Table 4 |
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Percentages of various stigmatizing attitudes by immigration status* |
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Immigration Status (Weighted %) |
χ2(1) |
P = |
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Stigma Item |
Born in Canada n = 2599 |
Not Born in Canada n = 387 |
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People with a problem like (x)'s could snap out of it, if they wanted." |
15.1 |
29.6 |
50.12 |
<0.001 |
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"A problem like (x)'s is a sign of personal weakness..." |
7.3 |
26.0 |
136.11 |
<0.001 |
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"(x)'s problem is not a real medical illness..." |
7.2 |
17.6 |
46.65 |
<0.001 |
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"People with a problem like (x)'s are dangerous." |
21.7 |
22.7 |
0.19 |
n/s |
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"It is best to a avoid people with a problem like (x)'s..." |
2.3 |
9.0 |
50.97 |
<0.001 |
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"People with a problem like (x)'s are unpredictable..." |
45.3 |
46.4 |
2.24 |
n/s |
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"If I had a problem like (x)'s, I would not tell anyone." |
14.0 |
11.5 |
1.81 |
n/s |
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"I would not employ someone if I knew they had a problem like (x)'s." |
21.6 |
26.0 |
3.70 |
n/s |
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"I would not vote for a politician if I knew they had a problem like (x)'s." |
38.3 |
47.5 |
11.91 |
<0.005 |
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*Note: The responses "Strongly Agree" and "Agree" have been combined to indicate the presence of stigma. All chi square tests had one degree of freedom. n/s = not significant. |
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Cook and Wang BMC Psychiatry 2010 10:29 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-10-29 |
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