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Table 4 Percentage (and 95% CI) of Japanese and Australian respondents rating each group in the population as "less likely" to experience the problem described in the vignette

From: Public beliefs about causes and risk factors for mental disorders: a comparison of Japan and Australia

Group Less Likely at Risk

Depression Vignette

Depression/Suicidal Vignette

Early Schizophrenia Vignette

Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette

Women

    

   Japanese

21.6 (18.0–25.2)

22.8 (19.1–26.5)

24.0 (20.2–27.8)

24.8 (21.0–28.6)

   Australian

12.0 (9.7–14.7)

13.6 (11.5–16.0)

12.8 (10.8–15.1)

18.7 (16.4–21.3)

Young

    

   Japanese

24.0 (20.2–27.8)

20.8 (17.2–24.4)

14.6 (11.5–17.7)

27.6 (23.7–31.5)

   Australian

19.5 (16.8–22.4)

18.8 (16.4–21.4)

10.9 (8.9–13.2)

30.6 (27.5–33.9)

Old

    

   Japanese

30.2 (26.2–34.2)

25.0 (21.2–28.8)

38.6 (34.3–42.9)

27.4 (23.5–31.3)

   Australian

34.8 (31.5–38.2)

37.2 (34.2–40.3)

43.2 (39.8–46.7)

25.2 (22.5–28.1)

Poor

    

   Japanese

23.4 (19.7–27.1)

19.6 (16.1–23.1)

26.4 (22.5–30.3)

23.4 (19.7–27.1)

   Australian

8.5 (6.6–10.8)

7.4 (6.0–9.2)

9.1 (7.3–11.3)

7.2 (5.7–9.1)

Unemployed

    

   Japanese

13.0 (10.0–16.0)

11.0 (8.2–13.8)

14.8 (11.7–17.9)

15.6 (12.4–18.8)

   Australian

4.4 (3.0–6.2)

4.6 (3.5–6.2)

5.4 (4.1–7.1)

5.5 (4.1–7.5)

Divorced/separated

    

   Japanese

12.2 (9.3–15.1)

13.6 (10.6–16.6)

14.0 (10.9–17.1)

16.0 (12.8–19.2)

   Australian

4.1 (3.0–5.7)

5.5 (4.2–7.3)

5.2 (3.9–6.9)

6.7 (5.1–8.7)

Single

    

   Japanese

19.2 (15.7–22.7)

13.0 (10.0–16.0)

13.6 (10.6–16.6)

20.4 (16.9–23.9)

   Australian

21.4 (18.8–24.4)

19.2 (16.6–22.2)

17.7 (15.2–20.4)

17.1 (14.9–19.6)