, 1.7) | 4.9 (1.5, 8.4) | 1.9 (0.8, 3.0) |
| Educational level | ||||||
| < high school | 3 208 | 70.2 (66.6, 73.8) | 21.4 (18.1, 24.8) | 1.1 (0.4, 1.7) | 5.1 (3.2, 6.9) | 2.3 (1.2, 3.4) |
| High school graduate or GED | 9 219 | 74.4 (72.5, 76.4) | 18.3 (16.6, 19.9) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.6) | 4.9 (3.6, 6.2) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.5) |
| Some college | 9 491 | 78.1 (76.4, 79.9) | 17.0 (15.4, 18.7) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.1) | 2.9 (2.2, 3.7) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) |
| College graduate | 10 571 | 82.7 (81.0, 84.4) | 13.8 (12.2, 15.3) | 1.0 (0.5, 1.5) | 1.8 (0.9, 2.6) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.2) |
| Annual household income, $ | ||||||
| < 20 000 | 8 962 | 69.2 (66.9, 71.5) | 22.0 (19.9, 24.0) | 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) | 5.1 (3.7, 6.4) | 2.3 (1.6, 2.9) |
| 20 000–34 999 | 7 194 | 74.5 (72.4, 76.6) | 18.7 (16.8, 20.6) | 1.3 (0.8, 1.9) | 4.3 (3.1, 5.4) | 1.3 (0.8, 1.8) |
| 35 000–49 999 | 4 838 | 79.1 (76.6, 81.6) | 16.1 (13.8, 18.4) | 0.9 (0.4, 1.5) | 3.2 (1.8, 4.5) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) |
| 50 000–74 999 | 4 882 | 81.5 (78.9, 84.0) | 14.9 (12.5, 17.2) | 0.4 (0.1, 0.8) | 2.5 (1.0, 4.1) | 0.7 (0.0, 1.3) |
| ≥ 75 000 | 6 613 | 85.4 (83.5, 87.4) | 12.1 (10.4, 13.9) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.0) | 1.4 (0.6, 2.1) | 0.5 (0.0, 0.9) |
| Chronic diseaseb | ||||||
| Yes | 21 083 | 76.4 (75.0, 77.7) | 17.1 (15.9, 18.3) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 3.8 (3.0, 4.5) | 1.5 (1.0, 2.0) |
| No | 11 406 | 78.7 (77.1, 80.4) | 16.5 (15.0, 18.0) | 0.6 (0.3, 0.9) | 3.3 (2.4, 4.3) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.1) |
| “People are generally caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness” | ||||||
| Overall | 32 290 | 16.9 (16.0, 17.8) | 30.9 (29.8, 32.0) | 2.9 (2.5, 3.3) | 30.4 (29.3, 31.4) | 18.9 (18.0, 19.9) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 8559 | 17.8 (16.3, 19.4) | 32.8 (30.8, 34.8) | 2.9 (2.2, 3.6) | 29.0 (27.0, 30.9) | 17.4 (15.7, 19.2) |
| Female | 23 731 | 16.4 (15.4, 17.5) | 29.9 (28.6, 31.2) | 2.8 (2.4, 3.3) | 31.1 (29.9, 32.3) | 19.7 (18.7, 20.8) |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 18–24 | 585 | 14.8 (9.8, 19.8) | 38.6 (31.3, 46.0) | 3.0 (0.1, 5.8) | 27.9 (21.7, 34.1) | 15.7 (10.3, 21.2) |
| 25–34 | 2716 | 10.8 (8.8, 12.9) | 31.6 (28.3, 34.9) | 2.3 (1.3, 3.2) | 34.3 (31.0, 37.6) | 21.0 (17.9, 24.1) |
| 35–54 | 13 641 | 16.1 (14.8, 17.4) | 30.2 (28.7, 31.8) | 2.8 (2.2, 3.4) | 30.7 (29.2, 32.2) | 20.1 (18.8, 21.4) |
| ≥ 55 | 15 348 | 21.5 (20.0, 23.0) | 30.2 (28.6, 31.8) | 3.2 (2.6, 3.8) | 28.2 (26.6, 29.8) | 16.9 (15.6, 18.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 27 496 | 16.0 (15.1, 16.9) | 31.5 (30.3, 32.6) | 2.9 (2.4, 3.3) | 31.2 (30.1, 32.4) | 18.4 (17.5, 19.3) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1966 | 19.5 (16.2, 22.7) | 28.1 (23.7, 32.4) | 2.3 (1.0, 3.5) | 25.2 (21.1, 29.3) | 25.0 (20.8, 29.1) |
| Hispanic | 1665 | 19.0 (15.1, 22.9) | 32.2 (27.0, 37.5) | 3.0 (1.9, 4.1) | 27.0 (22.4, 31.6) | 18.8 (14.0, 23.6) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 1163 | 27.0 (20.2, 33.9) | 20.3 (15.2, 25.3) | 3.5 (1.1, 5.9) | 28.0 (21.8, 34.2) | 21.2 (16.7, 25.6) |
| Educational level | ||||||
| < high school | 3173 | 24.5 (21.3, 27.8) | 28.9 (24.8, 33.1) | 3.9 (1.9, 5.9) | 25.9 (21.8, 29.9) | 16.8 (13.6, 19.9) |
| High school graduate or GED | 9188 | 21.2 (19.3, 23.0) | 28.4 (26.3, 30.4) | 2.1 (1.6, 2.6) | 29.8 (27.7, 31.9) | 18.6 (16.8, 20.4) |
| Some college | 9436 | 15.0 (13.4, 16.6) | 31.4 (29.3, 33.4) | 2.8 (2.2, 3.4) | 30.6 (28.7, 32.4) | 20.3 (18.7, 21.9) |
| College graduate | 10 493 | 12.5 (11.1, 13.9) | 33.1 (31.2, 35.0) | 3.3 (2.5, 4.1) | 32.1 (30.2, 33.9) | 19.0 (17.4 20.7) |
| Annual household income, $ | ||||||
| < 20 000 | 8904 | 18.2 (16.3, 20.2) | 26.7 (24.5, 29.0) | 2.8 (2.1, 3.5) | 27.6 (25.3, 29.8) | 24.7 (22.4, 26.9) |
| 20 000–34 999 | 7132 | 19.0 (17.1, 20.9) | 27.1 (24.9, 29.4) | 3.5 (2.5, 4.4) | 29.7 (27.6, 31.9) | 20.6 (18.6, 22.7) |
| 35 000–49 999 | 4811 | 17.5 (15.4, 19.6) | 31.6 (28.9, 34.4) | 3.2 (1.9, 4.4) | 31.6 (28.8, 34.4) | 16.1 (14.3, 18.0) |
| 50 000–74 999 | 4860 | 14.8 (12.9, 16.8) | 33.8 (31.2, 36.5) | 3.0 (1.8, 4.1) | 33.1 (30.5, 35.6) | 15.3 (13.3, 17.2) |
| ≥ 75 000 | 6583 | 14.7 (12.8, 16.7) | 35.1 (32.6, 37.6) | 2.3 (1.7, 3.0) | 31.3 (28.9, 33.6) | 16.6 (14.7, 18.5) |
| Chronic diseaseb | ||||||
| Yes | 20 961 | 16.1 (15.0, 17.2) | 29.2 (27.7, 30.7) | 2.8 (2.3, 3.4) | 30.7 (29.2, 32.1) | 21.1 (19.9, 22.4) |
| No | 11 329 | 18.3 (16.7, 20.0) | 32.9 (31.2, 34.7) | 2.9 (2.3, 3.5) | 30.0 (28.3, 31.6) | 15.9 (14.4, 17.4) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; GED = general equivalency diploma.
a
Percentages were adjusted for the following variables: gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, and annual household income.
b
Chronic disease status includes respondents who self-reported any one of the following doctor-diagnosed conditions: diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease (heart attack or myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary heart disease), asthma, or arthritis.