Please tell me whether you think each of the following statements about HIV and AIDS is true or false – OR if you don't know whether it's true or false. (First/Next)...(INSERT ITEM – RANDOMIZE a-c). (READ FOR FIRST ITEM AND THEN AS NECESSARY: Do you think this statement is true or false?)
| True | False | DK/Ref. |
a. There are drugs available which can lengthen the lives of people who have HIV and AIDS | 87 | 6 | 7 |
b. A pregnant woman who has HIV can take certain drugs to reduce the risk of her baby being born infected | 44 | 26 | 29 |
c. Having another sexually transmitted disease such as Herpes of Gonorrhea may increase a person’s risk of becoming infected with HIV | 44 | 36 | 20 |
Item d based on Half Sample (n = 1,269) |
d. There is no cure for AIDS at present | 86 | 10 | 4 |
Item e based on Half Sample (n = 1,248) |
e. There are drugs available that can cure HIV and AIDS | 10 | 81 | 9 |
Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.
