This statistic depicts the percentage of Americans who had misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012. At that time, some 27 percent of respondents thought that sharing a drinking glass could lead to the transmission of HIV.
Percentage of Americans with misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012*
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Sharing a drinking glass
27%
Touching a toilet seat
17%
Swimming in a pool with someone who is HIV positive
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & Washington Post. (July 31, 2012). Percentage of Americans with misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257811/us-americans-with-misconceptions-about-hiv-transmission/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und Washington Post. "Percentage of Americans with misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012*." Chart. July 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257811/us-americans-with-misconceptions-about-hiv-transmission/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington Post. (2012). Percentage of Americans with misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257811/us-americans-with-misconceptions-about-hiv-transmission/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and Washington Post. "Percentage of Americans with Misconceptions about Hiv Transmission as of 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257811/us-americans-with-misconceptions-about-hiv-transmission/
Kaiser Family Foundation & Washington Post, Percentage of Americans with misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257811/us-americans-with-misconceptions-about-hiv-transmission/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of Americans with misconceptions about HIV transmission as of 2012* [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & Washington Post, July 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257811/us-americans-with-misconceptions-about-hiv-transmission/
