National Health Interview Survey, 1989: AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes Supplement

The basic purpose of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of health services people receive. The 1989 AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes Supplement provides 93 variables from the core Person File (see NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1989 [ICPSR 9583]) including sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on activity. The 166 variables unique to this supplement cover attitudes towards and knowledge of AIDS, the effects of the disease, how it is spread, where to obtain information on AIDS, detection of HIV with blood tests, how to avoid getting the disease, and personal knowledge of anyone who had the test for AIDS, tested positively for the virus, or had the disease.

全国健康访谈调查（National Health Interview Survey, NHIS）的核心宗旨，在于获取有关疾病的发生规模与分布特征、疾病引发的残疾与慢性损伤效应，以及民众所接受的各类医疗服务类型的相关信息。1989年艾滋病知识与态度补充模块从核心个人文件（参见《1989年全国健康访谈调查[ICPSR 9583]》）中提取了93个变量，涵盖性别、年龄、种族、婚姻状况、退伍军人身份、受教育程度、收入水平、行业与职业编码以及活动受限情况。该补充模块独有的166个变量，则涉及民众对艾滋病的态度与认知、该疾病的影响、传播途径、艾滋病相关信息的获取渠道、通过血液检测筛查HIV的方法、预防感染该疾病的手段，以及个人是否认识曾接受艾滋病检测、病毒检测呈阳性或罹患艾滋病的人群等内容。