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AIDREFCARE
Think health workers should be able to refuse care to AIDS patient
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Description

AIDREFCARE indicates that the sample adults thinks that health care workers should be allowed to refuse care to a person infected with AIDS. In 1994-1995, the question was directed at half of sample persons age 18 years and older (excluded from Y2K supplement), and in 1993 it was asked of the same group in quarters 3 and 4.

Related Variables

For sample persons who believe that people with AIDS are denied rights a series of follow-up questions were asked to determine how they were denied.

 

These include:

  • (AIDRTLIVE) Think people with AIDS/HIV cannot live anywhere they want
  • (AIDRTLINS) Think people with AIDS/HIV cannot get life insurance
  • (AIDRTGJOB) Think people with AIDS/HIV cannot get jobs
  • (AIDRTFIRED) Think people with AIDS/HIV are fired from jobs
  • (AIDRTJDISC) Think people with AIDS/HIV experience job discrimination
  • (AIDRTCARE) Think people with AIDS/HIV cannot get health care
  • (AIDRTOTH) Think people with AIDS/HIV face other discrimination

Comparability

Aside from changes in the universe, there are no comparability problems with AIDREFCARE.

Universe

  • 1993: Half of sample persons age 18+ in quarters 3 and 4 (excluded from Y2K supplement).
  • 1994-1995: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from Y2K supplement).

Availability

  • 1993-1995

Weights