Attitudes toward vaccine effectiveness in Europe 2018

In 2018, 97 percent of the Icelandic population believed that vaccines were effective, this was the highest country share in Europe. Norway followed with the second highest belief in the effectiveness of immunization at 93 percent, and the only other European country with an above 90 percent share in the belief of the effectiveness of vaccines. In Belarus, less than half of survey respondents believe that vaccines are effective.

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

Approx. 1000 in each country

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The survey question was worded: 'Do you strongly or somewhat agree, strongly or somewhat disagree or neither agree nor disagree with the following statement? Vaccines are effective.'
Data shows respondents who 'strongly agree' and 'somewhat agree'

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