Demographic Variables and Experience
| Variable | Data |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 26–73 (mean, 45.64) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 80 |
| Female | 20 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 76 |
| Unmarried | 24 |
| Current occupation | |
| Private defense attorney | 57 |
| Public defender | 23 |
| Prosecutor | 17 |
| Judge | 3 |
| Years in current job | |
| ≤3 | 10 |
| 4–5 | 12 |
| 6–10 | 20 |
| >10 | 58 |
| Mental illness instruction in law school | |
| Yes | 26 |
| No | 74 |
| Mental health law Instruction in law school | |
| Yes | 17 |
| No | 83 |
| Mental health instruction adequate | |
| Yes | 15 |
| No | 83 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Personal experience with mental illness | |
| Self | 5.6 |
| Friend | 35.8 |
| Family | 29.9 |
| Other | 8.6 |
| None | 31 |
Data are percentage of analyzed responses, unless stated otherwise. N = 255.