Americans who know someone with HIV/AIDS 2012

This statistic depicts the percentage of Americans who reported personally knowing someone with HIV/AIDS from 1983 to 2012. In 1983, only two percent of responding Americans stated that they personally knew anyone who had AIDS, had died from AIDS, or had tested positive for HIV.

Percentage of Americans who personally know someone with HIV/AIDS from 1983 to 2012*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
2012	45%
2011	41%
2009	43%
2006	42%
2004	44%
2000	43%
1997	35%
1995	39%
1991	19%
1989	13%
1986	6%
1985	4%
1983	2%

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Release date

July 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1983 to 2012

Number of respondents

1,524 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* Percent who say they personally know anyone who now has AIDS, has died from AIDS, or has tested positive for HIV.
Sources: ABC News/Washington Post (1983); Gallup (1985-1991); Kaiser Family Foundation surveys (1995-2012)

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