This statistic displays the results of a survey asking individuals in Portugal their reasons for receiving a vaccination as of 2019. According to the results, 58 percent of respondents received a vaccination because it was recommended by their GP, a doctor or a pediatrician, while 40 percent were vaccinated because it was mandatory.
Thinking about the last vaccination you had, did you have it for any of the following reasons?*
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European Commission. (April 26, 2019). Thinking about the last vaccination you had, did you have it for any of the following reasons?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006007/portugal-reasons-for-getting-vaccinated/
European Commission. "Thinking about the last vaccination you had, did you have it for any of the following reasons?*." Chart. April 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006007/portugal-reasons-for-getting-vaccinated/
European Commission. (2019). Thinking about the last vaccination you had, did you have it for any of the following reasons?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006007/portugal-reasons-for-getting-vaccinated/
European Commission. "Thinking about The Last Vaccination You Had, Did You Have It for Any of The following Reasons?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006007/portugal-reasons-for-getting-vaccinated/
European Commission, Thinking about the last vaccination you had, did you have it for any of the following reasons?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006007/portugal-reasons-for-getting-vaccinated/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Thinking about the last vaccination you had, did you have it for any of the following reasons?* [Graph], European Commission, April 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006007/portugal-reasons-for-getting-vaccinated/