Senior citizens and those with a low self-rated knowledge of HIV/AIDS

• Senior citizens and those with a low self-rated knowledge of HIV/AIDS are somewhat less likely to indicate that HIV could be transmitted from a mother to her (unborn) child (82 and 81 per cent, respectively). The highest income earners are more apt to cite this method (92 per cent).
  
• Residents of British Columbia are somewhat less likely to cite tattoos and body piercing as a method of HIV transmission (75 per cent), while those in Alberta are somewhat more likely to do so (86 per cent). Canadians over 65 and the lowest income earners are less likely to indicate that HIV could be transmitted through tattoos or body piercing (72 and 75 per cent, respectively), as are those with a low self-rated level of knowledge (68 per cent).
  
• Canadians under 35 are less likely to indicate that HIV could be transmitted through kissing (16 to 18 per cent), while those over 65 are much more likely to do so (40 per cent).
  
• Canadians under 25 are more likely to cite mosquito bites as a method of transmission (37 per cent), as are people born outside of Canada (33 per cent). Higher education and income individuals are less likely to do so, as are people who perceive a status quo in the risk of HIV infection compared to five years ago (20 per cent).
  
• Canadians over 65 and lower education and income individuals are more apt to indicate that HIV could be passed through general contact with objects, or through casual contact.
  
• Seniors are also more likely to cite a sneeze or cough as a likely method of HIV transmission (20 per cent).