Table 2.

Items description for stigma toward mental illnesses among children.

Items	never	rarely	sometimes	often	always
	Row N %	Row N %	Row N %	Row N %	Row N %
1. I would willingly accept a former mental patient as a close friend.	22.1%	24.4%	22.1%	16.2%	15.1%
2. I would believe that a person who has been in a mental hospital is just as intelligent as the average person.	5.3%	16.5%	41.2%	28.3%	7.3%
3. I believe that a former mental patient is just as trustworthy as the average citizen.	2.5%	2.5%	5.6%	13.7%	75.4%
4. I would accept a fully recovered former mental patient as a teacher of young children in a public school.	15.7%	14.0%	20.2%	28.9%	20.7%
5. I believe that entering a mental hospital is a sign of personal failure. (R)	70.3%	16.0%	7.0%	4.5%	2.2%
6. If would not hire a former mental patient to take care of their children, even if he or she had been well for some time. (R)	11.0%	19.5%	26.0%	26.3%	16.4%
7. I think less of a person who has been in a mental hospital. (R)	10.1%	21.4%	34.1%	23.9%	8.7%
8. If I were an employer, I would hire a former mental patient if s/he is qualified for the job.	15.2%	14.1%	16.3%	29.6%	23.7%
9. If I were an employer, I would pass over the applicant of a former mental patient in favor of another applicant. (R)	32.2%	29.4%	22.1%	10.4%	5.3%
10. I would treat a former mental patient just as they would treat anyone.	5.3%	8.4%	17.4%	20.7%	47.9%
11. I would be reluctant to date a man who has been hospitalized for a serious mental disorder	39.8%	24.6%	17.9%	14.3%	3.1%
12. If I knew a person was in a mental hospital, most people will take his or her opinions less seriously. (R)	19.2%	25.0%	27.0%	19.8%	5.2%