Table 8.
The impact of ME—Perceived level of disability.
| Total Respondents | Respondents Selecting: | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % Total | |||
| Question: Patients with ME can be as disabled as patients with (viz. multiple sclerosis, cancer, advanced HIV, chronic respiratory disease, end stage renal failure, heart failure, broken leg). | ||||
| Number of conditions in respect of which ME is regarded as being as disabling or more so: | ||||
| 0 | 44 | 4 | 9.1 | 3.6–21.2 |
| 1 | 44 | 11 | 25.0 | 14.6–39.4 |
| 2 | 44 | 3 | 6.8 | 2.4–18.2 |
| 3 | 44 | 4 | 9.1 | 3.6–21.2 |
| 4 | 44 | 3 | 6.8 | 2.4–18.2 |
| 5 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 6 | 44 | 3 | 6.8 | 2.4–18.2 |
| All 7 (correct answer) | 44 | 16 | 36.4 | 23.8–52.3 |
| <7 (incorrect) | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 48.9–76.2 |