Table 5. Responses to Anxiety Vignette by Level of Distress.

Responses to vignette	No/Mild distress % (n = 424)	Moderate distress % (n = 728)	Serious distress % (n = 168)	Total % (N = 1,321)
Recognition: “What do you think is wrong with [person in vignette]? (choose only one)”
General life stress	40.6	37.8	39.3	38.8
Depression	1.9	4.4	7.7	4.1
Schizophrenia	0	0.3	0	0.2
Social phobia	2.4	3.4	2.4	3.0
General anxiety disorder	39.6	41.2	38.1	40.3
Other anxiety disorder	14.1	10.3	9.0	11.3
Personality disorder	0.7	1.2	2.4	1.2
Medical problem	0.2	0.4	0	0.3
Other	0.5	1.0	1.2	0.8
Causal Attribution: “What do you think is the primary cause of this problem? (select all that apply)”
Biological factors	30.0	31.7	26.2	30.4
Environmental factors	53.3	53.9	53.6	53.5
Mental illness	14.2	18.8	16.7	17.0
Personal weakness	22.9	25.9	30.4	25.5
Stress	86.1	85.7	85.1	85.5
Other	0.5	2.1	0.6	1.4
Help-Seeking Recommendations:Do you think that [person in vignette] should seek professional help for this problem?
Yes	59.1	59.6	64.3	59.9
No	21.3	21.5	17.9	20.9
Undecided	19.6	19.0	17.9	19.2
Similar Experience:Have you ever experienced something similar to that of [person in vignette]?
Yes	32.1	53.2	61.9	47.3
No	67.9	46.8	38.1	52.7
Personal Help-Seeking: If so, what did you do to deal with the experience? (select all that apply)	(n = 136)	(n = 387)	(n= 104)	(N = 627)
Dealt with it myself	25.2	39.4	45.8	35.5
Talked to a family member	18.6	27.6	24.4	24.2
Talked to a friend	19.1	32.4	32.7	28.1
Talked to a psychiatrist	1.7	4.7	8.3	4.1
Talked to a family doctor	0.7	2.9	6.5	2.6
Talked to another medical doctor	0.2	0.1	0	0.2
Talked to a psychologist	1.9	6.0	14.9	5.8
Talked to a social worker	0.7	1.5	1.2	1.2
Talked to a counselor	1.9	6.7	7.7	5.3
Talked to any other mental health provider	0.2	0.5	0	0.4
Talked to a religious or spiritual leader	1.7	3.0	3.6	2.6
Talked to any other healer	0.5	0.5	0	0.5
Other	0.7	1.5	1.2	1.2