Opinion on importance of childhood vaccinations by education U.S. 2019

In 2019, around 90 percent of U.S. adults who had achieved a postgraduate level of education felt that it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015 and 2019, by education.

Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education

Characteristic	2001	2015	2019
Postgrad	92%	92%	90%
College grad only	94%	79%	89%
Some college	93%	86%	77%
HS grad or less	93%	82%	84%

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Release date

2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2001, 2015, and 2019

Number of respondents

over 1,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: How important is it that parents get their children vaccinated -- extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.

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