Advance Data Number 243, February 23, 1994. AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes for 1992: Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

摘要

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has included questions about HIV and AIDS as part of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) since 1987. The purpose of these questions is to provide population-based data on adults knowledge about AIDS and transmission of HIV and on their experience with HIV antibody testing. Such information is used to help plan and monitor various educational and prevention programs. The questionnaire used in 1991 and 1992 is the fourth version of this survey. While new questions have been introduced in each version to meet changing data needs, many questions have been used repeatedly to allow for examination of trends. NCHS has routinely published results from this survey in the Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics series. In addition, public use data tapes of the 1987-92 surveys are currently available and more detailed exploration of the data is encouraged.