Table 5.
Attitudes about amputees and stigmatization
| People with single finger amputations are… | US | Japan | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| disabled | <0.0001 | |||
| strongly agree/agree | 6% | 12% | ||
| neither agree nor disagree | 3% | 32% | ||
| disagree/strongly disagree | 91% | 56% | ||
| less employable than other people | 0.0003 | |||
| strongly agree/agree | 6% | 21% | ||
| neither agree nor disagree | 6% | 44% | ||
| disagree/strongly disagree | 88% | 35% | ||
| avoided by some people | 0.03 | |||
| strongly agree/agree | 6% | 12% | ||
| neither agree nor disagree | 16% | 32% | ||
| disagree/strongly disagree | 78% | 56% | ||
| less attractive than other people | 0.26 | |||
| strongly agree/agree | 0% | 0% | ||
| neither agree nor disagree | 19% | 3% | ||
| disagree/strongly disagree | 81% | 97% | ||
| treated unkindly by some people | 0.14 | |||
| strongly agree/agree | 9% | 27% | ||
| neither agree nor disagree | 28% | 27% | ||
| disagree/strongly disagree | 63% | 47% | ||
| concerned about their functional capabilities | 0.03 | |||
| strongly agree/agree | 47% | 23% | ||
| neither agree nor disagree | 31% | 38% | ||
| disagree/strongly disagree | 22% | 38% | ||
Bolded values indicate statistical significance