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Description
For sample persons ages 18 and older who have had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection, and did not get the results of their blood test, ATLNORMAIN, reports the main reason that the respondent did not get the results of her/his last test.
Comparability
There are no comparability issues with this variable. Changes in survey design (e.g. quarters or subsamples) affect raw frequencies but do not affect comparability between samples. As always, data users should apply prescribed IPUMS NHIS weights.
Universe
1993: Half of sample persons age 18+ in quarters 3 and 4 (excluded from Y2K supplement) who have ever had blood tested for AIDS virus infection and did not get results of blood test (or for whom it was unknown whether they got results of blood test).
