AIDS Attitude Scale – AAS

Limiting the spread of AIDS is more important than trying to protect the rights of people with AIDS.

Support groups for people with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection would be very helpful to them.

I would consider marrying someone with HIV infection.

I would quit my job before I would work with someone who has AIDS.

People should not be afraid of catching HIV from casual contact, like hugging or shaking hands.

I would like to feel at ease around people with AIDS.

People who receive positive results from the HIV blood tests should not be allowed to get married.

I would prefer not to be around homosexuals for fear of catching AIDS.

Being around someone with AIDS would not put my health in danger.

Only disgusting people get HIV infection.

I think that people with HIV infection got what they deserved.

People with AIDS should not avoid being around other people.

People should avoid going to the dentist because they might catch HIV from dental instruments.

The thought of being around someone with AIDS does not bother me.

People with HIV infection should not be prohibited from working in public places.

I would not want to be in the same room with someone who I knew had AIDS.

The "gay plague" is an appropriate way to describe AIDS.

People who give HIV to others should face criminal charges.

People should not be afraid to donate blood because of AIDS.

A list of people who have HIV infection should be available to anyone.

I would date a person with AIDS.

People should not blame the homosexual community for the spread of HIV infection in the United States.

No one deserves to have a disease like HIV infection.

It would not bother me to attend class with someone who has AIDS.

An employer should have the right to fire an employee with HIV infection regardless of the type of work s/he does.

I would allow my children to play with children of someone known to have AIDS.

People get AIDS by performing unnatural sex acts.

People with HIV should not be looked down upon by others.

I could tell by looking at someone if s/he had AIDS.

It is embarrassing to have so many people with HIV infection in our society.

Health care workers should not refuse to care for people with HIV infection regardless of their personal feelings about the disease.

Children who have AIDS should not be prohibited from going to schools or day care centers.

Children who have AIDS probably have a homosexual parent.

HIV blood test results should be confidential to avoid discrimination against people with positive results.

HIV infection is a punishment for immoral behavior.

I would not be afraid to take care of a family member with AIDS.

If I discovered that my roommate had AIDS, I would move out.

I would contribute money to an HIV infection research project if I were making a charitable contribution.

The best way to get rid of HIV infection is to get rid of homosexuality.

Churches should take a strong stand against drug abuse and homosexuality to prevent the spread of AIDS.

Insurance companies should not be allowed to cancel insurance policies for AIDS-related reasons.

Money being spent on HIV infection research should be spent instead on diseases that affect innocent people.

A person who gives HIV to someone else should be legally liable for any medical expenses.

The spread of AIDS in the United States is proof that homosexual behavior should be illegal.

A list of people who have HIV infection should be kept by the government.

I could comfortably discuss AIDS with others.

People with AIDS are not worth getting to know.

I have no sympathy for homosexuals who get HIV infection.

Parents who transmit HIV to their children should be prosecuted as child abusers.

People with AIDS should be sent to sanitariums to protect others from AIDS.

People would not be so afraid of AIDS if they knew more about the disease.

Hospitals and nursing homes should not refuse to admit patients with HIV infection.

I would not avoid a friend if s/he had AIDS.

The spread of HIV in our society illustrates how immoral the United States has become.