Executive Summary

1.

Introduction

1.1

Context

1.2

Methodology

2.

Knowledge and Awareness

2.1

Basic Knowledge

2.2

Government Initiative

2.3

Self-Rated Knowledge

2.4

HIV/AIDS Knowledge Index

3.

Perceptions of Risk

3.1

Severity

3.2

Trends Over Time

4.

Information Sources

4.1

Current Information Sources

4.2

Preferred Information Vehicles

4.3

Reliability of Sources

5.

Tolerance Towards People with HIV/AIDS

5.1

Tolerance

5.2

Exposure to People with HIV

6.

Behaviour

6.1

Sexual Behaviour

6.2

Understanding and Practice of Safer Sex

6.3

Testing Behaviour

7.

Government Involvement

7.1

Support

7.2

Focus

8.

Typology of Canadians

9.

Summary

Appendix A: Questionnaire

Appendix B: Youth Profile

Appendix C: Methodology

Appendix D: Detailed Tables