condom {MPsychoR}

Attitude towards condoms

Description

This dataset is a modified version of the data used in de Ayala (2009). Originally, the data come from the voluntary HIV counseling and testing efficacy study performed by the center for AIDS prevention studies (2003).

Usage

data("condom")

Format

A data frame with 500 individuals and the following 7 variables. The 6 items were scored on a 4-point response scale (0 ... strongly disagree; 4 ... strongly agree).

Feel

Condom does not have a good feel.

Buy

I am embarrassed to buy condoms.

Put

I am embarrased to put on condom.

Break

Condoms break/slip off.

Cheat

My partner wants condoms to cheat.

Uncomfortable

My friends said that condoms are uncomfortable.

Country

Participant's country (artificially added).

Source

de Ayala, R. J. (2009). The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory. Guilford Press, New York

Examples

data(condom)
str(condom)