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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 173)

From: The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale: validation of the Japanese version

Characteristic

 

Mean (S.D.) or % (n)

Age

 

49.7 years (12.0)

Period of mental illness

 

24.3 years (12.1)

Gender

Male

64.2 % (111)

 

Female

35.8 % (62)

Residence

Gunma Prefecture

35.8 % (62)

 

Niigata Prefecture

64.2 % (111)

Education

Junior high school

36.4 % (63)

 

High school

41.6 % (72)

 

Junior college or vocational school

12.1 % (21)

 

University degree or higher

9.8 % (17)

Marital status

Single

75.1 % (130)

 

Married

6.4 % (11)

 

Divorced or widowed

18.5 % (32)

Cohabitation

Cohabitation

38.2 % (66)

 

Living alone

61.8 % (107)

Seif-reported diagnosis

Schizophrenia

81.5 % (141)

 

Bipolar disorder

5.8 % (10)

 

Depression

8.1 % (14)

 

Personality disorder

1.2 % (2)

 

Adjustment disorder

0.6 % (1)

 

Other

2.9 % (5)

Period of facility use

Less than 6 months

4.0 % (7)

 

6 months to less than 1 year

13.9 % (24)

 

1 year or more

82.1 % (142)