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Table 2 Mean (and standard deviation) social distance scores by terminology group among those informed and those not informed of prevalence estimates

From: Public perception of the lifetime morbid risk of mental disorders in the United States and associations with public stigma

 

“Mental illness”

“Mental disorder”

“Mental health condition”

All

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Informed

12.28 (3.94)

47

12.34 (4.61)

50

11.31 (3.88)

54

11.95 (4.16)

151

Not informed

11.32 (4.38)

52

13.16 (3.77)

49

11.42 (3.29)

50

11.95 (3.91)

151