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Public Opinion on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States : Misconceptions About HIV Transmission by Age, Education, and Race/Ethnicity
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Misconceptions About HIV Transmission by Age, Education, and Race/Ethnicity

Misconceptions about HIV transmission are found in all segments of the population. While education does increase people’s level of knowledge about transmission somewhat, still 32% of college graduates held at least one misconception about HIV is transmitted. Similarly, people ages 65 and older are more likely than their younger counterparts to have such misconceptions, but large shares of younger people also gave incorrect answers to these questions. African Americans and Latinos are somewhat more likely than whites to answer these questions incorrectly, but still 40% of whites give incorrect answers.

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