Supporting Data

Project Kindle collected the following data after its week long speaking tour in the Los Angeles School district in October of 2006.

After watching SPEAK OUT, students were more accurate in knowing that HIV/AIDS is not transmitted through spit.

Scale: 1 - "Definitely No" to 5 - "Definitely Yes"
* F(1, 882)=57.86, p < .001

After watching SPEAK OUT, students were very accurate in understading that HIV/AIDS is not spread via casual contact. Students were asked, "Can you get HIV/AIDS though..." This graph shows that the majority of students answered "no" to modes of transmission through casual contact.

After watching SPEAK OUT, students were also very accurate in understading that HIV/AIDS is spread via unprotected sexual contact and breastfeeding. Students were asked, "Can you get HIV/AIDS though..." This graph shows that the majority of students answered "yes" to modes of transmission through various unprotected sexual contacts and breastfeeing questions.

After watching SPEAK OUT, students were more likely to hug someone who has HIV/AIDS.

Scale: 1 - "Not at all likely" to 5 - "Extremely likely."
*F (1, 318)=75.92, p=.001

The SPEAK OUT program also increased friendliness toward people who have HIV/AIDS. Students were friendlier toward people who have HIV/AIDS after participating in the SPEAK OUT program.

Scale: 1 - "Not at all friendly" to 5 - "Extremely friendly"
*F (1, 874)=38.119 p=.001

After watching SPEAK OUT, students were more likely to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.

Scale: 1 - "Not at all likely" to 5 - "Extremely likely"
*F (1, 1010)=6.04, p=.01

After watching SPEAK OUT, students were more likely to say that kids who have HIV/AIDS should not have have to be seperated from other kids.

Scale: 1 - "Completely seperate" to 5 - "Not at all seperate"
*F (1, 1003)=19.74, p=.001