AEGiS-APPJ: Policy Directions Suggested by Results of a National Poll on AIDS,"

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Policy Directions Suggested by Results of a National Poll on AIDS,"

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 3, no. 1 (Winter 1988): 23-24
Shirley Damrosch et al.

A survey on AIDS was conducted using a national random sample of 1,256 adults; the poll utilized random digit dialing and achieved 70 percent participation. Those with higher levels of education were somewhat more optimistic that AIDS would be under control five years from now and less pessimistic that AIDS would become a major epidemic. Although only 10 percent of the sample perceived themselves at any risk of getting AIDS, 41 percent reported taking special precautions to avoid the disease. Perceptions of risk were highest among college graduates, those aged 30 to 39, and those living in the east. Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than whites to report taking special precautions. Overall, there was agreement that (1) the government should spend whatever it takes to find a cure or a vaccine, (2) the government should impose restrictions on gay bars and bathhouses during the epidemic, and (3) individuals should take extra care in sexual relations and personal preventive habits.
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