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AIDS
Knowledge and Attitudes
Youth
Indicators 1996 / Indicator 46 Percent of persons 18 years old and over with
selected AIDS knowledge and attitudes, by selected characteristics: 1992
Age Sex Years of school
------------ ------------ completed AIDS knowledge
or attitude Total 18-29 30-49 years
years Male Female Less than 12 More than
12 years
years 12 years
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 100 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 How much would you say you know about AIDS? A lot............................ 26
31 31 26 27 14 23 36 Some............................. 45 50
50 45 45 32 48 49 A little......................... 21
17 17 22 20 32 24 13 Nothing.......................... 7 2
3 7 7 22 5 2 Don't know....................... 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 AIDS is an infectious disease caused by a virus. True............................. 85
92 90 87 83 75 85 91 False............................ 4
3 4 4 5 4 5 4 Don't know.......................10 5
6 9 12 21 10 5 AIDS can reduce the body's natural protection against disease. True............................. 87
90 92 88 86 68 87 96 False............................ 3
3 3 3 4 6 4 2 Don't know......................10 7
6 9 10 26 9 3 Have you ever discussed AIDS with any of your children 10-17 years of age? Yes.............................. 75
55 76 64 84 64 74 79 No............................... 25
43 23 35 16 36 25 20 Have any or all of your children 10-17 years of age had instruction at school about AIDS? Yes.............................. 76
64 77 72 80 72 77 78 No............................... 8
20 8 7 10 9 8 8 Don't know......................15 15
15 20 10 19 15 14 What are your chances of getting the AIDS virus? High............................. 1
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Medium........................... 3 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 Low.............................. 29
38 33 31 27 17 26 37 None............................. 64
53 60 62 67 72 68 57 Don't know....................... 3 2
3 3 3 6 3 2 N/A-High chance of already having the AIDS virus........0 1 1
0 1 1 0 0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics,
Advance Data, no. 225 and no. 243. Indicator chart and text.
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