"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current levels of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of seventh and eighth grade students in WhitmanCounty, Washington. This was done to form baseline data on seventh grade students and to determine if a significant difference existed between Whitman County eighth grade students and previously nationally surveyed eighth grade students. A modified portion of the National Adolescent School Health Survey was used to collect this data. The participants in the study were seventh and eighth grade students from eight Whitman County public schools. Four null hypotheses were tested at the .01 and .05 levels of significance. Analyses of the data indicated that significant differences did exist in the areas of at-risk behavior, AIDS transmission, AIDS prevention, and diagnosis and prognosis of AIDS. All four null hypotheses were rejected"--Document.