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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
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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