Table 4.
Percent agreeing with HIV/AIDS “Conspiracy Theory” statements by race/ethnicity and gender (weighted percents shown)
| African American | Latinos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n =208) | Females (n = 302) | Males (n =208) | Females (n = 302) | |
| Percent agreeing with statement:1 | ||||
| AIDS was created by scientists in a test tube | 32.1% | 24.7% | 20.9% | 24.5% |
| AIDS was spread in Africa by scientists doing research | 32.2% | 22.3% | 13.9% | 14.6% |
| An AIDS cure exists but government will not import it | 38.7% | 30.7% | 15.6% | 13.5% |
| A vaccine exists that is being withheld | 33.8% | 26.4% | 20.3% | 15.5% |
| AIDS is a plot to destroy the Black community | 34.2% | 21.1% | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| AIDS is a plot to destroy the Latino community | 25.8% | 16.4% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| AIDS was created to get rid of Blacks | 32.6% | 21.1% | 10.3% | 12.4% |
| AIDS was created to get rid of Latinos | 23.0% | 15.5% | 8.1% | 7.6% |
| AIDS was created to get rid of the poor | 18.6% | 15..8% | 4..7% | 4.2% |
| Number of statements agreed with: | ||||
| None | 32.0% | 41.9% | 58.5% | 54.6% |
| One | 17.2% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 17.2% |
| Two or three | 18.7% | 17.4% | 7.5% | 21.1% |
| Four or more | 32.1% | 21.5% | 11.4% | 7.0% |
1
Those agreeing “somewhat” or “totally” with the statement.