<qa>  How many veterans were interviewed with HIVAIDS?We interviewed 100 representative veterans with HIVAIDS from the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh VAMCs and, concurrently, 350 non-veterans with HIVAIDS from Cincinnati and Washington, DC, twice over 12-18 months. The patient questionnaire included clinical and demographic data; health values measures; a question comparing life now with life before being infected with HIV; and measures of health statushealth concerns, HIV symptoms, depressive symptoms, spiritualityreligion, adherence, social support, self-esteem, and optimism. We also assessed how medical house officers rate and value the health state of a hypothetical patient with congestive heart failure, identified either as a 72-year-old veteran or merely as a 72-year-old male. 