Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of the following comments. I would be afraid to be around a person with HIV because I would be worried I could get infected.
Afraid to be around a person with HIV · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 6,055 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 2,121 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,615 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,319 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 47% |
| 21% |
| 21% |
| 11% |
| 2121 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 54% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 350 | ±7 |
| Midwest | 47% | 23% | 19% | 11% | 517 | ±6 |
| South | 43% | 20% | 25% | 11% | 827 | ±5 |
| West | 46% | 23% | 21% | 10% | 427 | ±6 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.