Summary information

Study title

Concepts of AIDS in Germany: Stability and Change

Creator

Eirmbter, Willy H. (Universität Trier, Abteilung Soziologie )
Hahn, Alois (Universität Trier, Abteilung Soziologie)
Jacob, Rüdiger (Universität Trier, Abteilung Soziologie)
Lettke, Frank (Universität Trier, Abteilung Soziologie)

Study number / PID

ZA2978, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.2978 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Assessment of the dangers from AIDS. Attitude to the social consequences of AIDS. Topics: 1. As oral survey: general assessment of the dangers and temptations for young people in large cities; assessment of the danger of AIDS infection in large cities; expected jeopardy from crime in Germany to the extent of American cities; probability of personally isolating oneself in future due to AIDS; assessment of the degree of infection of selected illnesses; attitude to handicapped and sick persons; importance and consciousness of the dangers from AIDS; assumed effectiveness of possibilities of protection against AIDS; perceived threat to personal circle of friends and family from selected illnesses; perceived threat from technical developments such as nuclear energy, gene technology as well as from the ozone hole and environmental pollution; attitude to AIDS and the AIDS-infected as well as attributing blame to the primary risk groups; satisfaction with the German public health system; earning money or helping as primary motive among those active in the public health system; risk of HIV infection in the hospital; self-assessment of the certainty with which one would recognize someone infected with HIV; trust in the public health system and especially in blood preparations and blood transfusions after the so-called blood scandal in which AIDS-infected blood preparations came into use; influence of AIDS on daily behavior with people as well as feeling of safety; dealing with the AIDS-infected or isolation; state of knowledge about possibilities of infection with AIDS; active or casual gathering of information on AIDS; tolerance or isolation of the AIDS-infected (scale); compulsory measures or education as promising measures against AIDS; attitude to selected measures to combat AIDS (scale); willingness to help regarding AIDS-infected people; preference for protection of privacy of AIDS patients or protection of the healthy at the cost of those infected with AIDS; trust...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

05/1995 - 07/1995

Country

Germany

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample (ADM mastersample)

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Oral and written survey with standardized questionnaire

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1997

Terms of data access

A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.

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