AIDS in the Public Consciousness in the Federal Republic 2002

Information and communication patterns as well as knowledge, attitudes
and behaviour in connection with AIDS. Attitude towards AIDS education
and attitude towards HIV-infected.

Topics: Satisfaction with the state of one´s own health; personal
healthcare; greatest health hazards to the German population; most
dangerous illnesses in the Federal Republic of Germany; knowledge about
AIDS; chances of recovery from AIDS; assessment of the AIDS risk of
infection in select situations; risk of transmission before outbreak of
the illness; knowledge about the transmission possibilities of AIDS in
different situations; knowledge of the HIV test; knowledge of the
meaning of the test result HIV-positive; externally visible signs of
HIV infection; probability of meeting people infected with HIV; one´s
own contact to those with AIDS or infected by HIV; dealing with
sufferers of HIV in one´s personal environment; personal fear of
contracting HIV or HIV contraction in one´s circle of friends; point in
time of individual fear of contracting AIDS; assessment of the danger
of own infection through sexual intercourse; AIDS information sources
consulted; frequency of the AIDS topic among peer groups; opinion
leadership of one´s own in the area of AIDS; use of AIDS booklets of
the health authorities; type and time of the last reception of AIDS
education in the media (television, cinema, newspapers and magazines)
as well as in special information presentations; participation in an
AIDS information session or lesson as well as time, venue and
counsellor; participation in an event to the AIDS education during
one´s school days and assessment of the acquired knowledge about
different protective measures; the Internet as an information source on
AIDS and time of its last consultation on this topic; knowledge of the
poster campaign "Don´t give AIDS a chance" and "Join in"; opinion on
the effects of the poster campaign; knowledge of long-term advertising
campaigns with similar poster themes; knowledge of the "Mach´s mit"
(join in)-commercials on the radio (advertising control); knowledge of
the Aids-Conselling-Hotline and proof of knowledge by asking for the
location of the BZgA; self-assessment of AIDS knowledge; continual
interest in how to prevent oneself from transmission of AIDS virus
interest in the living circumstance of those infected with AIDS;
interest in medical research reports on AIDS; attitude towards using a
condom with a new partner; assessment of the difficulty of convincing
one´s partner to use a condom; suspected attitude of the population
towards condom use at the beginning of a new relationship; expected new
intimate relationship within the next few months and the intention to
discuss AIDS with new partner; age when first sexual intercourse
occurred; sexual activity and number of different sexual partners
within the last 12 months; personal experience with condoms and
influence of condom use on sexual experience; condom use and frequency
of condom use; contraception or protection from HIV infection or other
venereal diseases as main reason for condom use; sexual intercourse
with a chance acquaintanceship within the last 12 months; condom use
with chance acquaintanceships (One-Night stands); consequences of one´s
subjective awareness of the danger of AIDS on one´s own sexual
behaviour; one´s own readiness to support HIV-infected; attitude
towards isolation from people infected with AIDS; state of knowledge on
protection from AIDS; addressing AIDS and condoms, as well as
condom-use with a new partner; reasons for condom use; knowledge on
correct condoms use; assessment of the material safety of condoms;
reluctance to use a condom; present possession of condoms; year of last
holiday trip; sexual contact on holiday and frequency of condom use;
condom use during last sexual intercourse; performance or carrying out
of a HIV test and frequency of doing so; time and place (doctor´s
surgery, hospital etc.) of the last HIV test; counselling on need for
an HIV test as well as the reason for its execution; performance of HIV
test based on medical advice, partner´s request or at the beginning or
end of a new partnership; fear of infection as a reason for carrying
out HIV test; knowledge of further sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs); concerns regarding possible infection with a sexually
transmitted disease (STD); medical consultation due to possible
infection; knowledge of new methods to treat AIDS and assessment of the
impact of these new treatment methods on one´s attitude and the public
awareness of AIDS (scale).

Demography: Age (year of birth); sex; marital status; cohabitation;
long-term partner; sexual intimacy with partner; duration of current
relation; estimated duration of current relationship; point in time of
last sexual relationship; present employment, professional rank;
highest level of education; vocational training; size of household;
number of persons over 16 living in household; self-assessment of
religiousness; religious denomination.

Additionally coded: Year of interview; area of inquiry; federal state;
weighting factor; different indices.