In 2006, African Americans are more likely to say the United States is losing ground (49%) when it comes to the problem of HIV/AIDS than making progress (31%), a they are more likely than either Latinos or whites to say the country is losing ground. Between 1997 and 2003, the share of African Americans who said that the U.S. was losing ground on HIV/AIDS remained fairly steady at around four in ten, increasing to a majority in 2004 and remaining close to half in 2006.