Have you ever been tested for HIV? Do not count tests you may have had as part of a blood donation. Include oral test (where they take a swab from your mouth). A. Not including blood donations, in what month and year was your last HIV test? As of 2024, HIVTEST1 accounts for only the year in which the respondent tested for HIV and the variable has been slightly adjusted to help protect confidentiality. Please see the 2024 codebook for more information. The original HIVTEST1 containing data from 2006 to 2022 has been renamed HIVTEST1_0622.
Year of last HIV test · Asked in 10 waves, 2006–2024 · 7,745 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 862 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 635 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 757 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 580 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 732 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,028 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 725 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 744 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 728 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 |
| face to face |
| 4,510 |
| 954 |