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Survey on the safety of vaccines for healthy children in 2015
Survey on the safety of vaccines for healthy children in 2015
Do you think vaccines for diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella are safe for healthy children, or not?
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Feb 9, 2015
This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in 2015 on whether they think vaccines against measles, mumps or rubella are safe for healthy children, or not. 83 percent of respondents stated they think these vaccines are safe for healthy children.
Do you think vaccines for diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella are safe for healthy children, or not?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Safe | 83% |
| Not safe | 9% |
| Don't know | 7% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Safe | 83% |
| Not safe | 9% |
| Don't know | 7% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Feb 9, 2015
This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in 2015 on whether they think vaccines against measles, mumps or rubella are safe for healthy children, or not. 83 percent of respondents stated they think these vaccines are safe for healthy children.
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- February 2015
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 5-8, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 1,003 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Missing percentage points to 100 percent due to rounding.
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- February 2015
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 5-8, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 1,003 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Missing percentage points to 100 percent due to rounding.
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- Share of people worldwide who believed vaccines can cause autism as of 2017
- Cases of infectious diseases before and after the use of vaccines U.S. 2009
- New cases of measles in the U.S. 1950-2019
- New cases of hepatitis in the U.S. 1970-2016
- New cases of hepatitis A and B 1970-2016
- New cases of diphtheria in the U.S. 1950-2016
- New cases of mumps in the U.S. 1970-2016
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- Share of U.S. children who received all doses of recommended vaccines 2017
- Share of U.S. teenagers who had select vaccinations 2017-2018
- Vaccination coverage among U.S. adolescents as of 2018, by age
- Tdap vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents as of 2017, by state
- MenACWY vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents as of 2017, by state
- U.S. states with the lowest percent of children receiving vaccinations U.S. 2019
- U.S. college students that had received select vaccinations as of fall 2018
- Percentage of U.S. older people who received influenza vaccination 1997-2018
- U.S. states with the highest rate of flu vaccine receiving older women 2017
- Percentage of older U.S. people who received a pneumococcal vaccination 1997-2018
- Number of petitions filed for injury or death caused by vaccines U.S. 1988-2019
- Number of petitions filed for damages caused by vaccines U.S. 1988-2019, by outcome
- Number of petitions filed per year for damages caused by vaccines U.S. 1988-2019
- Percentage of U.S. averse drug events in US hospitals 2014, by drug type
- U.S. adult thoughts on the importance of vaccines to societal health as of 2018
- Confidence in vaccination recommendations and approvals in the U.S. in 2008 and 2018
- U.S. adults who felt they benefited from vaccines as of 2008 and 2018
- Opinions on the importance of childhood vaccinations in the U.S. as of 2018
- Opinions on the importance of childhood vaccinations in the U.S. 2008 vs. 2018
- Opinions on risk from unvaccinated children in the U.S. as of 2018
- Share of U.S. teenagers who had an HPV vaccination 2018, by gender
- HPV vaccine coverage among U.S. male adolescents as of 2018, by age
- HPV vaccine coverage among U.S. female adolescents as of 2018, by age
- Share of U.S. teenagers who had an HPV vaccination 2017, by poverty level
- HPV vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents as of 2017, by state
- Reasons for underutilization of the HPV vaccine in the U.S. 2016
- Opinions on flu vaccination requirements for U.S. nursing home staff as of 2017
- Likelihood of selecting a U.S. nursing home based on flu vaccine rates of staff 2017
- Share of U.S. employers that offered select wellness programs in 2019
- Number of states that improved health prevention and treatment 2019
- Reasons to oppose mandatory childhood immunization in France 2017
- French opinion on vaccination 2017
- French opinion on vaccine safety 2016
- Leading ten vaccines and antisera dispensed in England 2018, by items
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation in England 2014
- Share of children immunized against measles Malaysia 2010-2017
- Share of children immunized against measles Nepal 2010-2017
- Total meningococcal vaccination market size in China 2017-2030
- Total lot release volume of pneumococcal vaccinations in China 2017-2030
- Measures health care professionals feel would encourage public vaccination U.S. 2016
- Italy: opinion on dangerousness of vaccinations to children 2017
- Share of children immunized against measles Myanmar 2010-2017
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