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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999

Variable Details

Variablem22212m1
LabelWays in which HIV can be passed on?
Question text Now I'd like you to look at this card. In which of these ways can HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) be passed from one person to another? Response 1
Responses
1 Ear piercing 375
2 From toilet seats 53
3 Sex between a man and a woman 1155
4 Being spat on 3
5 From insects which bite 3
6 Kissing on the mouth 12
7 Receiving blood transfusions this country 80
8 Giving or donating blood in this country 9
9 Passed to unborn babies by mothers 17
10 Having sex with local people other countries 35
11 Babies breastfed by mothers 0
12 Sex between two men 4
13 Touching - such as holding hands or hugging 0
14 Injection used/unsterilised needle 1
15 Sex activities between 2 women 0
16 Drinking from the same glass 0
17 Coughs and sneezes 0
18 Oral sex 3
19 Being bitten by someone 0
20 None of these 10
99 Don't know 39
98 Refused 17
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C222.12. Code all that apply.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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