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
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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
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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.
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