In the lead up to National HIV Testing Day on June 27, the Kaiser Family Foundation has released new national survey data on HIV testing and a fact sheet that provides current testing data as well as information on testing policies, recommendations, and techniques. These new findings are part of Kaiser's national "Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS," conducted this spring.

The survey found that among all U.S. adults, almost half (48%) report having ever been tested for HIV, including 20 percent in the last year. Among non-elderly adults, more than half (55%) say they have ever been tested for HIV, an increase from 43% in 1997. Non-elderly African Americans are the most likely to say that they have ever been tested (71%), followed by Latinos (54%) and Whites (51%). Among these groups, however, those who say they have been tested in the last 12 months has remained relatively stable since 1997, at 38 percent (African American), 30 percent (Latino), and 18 percent (White).

For a summary of the survey and a chartpack go to: www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr061504pkg.cfm.