Main reasons families refused vaccinations U.S. 2016 | Statista

This statistic displays the most common reasons families gave to health care professionals for refusing vaccines or requesting alternative schedules for vaccines in the U.S. as of May 2016. It was found that 77 percent of health care professionals reported that a fear of connection to autism spectrum disorder was the reason families gave for refusing vaccines.

Most common reasons given to U.S. health care professionals by families for refusing vaccines or requesting alternative schedules as of 2016

Characteristic	Percentage of healthcare professionals
Fear of connection to autism spectrum disorder	77%
Concerns about added ingredients in vaccines	71%
Worry child will suffer other complications from vaccine	70%
Worries about "overwhelming" infant's immune system	56%
Distrust of pharmaceutical industry	44%
Believe child will get illness from vaccine	41%
Pain/stress of multiple injections for child	37%
Believe naturally acquired immunity preferable	32%
Religious or political belief	31%
Doubt about vaccine efficacy	23%
Cost/lack of insurance coverage for vaccines	8%

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2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 8-31, 2016

Number of respondents

1,551 respondents

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health care professionals

Method of interview

Online survey

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