Table 7.
Difficulty explaining the illness.
| Item | Country | No. Respondents | No. Responding ‘Yes’ | % | 95% Confidence Interval (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difficulty explaining illness to: | |||||
| - Physicians | Italy | 86 | 63 | 73.2 | 62.1–84.4 |
| Latvia | 75 | 20 | 26.7 | 18.0–37.6 | |
| UK | 444 | 343 | 77.3 | 72.7–81.8 | |
| Family | Italy | 84 | 60 | 71.4 | 59.8–83.1 |
| Latvia | 75 | 35 | 46.7 | 35.8–57.9 | |
| UK | 446 | 222 | 49.8 | 43.1–56.5 | |
| Friends | Italy | 83 | 68 | 81.9 | 72.6–91.3 |
| Latvia | 75 | 20 | 26.7 | 18.0–37.6 | |
| UK | 444 | 290 | 65.3 | 59.7–70.9 | |
| Employers | Italy | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 50.8–78.1 |
| Latvia | 75 | 30 | 40.0 | 29.7–51.3 | |
| UK | 407 | 233 | 57.2 | 50.8–63.7 |