AIDS in America

139 Pages·1991·2.669 MB·English

by  Charles H. Russell (auth.)

AIDS in America
Charles H. Russell
AIDS in America
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Charles H. Russell
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Russell, Charles H.
AIDS in America / Charles H. Russell.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 97S-1-4612-7797-2 e-ISBN-13 :97S-1-46U-3100-4
DOl: 1O.1007/97S-1-46U-3100-4
1. AIDS (Disease)-United States. 2. AIDS (Disease)-United
States-Public opinion. I. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology - United
States-tables. 2. Attitude to Health. 3. Public Opinion.
4. Socioeconomic Factors. WD 30S R961aj
RA644.A25RS7 1991
362.1 '9697'9200973 - dc20
DNLMIDLC
for Library of Congress 91-4S13
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Contents
Introduction 1
Structure and Content of the Report . . 2
Brief Summary of Findings 2
Reading the Tables . . . . . 3
Understanding the Statistics 4
Technical Information . . . 4
Section I Characteristics of Persons Who Have Known
Individuals with AIDS 7
Age .. 9
Gender 10
Race . 11
Ethnicity 12
Size of Place 13
Marital Status. . . . 14
Number of Children 15
Working Status . . . 16
Income Distribution 17
Type of Dwelling. . 18
Ownership or Rental of Dwelling . . . . . . . . 19
Educational Level . 20
Degree Status. . . . 21
Score on Word Test 22
Religious Preference 23
Protestant Denomination . 24
Frequency of Church Attendance 25
Political Party Identification 26
Happiness .... 27
Marital Happiness . . . . . 28
Excitement in Life . . . . . 29
Feelings about Helpfulness of Others 30
Feelings about Fairness of Others . 31
Feelings of Trust for Others . . 32
Family Life Satisfaction . . . . 33
Frequency of Family Problems 34
Self-assessed Health . . . . . 35
Health Satisfaction . . . . . . . 36
Frequency of Hospitalization . 37
Feelings about the Situation of the Average Man 38
Feelings about the Future of Children . . . . . . 39
Attitude about Official Interest in the Problems of the Average Man. 40
Satisfaction with Personal Financial Situation 41
Feelings about Public School Sex Education 42
Attitudes about Premarital Sex. . . . . . 43
Attitudes about Teenage Sexual Activity 44
Attitudes about Extra-marital Sex 45
Attitudes about Homosexuality ..... 46
Information about Pornography . . . . . 47
Attitude about Pornography Providing an Outlet for Sexual Impulses 48
Effect of Pornography in Promoting Rape. . . . . 49
Attitude about Impact of Pornography on Morals 50
Attitude about the Legal Status of Pornography. 51
Incidence of Viewing X-rated Movie ...... . 52
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Type of Relationship to AIDS Acquaintances. . 53
Survival Status of Person(s) Known with AIDS. 54
Age of Persons Known with AIDS .. 55
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS 56
Race of Persons Known with AIDS 57
Number of Sex Partners . . . . . . . . 58
Gender of Sex Partners. . . . . . . . . 59
Prohibiting Persons with AIDS from Attending Public Schools 60
Developing Government AIDS Information Program to Promote Safe
Sex Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 62
Government Payment for Health Care of AIDS Victims . . . . . . . . 63
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 64
Mandatory Testing for AIDS before Marriage .......... 65
Requiring Persons with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags 66
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . 67
Section II Age and Responses to Questions about AIDS 69
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . 71
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 71
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 72
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ...... 72
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 73
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School . 73
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 74
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 74
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 75
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ...... 75
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 76
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags 76
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Section III Gender and Responses to Questions about AIDS 79
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . 81
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 81
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 82
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ...... 82
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 83
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School. 83
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 84
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 84
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 85
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ...... 85
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 86
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags 86
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . 87
Section IV Race and Response to AIDS Questions 89
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . 91
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 91
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 92
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ...... 92
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 93
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School 93
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 94
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 94
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 95
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ...... 95
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 96
Requiring People with AIDS' Virus to Wear Identification Tags 96
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Section V Number of Persons Known with AIDS and
Responses to AIDS Questions 99
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . 101
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 101
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 102
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ..... . 102
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 103
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School 103
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 104
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 104
Having the Government Pay AIl of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 105
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ..... . 105
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 106
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags 106
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Section VI Region and Response to AIDS Questions 109
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . 111
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 111
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 112
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ..... . 112
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 113
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School . 113
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 114
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 114
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 115
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ..... . 115
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 116
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identifi~ation Tags 116
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Section VII Income and Response to AIDS Questions
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . . . . . 121
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 121
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 122
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ..... . 122
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 123
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School 123
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 124
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 124
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 125
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ...... . 125
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools . 126
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags 126
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Section VIII Education and Response to AIDS Questions 129
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . 131
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS 131
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS . 132
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ..... . 132
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . 133
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School 133
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex . 134
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus . 134
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. 135
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ..... . 135
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 136
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags 136
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Section IX Religion and Response for AIDS Questions 139
Relationship to Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Survival Status of Persons Known with AIDS ....... ....... 141
Gender of Persons Known with AIDS. . 142
Age of Persons Known with AIDS ............. ..... 142
Race of Persons Known with AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... 143
Prohibiting Students with AIDS Virus from Attending Public School . 143
Developing a Government Information Program to Promote Safe Sex. 144
Permitting Insurance Companies to Test Applicants for AIDS Virus. . 144
Having the Government Pay All of the Health Care Costs of AIDS Patients. . 145
Conducting Mandatory Testing for AIDS Virus before Marriage ......... 145
Teaching of Safe Sex Practices in Sex Education Courses in Public Schools 146
Requiring People with AIDS Virus to Wear Identification Tags . 146
Making AIDS Victims Eligible for Disability Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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