Entry:

Safran, Marc A. and Wilson, Ronald W., "Surveillance of HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors in the General Population," Public Health Reports, 3 (1996), 123-128.


Abstract:

Comparative analysis of NHIS, BRFSS, YRBSS reveals that data collected from probability-based surveys can be uniquely effective in facilitating the development of HIV-Related prevention, research and evaluation programs.

GSS Years:

1988-1996

Other Data Sets:

NHIS 1994; BRFSS 1994; YRBSS 1993-1994

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
PARTNERS

HOW MANY SEX PARTNERS R HAD IN LAST YEAR

MATESEX

WAS 1 OF RS PARTNERS SPOUSE OR REGULAR

FRNDSEX

R HAD SEX WITH FRIEND LAST YEAR

ACQNTSEX

R HAD SEX WITH ACQUAINTANCE LAST YEAR

PIKUPSEX

R HAD SEX WITH CAUSUAL DATE LAST YEAR

PAIDSEX

R HAD SEX FOR PAY LAST YEAR

OTHERSEX

R HAD SEX WITH SOME OTHER LAST YEAR

SEXSEX

SEX OF SEX PARTNERS IN LAST YEAR

SEXFREQ

FREQUENCY OF SEX DURING LAST YEAR

SEXFREQ1

HAD SEX IN LAST MONTH

SEXFREQ2

"NUMBER OF TIMES

NUMWOMEN

NUMBER OF FEMALE SEX PARTNERS SINCE 18

NUMMEN

NUMBER OF MALE SEX PARTNERS SINCE 18

PARTOPEN

NUMBER OF SEX PARTNERS LAST YEAR

PARTOPN5

NUMBER OF SEX PARTNERS LAST FIVE YEARS

PARTNRS5

SEX OF THE PARTNER LAST FIVE YEARS

SEXSEX5

SEX OF SEX PARTNERS LAST FIVE YEARS

EVPAIDSX

EVER HAVE SEX PAID FOR OR BEING PAID SINCE 18

EVSTRAY

HAVE SEX OTHER THAN SPOUSE WHILE MARRIED

CONDOM

USED CONDOM LAST TIME

RELATSEX

RELATION TO LAST SEX PARTNER