Description

For sample persons aged 18 and older, PHSSTUDYN indicates whether the respondent would participate in a Public Health Service study of AIDS, proposed by the Surgeon General, if he or she was selected in a national sample of people to have their blood tested with assurances of privacy of test results.

Related Variables

For sample persons who said they would not participate in the Public Health Service AIDS virus blood test study, a series of follow-up questions were asked in order to determine why they would not participate.

For sample persons who said they

• would

participate in the Public Health Service AIDS virus blood test study, additional questions were asked to determine whether their participation was conditional on knowing or not knowing the results.

Comparability

Changes in survey design (e.g., quarters in which the supplement was collected) may affect raw frequencies, but do not affect comparability of the variable. As always, data users should use the prescribed IPUMS NHIS weights.

Universe

Availability

• 1987-1989

Weights

• 1987-1989 : SUPP1WT