someone infected with HIV/AIDS

Tolerance Towards People with HIV/AIDS

• Youth are more likely than the overall Canadian population to say that they could be friends with someone infected with HIV/AIDS (93 versus 84 per cent). They are also more likely to believe that people with HIV/AIDS should be allowed to serve the public in positions like hairstylists (77 versus 67 per cent) or dentists and cooks (49 versus 38 per cent);
  
• Youth are more comfortable with the idea of shopping at a small neighbourhood grocery store where the owner is infected with HIV/AIDS (76 versus 67 per cent overall);
  
• They are the least likely segment of Canadian society to know or have known someone with HIV/AIDS (27 versus 39 per cent).