Study title

Assessment of the dangers from AIDS. Attitude to the social consequences of AIDS. Topics: 1. as oral survey: degree of urbanization of place of residence; general assessment of dangers and temptations for young people in large cities; assessment of the danger of AIDS infection in large cities; expected risk of crime in Germany in the extent of American cities; probability of future personal isolation due to AIDS; assessment of current and future social menace from AIDS; general attitude to the handicapped and illnesses as well as perceived feeling of threat from AIDS and readiness for risk (scale); personal ideas on AIDS prevention; centrality of the illness AIDS in the ideas of respondent in comparison to other illness risks; dealing with AIDS and assignment of blame to fringe groups (scale); perceived threat from AIDS in one´s family and circle of friends; influence of AIDS on daily behavior with people as well as feeling of safety; dealing with AIDS patients or isolation (scale); state of knowledge about possibilities of infection with AIDS; state of knowledge about the number of AIDS-infected people in Germany; active or casual gathering of information on AIDS; assessment of danger of AIDS-infection in selected situations in daily life; attitude to selected statements on social as well as personal dealing with AIDS (scale); governmental or personal responsibility for protection from AIDS and assumed attitude of the population on this question; compulsory measures or education as promising measure to contain AIDS as well as assumed attitude of the population on this question; attitude to compulsory registration, to entry prohibition for AIDS-infected people as well as compulsory tests for main risk groups or for everyone as well as assumed attitude of the population on this question; government, health insurance companies or those impacted themselves as bearers of the costs for care of AIDS patients; willingness to pay higher health insurance fees for care...