How can I make groups on my address book?

I have an iphone 5c.  I am trying to make a group in my address book.  I need to be able to send a message to a group but have the members of the group respond to me only.  At this point, every message I send to them is getting read by them but then they send a response to the entire group.  It's annoying when not all the members need to hear what is being said. 

FYI - this is the Using iPhone > Mail discussions group.
At the Address Book menu bar, go to File > Export and select Address Book Archive.
Transfer the exported Address Book Archive file to your new Mac.
At the Address Book menu bar on your new Mac, go to File > Import and select the Address Book Archive file that was exported from your other Mac.

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