among those not reporting it (results not shown).
The prevalence of perceived stigma among persons
with and without chronic physical disease, and
among persons with and without a mental disorder,
is shown in
Table 2. Except in three surveys
with small numbers of respondents with significant
activity limitations (Beijing, Shanghai and Lebanon),
the prevalence of health-related stigma was
greater among persons with a mental disorder
(prevalence for all countries: 21.9%) than among
persons without a mental disorder (10.6%).
Difference in the prevalence of perceived stigma
among persons with a chronic physical condition
(15.5%) relative to those without (11.8%) was
smaller.