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Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS [March, 2006]

When you think about HIV/AIDS, which group of people do you think of first as those who are most likely to be infected? And which group of people do you think of next? (RECORD OPEN –END. UP TO TWO RESPONSES)

 

43

Gay men/Homosexuals/Bisexuals

33

Drug Users

21

Teenagers/Young people

17

Promiscuous people/People who have casual sex

8

African Americans (general)

7

Prostitutes

7

Minorities (general)

4

Men

4

Women

4

Poor people/Low income

2

African American men

2

African American women

1

Whites/Caucasians

1

Middle aged people

1

Elderly/Older people

1

Uneducated/Uninformed people

1

People who get blood transfusions

2

Anyone/Everyone

4

Other

26

Don't know/Refused

 

Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Methodology: Fieldwork conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,517. The survey included an oversample of African American and Latino respondents (a total of 378 African American and 447 Latino respondents were interviewed). Results for all groups have been weighted to reflect their actual distribution in the nation.

 

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