Among 219 respondents, undergraduate or graduate status did not emerge as a good predictor of empathy towards aids victims, fear of aids, or knowledge of AIDS. Knowledge about aids was a better predictor of fear than age, race, or sex. Greater knowledge was associated with greater empathy.
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