Table 2

Demographic Variables and Experience

VariableData
Age, years26–73 (mean, 45.64)
Gender
    Male80
    Female20
Marital status
    Married76
    Unmarried24
Current occupation
    Private defense attorney57
    Public defender23
    Prosecutor17
    Judge3
Years in current job
    ≤310
    4–512
    6–1020
    >1058
Mental illness instruction in law school
    Yes26
    No74
Mental health law Instruction in law school
    Yes17
    No83
Mental health instruction adequate
    Yes15
    No83
    Unknown2
Personal experience with mental illness
    Self5.6
    Friend35.8
    Family29.9
    Other8.6
    None31
  • Data are percentage of analyzed responses, unless stated otherwise. N = 255.