and world news and three-quarters read the treatment news and features. Two-thirds read the

'first person' interviews and features, the editorial page, and the letters.
Very importantly, 57 per cent of you had discussed something with their doctor as a result of reading about it in Positive Nation - even a quarter of the HIV negative readers.
Our columnists are significantly more popular with women and, unsurprisingly, our personal ads are significantly more popular among our HIV positive readers (and especially black readers) - but nearly one in four HIV negative readers scan them too!
One in five readers had 'done something' as a result of reading about it in Positive Nation. Individual results varied from 'meeting my wife through this magazine' to political involvement such as answering the Sexual Health Strategy questionnaire and writing to their MP.
Your lifestyle
About 50 per cent of you are in paid jobs - up from one-third in the last Readers Survey in 1999. Not unexpectedly, more than one in three readers earn under £10,000 a year - meaning they're probably on benefits. But another third earn over £20,000, and one in 20 more than £40,000. Positive readers unsurprisingly earned less on average, and were two to three times as likely to be living in publicly rented housing.
But you are optimistic about your future prospects. Three to four times more of you expect your job and money prospects to improve than those who think they will get

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worse, and twice as many expect better as opposed to worse health.