| Variable | Frequency (n = 353) | Percentage (%) |
| Friends or family think you are responsible for your chronic illness |
|
|
| Agree | 53 | 15.0 |
| Disagree | 224 | 63.5 |
| Not sure | 76 | 21.5 |
| A friend or family member doesn’t think highly of you |
|
|
| Agree | 13 | 3.7 |
| Disagree | 249 | 70.5 |
| Not sure | 90 | 25.5 |
| A friend or family member blames you for not getting better |
|
|
| Agree | 22 | 6.2 |
| Disagree | 234 | 66.3 |
| Not sure | 92 | 26.1 |
| A friend or family member cant share either a room, clothes or utensils with you |
|
|
| Agree | 14 | 4.0 |
| Disagree | 276 | 78.2 |
| Not sure | 51 | 14.4 |
| Someone at work thinks you can’t fulfill your work responsibilities |
|
|
| Agree | 11 | 3.1 |
| Disagree | 153 | 43.3 |
| Not sure | 75 | 21.2 |
| Employer assigns a challenging job to someone else |
|
|
| Agree | 31 | 8.8 |
| Disagree | 102 | 28.9 |
| Not sure | 93 | 26.3 |
| Your employer can never promote you |
|
|
| Agree | 92 | 26.1 |
| Disagree | 122 | 34.6 |
| Not sure | 25 | 7.1 |
| Health worker blame you for not getting better |
|
|
| Agree | 15 | 4.2 |
| Disagree | 256 | 72.5 |
| Not sure | 73 | 20.7 |
| Frustrated | 11 | 3.1 |
| Agree | 250 | 70.8 |
| Disagree | 91 | 25.8 |
| Not sure |
|
|
| Health worker gives you poor care |
|
|
| Agree | 9 | 2.5 |
| Disagree | 256 | 72.5 |
| Not sure | 81 | 22.9 |