Since 1986, roughly half of Americans have said that there has been a lot of discrimination against people with AIDS. In 2004, a little less than half (45%) said there was a lot of discrimination, and an additional 38% said they think there has been some discrimination against people with HIV. It is interesting to note that the share saying there is “a lot of discrimination” against people with HIV/AIDS remained virtually the same over the twenty-year period from 1986 to 2006.