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Indicator 46. AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes

Percent of persons 18 years old and over with selected AIDS knowledge and atitudes, by selected characteristics: 1991

______________________________________________________________________________________                       |       |     Age      |      Sex   |          Education                       |       |______________|____________|___________________________    AIDS knowledge or  | Total | 18-29  30-49 |            |Less than   12    More than    attitude           |       | years  years | Male Female|12 years   years  12 years ______________________|_______|______________|____________|___________________________                                            Percent distribution Total                    100     100    100    100   100       100      100      100  How much would you say you know about AIDS?    A lot..............     29      32     34     28    29        15       24       39   Some...............     44      50     47     44    45        31       48       47   A little...........     19      16     15     21    18        31       22       12   Nothing............      8       3      3      8     7        23        5        2   Don't know.........      0       0      0      0     0         0        0        0  AIDS is an infectious disease caused by a virus.    True...............     81      88     86     83    79        68       81       88   False..............      6       5      6      5     7         5        7        5   Don't know.........     13       8      8     12    14        27       13        7  AIDS can reduce the body's natural protection against disease.    True...............     85      88     91     87    84        65       86       95   False..............      4       4      3      3     4         6        4        2   Don't know.........     11       8      6     10    12        28       10        3  Have you ever discussed AIDS with any of your children 10-17 years of age?    Yes................     69      55     70     57    79        56       67       75   No.................     31      41     30     42    20        43       32       25   Don't know.........      0       0      0      0     0       ---        0        0  Have any or all of your children 10-17 years of age had instruction at school about AIDS?    Yes................     74      53     75     70    77        69       72       77   No.................      9      16      9      7    10         8        9        9   Don't know.........     17      27     16     22    12        21       18       14  What are your chances of getting the AIDS virus?    High...............      0       1      0      0     0         0        0        0   Medium.............      2       3      2      2     2         2        2        2   Low................     23      30     26     25    21        13       21       30   None...............     72      63     69     69    74        79       74       66   Don't know.........      2       2      2      2     3         5        2        1 N/A-High chance of already   having the AIDS virus.   0       0      0      0     0         0        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, January 6, 1993.