rate family and friends as the best kind of help, and more
likely than those aged over 70 years to rate counselling as
the best kind of help (z = 3.30, h = .50).
37.3% of respondents who received the depression
vignette selected the category 'other', and this is reported
in Table 3 as a function of age. The coded responses for
these participants were as follows: 35.1% suggested that
John/Mary would benefit from pursuing personal interests,
36.2% suggested seeking other additional help,
23.9% suggested that the active involvement of others
would be beneficial, and 4.8% of responses were impossible
to code. 39.5% of respondents who received the schizophrenia
vignette selected the category 'other'. Of these
respondents, 51.3% suggested seeking additional help,
21.6% indicated pursuing personal interests, 21.1% suggested
the active involvement of others, and 6.1% of
responses were impossible to code. For both vignettes,
there were no differences within response categories
across age groups