BRYAN@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (12/19/89)
Okay, the final results of the Net AIDS survey are (finally) in. Here, then, are the totals and percentages. (note: %'s are rounded, so if they don't always come out to be exactly 100, that's why). Total responses: 177 (responses received after Nov. 29th-30th were not added to the tally) Ages: Most people responding were between 19 and 35 or so. The youngest was 17 and the oldest was 57. Sex: Male: 133 (75%) Female: 44 (25%) Sexually Active? Yes: 119 (67%) No: 58 (33%) # of partners: Past year: None 27 (15%) One 88 (50%) 2-4 47 (27%) 5-8 8 (5%) 9 or more: 7 (5%) Past month: None: 66 (37%) One: 93 (53%) 2-4: 15 (8%) 5-8: 3 (2%) 9 or more: 0 Ever: None: 15 (8%) One: 22 (12%) 2-4: 49 (27%) 5-8: 32 (18%) 9 or more: 59 (33%) Sexual preference: Heterosexual: 117 (66%) Homosexual: 39 (22%) Bisexual: 21 (12%) Birth control method: None: 42 (24%) The pill: 59 (33%) Withdrawal: 9 (6%) Condom: 91 (51%) IUD: 5 (3%) Other: 33 (19%) (other methods included the sponge, vasectomy and 1 or 2 more) Has AIDS affected behavior? Yes: 95 (54%) No: 82 (46%) (changes in behavior included increased selectivity, reduction in number of sex partners, and added precautions) At risk? Yes: 44 (25%) No: 133 (75%) Information? TV: 120 (68%) Classes: 55 (31%) Friends: 81 (46%) Pamphlets: 128 (72%) Other: 99 (56%) Where to go for AIDS test? (the answers to this one were many and varied. Most people who chose to answer this question at all would go to a clinic or hospital. A few would go to family doctors, and a few would get tested through blood donation. There were some other scattered responses) Ever had an AIDS test? Yes: 68 (38%) No: 109 (62%) HIV positive? Two yes answers IV drug use? One yes answer (but was an insulin user, so I don't think that really counts) Comments: For the most part responses seemed well-considered and honest. Several people commented about the validity of the test/questions. To them as a group I respond that I didn't write the test and would have composed it differently had I been the author. I also realize that surveys administered across the net lack something in external validity, but the only other "market" we could gather data from was the local area, and I figured that international opinion (however unevenly concentrated) was better than a survey of students in BFE. Once again, thanks for all the help in completing this project (the teacher was impressed). - Bryan PS - I mailed individual thanks to everyone who sent me a response. The mailer(s) bounced several of them, so if you didn't get yours...thanks!