About the data explorer

The National Stigma Report Card Data Explorer presents the findings of the inaugural Our Turn to Speak survey. Using this website, you will be able to explore the combined data provided by 1,912 adult participants who completed the survey between October 2019 and March 2020.

Interpretation of the data

The Our Turn to Speak survey was not designed to determine the prevalence of stigma and discrimination from an epidemiological perspective. Participants’ sociodemographic and mental health characteristics are not representative of the Australian population at large, nor of the sub-population of Australians living with complex mental health issues. As such, the findings cannot and should not be interpreted to reflect the prevalence of stigma and discrimination among the broader Australian population who live with complex mental health issues.

Frequency of stigma and discrimination

All 1,912 participants were asked to rate how frequently they had experienced stigma and discrimination in each of the 14 life domains during the past 12 months, using the following scale:

  • Never
  • Very rarely
  • Rarely
  • Occasionally
  • Frequently 
  • Very frequently

"Any" experience of stigma and discrimination refers to the proportion of participants who rated the frequency of their experiences as “very rarely” or greater.

“Frequent” experience of stigma and discrimination refers to the proportion of participants who rated the frequency of their experiences as “frequently” or “very frequently”.

Agreement with types of stigma and discrimination experienced 

Participants were asked to identify at least one, but no more than three, of the 14 life domains that they believe had been “most affected” by their experience of stigma and discrimination during the past 12 months. Participants then rated their level of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements describing types of stigma and discrimination for only their selected domains. This means that, while 1,912 participants comprised the total Our Turn to Speak sample, the total number of participants who reported on their experiences of stigma and discrimination in each life domain is variable, ranging n = 1320 (Relationships with Friends and Family) to n = 91 (Justice and Legal Services).

Participants were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements describing types of stigma and discrimination in their selected life domains during the past 12 months, using the following scale:

  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Slightly disagree
  • Slightly agree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree

“Agreement” refers to the proportion of participants who responded “slightly agree”, “agree” or “strongly agree”. 

Use of the data

To protect participants’ privacy, the National Stigma Report Card Data Explorer does not present any data associated with variables, categories or sub-groupings comprising fewer than 10 participants. 

Users of the National Stigma Report Card Data Explorer are permitted to download and use any individual charts on this website for research, evaluation, educational, training, policy, and advocacy purposes. Any use of charts or data derived from the National Stigma Report Card Data Explorer must acknowledge and attribute the data with the suggested citation:

Groot, C, Rehm, I, Andrews, C, Hobern, B, Morgan, R, Green, H, Sweeney, L, and Blanchard, M (2020). Report on Findings from the Our Turn to Speak Survey: Understanding the impact of stigma and discrimination on people living with complex mental health issues. Anne Deveson Research Centre, SANE Australia. Melbourne.

Datasets are not available to download as Excel, SPSS or other file formats to protect participants’ privacy. 

Request permissions

If you would like to request access to the National Stigma Report Card survey battery, please contact Dr Chris Groot (Research Lead) for permissions: grootc@unimelb.edu.au.