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National Survey of African Americans on HIV/AIDS
| 21. |
Now I have a few questions about the new combination drug treatments for people with HIV and AIDS. As far as you know, do these new drug treatments... (Read) |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 2 |
2 |
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Offer people a permanent cure? Or |
| 90 |
87 |
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Allow people to feel better for a longer period of time? |
| 1 |
1 |
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Never heard of (Vol.) |
| 7 |
10 |
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Don't know/Refused |
100 |
100 |
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| 22. |
As far as you know, are the new drug treatments effective in helping nearly all people who take them, most people, about half, less than half, or very few people? |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 3 |
3 |
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Nearly all |
| 22 |
22 |
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Most |
| 34 |
33 |
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About half |
| 13 |
13 |
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Less than half |
| 11 |
20 |
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Very few |
| 17 |
12 |
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Don't know/Refused |
100 |
100 |
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| 23. |
How many of those with HIV and AIDS who want the new drug treatments do you think are now actually getting these drugs? Would you say... (Read) |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 4 |
7 |
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Nearly all |
| 8 |
9 |
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Most |
| 22 |
18 |
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About half |
| 27 |
23 |
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Less than half, Or |
| 30 |
37 |
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Very few ? |
| 9 |
6 |
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Don't know/Refused |
100 |
100 |
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| 24. |
About how much do you think it costs PER MONTH to give someone with HIV or AIDS the new combination drug treatments? Is the average cost of the drugs about... (Read)
If Respondent Names A Range Or Different Amount, Ask: Which of these categories comes Closest to the actual cost? |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 2 |
3 |
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$50 per month |
| 9 |
11 |
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$100 per month |
| 30 |
31 |
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$500 per month, Or |
| 42 |
37 |
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$1,000 per month? |
| 17 |
18 |
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Don't know/Refused |
100 |
100 |
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| 25. |
Now I'd like you to think about ALL the money the federal government now spends on AIDS. In general, do you think the federal government spends too much money on AIDS, too little money or about the right amount?
Based on Form 1 respondents |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 8 |
4 |
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Too much money |
| 51 |
66 |
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Too little money |
| 32 |
23 |
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About right |
| 9 |
7 |
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Don't know |
100 |
100 |
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| 26. |
Compared with the amount of money the federal government spends on other health problems, such as heart disease and cancer, do you think federal spending on AIDS is too high, too low or about right?
Based on form 2 respondents |
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| General Public |
African American |
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General Public |
African American |
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| 11 |
7 |
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Too high |
12 |
9 |
| 40 |
54 |
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Too low |
50 |
58 |
| 35 |
29 |
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About right |
31 |
31 |
| 14 |
10 |
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Don't know/Refused |
7 |
2 |
| 27. |
Please tell me whether you think the federal government should or should Not be spending money in each of the following areas. (First,) should the government be spending money for...(Insert Item--Read And Rotate) |
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General Public |
African American |
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| a. HIV and AIDS education and other prevention activities |
95
4
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100 |
95
3
2
100 |
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Should spend money
Should not spend money
Don't know/Refused |
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| b. Making the new combination drug treatments
available to more people infected with HIV |
88
9
3
100 |
95
3
2
100 |
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Should spend money
Should not spend money
Don't know/Refused |
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| c. Research to find more effective treatments
for people infected with HIV |
93
6
1
100 |
97
2
1
100 |
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Should spend money
Should not spend money
Don't know/Refused |
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| d. Research to find an AIDS vaccine to prevent
people from becoming infected with HIV |
91
8
1
100 |
94
4
2
100 |
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Should spend money
Should not spend money
Don't know/Refused |
| 28. |
You said the government should be spending money in the following areas... (Read Short Versions Of Relevant Items)? Which One do you think should be the Top priority for federal AIDS spending? |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 32 |
27 |
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HIV and AIDS education and other prevention |
| 7 |
10 |
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Making the new AIDS drug treatments more available |
| 47 |
47 |
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Research to find an AIDS vaccine |
| 1 |
1 |
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Other (Vol.) |
| 1 |
1 |
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None of these |
| 2 |
3 |
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Don't know/Refused |
100 |
100 |
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| 29. |
As you may know, the new combination drug treatments for HIV are very expensive. In general, do you think the government should be spending money to help HIV-infected people with lower incomes pay for the new treatments, Or that the government can't afford such a costly new spending program at this time?
Based on form 1 respondents |
| General Public |
African American |
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| 64 |
83 |
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Government should be spending money |
| 29 |
11 |
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Can't afford costly new spending program |
| 7 |
6 |
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Don't know/Refused |
| 30. |
As you may know, the new combination drug treatments for HIV are very expensive. In general, do you think the government should be spending money to help HIV-infected people with lower incomes pay for the new treatments, Or that this financial responsibility should be left to HIV-infected individuals and their families, regardless of their income level? Based on form 2 respondents |
| General Public |
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African American |
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| 73 |
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Government should be spending money |
90 |
| 20 |
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Responsibility should be left to individuals and their families |
6 |
| 7 |
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Don't know/Refused |
4 |
100 |
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100 |
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Publication Number: 1372
Publish Date: 1998-03-17
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