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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989

Module: AIDS
Variable: AIDSTELL


Question:
Thinking of patients hwose blood has been tested for the AIDS virus without their knowledge - should they …


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Not be told the test has been carried out5
Be told about the test, but not be told the result2
Be told about the test, and have the choice of knowing or no35
Be told about the test, and be told the result56
Don't know1
Not answered1


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
Not be told the test has been carried out 6 5
Be told about the test, but not be told the result 3 1
Be told about the test, and have the choice of knowing or no 38 32
Be told about the test, and be told the result 52 59
Don't know 1 1
Not answered 1 1


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Not be told the test has been carried out 4 4 3 4 5 13
Be told about the test, but not be told the result 2 3 2 1 1 3
Be told about the test, and have the choice of knowing or no 40 46 33 31 32 26
Be told about the test, and be told the result 54 47 60 64 60 53
Don't know 0 1 0 0 1 2
Not answered 0 0 2 1 1 4


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Not be told the test has been carried out 4 7 5
Be told about the test, but not be told the result 2 2 2
Be told about the test, and have the choice of knowing or no 33 35 44
Be told about the test, and be told the result 59 54 50
Don't know 1 1 0
Not answered 1 2 0


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