This survey, conducted in the United States in March 2014, shows the public opinion regarding mental illness as a medical condition that affects the brain. 37 percent of respondents were extremely confident that mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain.
How confident are you that the following is correct: A mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain?
The source worded the question as follows: "On the next few screens, you’ll see a series of statements about science and medicine. For each
of them, please indicate how confident you are that the statement is correct."
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AP-GfK Poll. (April 23, 2014). How confident are you that the following is correct: A mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297377/united-states-mental-illness-medical-condition-affects-brain-public-awareness/
AP-GfK Poll. "How confident are you that the following is correct: A mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain?." Chart. April 23, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297377/united-states-mental-illness-medical-condition-affects-brain-public-awareness/
AP-GfK Poll. (2014). How confident are you that the following is correct: A mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297377/united-states-mental-illness-medical-condition-affects-brain-public-awareness/
AP-GfK Poll. "How Confident Are You That The following Is Correct: A Mental Illness Is a Medical Condition That Affects The Brain?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297377/united-states-mental-illness-medical-condition-affects-brain-public-awareness/
AP-GfK Poll, How confident are you that the following is correct: A mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297377/united-states-mental-illness-medical-condition-affects-brain-public-awareness/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
How confident are you that the following is correct: A mental illness is a medical condition that affects the brain? [Graph], AP-GfK Poll, April 23, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297377/united-states-mental-illness-medical-condition-affects-brain-public-awareness/
