The public is generally supportive of federal spending on HIV/AIDS, with the largest share (42%) saying the federal government spends too little money on HIV/AIDS, and one-third (33%) saying spending is about right; fewer than one in ten (9%) say the government spends too much on HIV/AIDS.

The four in ten who say the government spends too little on HIV/AIDS represents a decline from most previous years, though it is about the same share who said this in 2002 (39%).