This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults in 2001, 2015, and 2019 who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they act against. In 2019, 11 percent of U.S. adults were of the opinion that vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they act against.
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019
Original question: Do you think vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they are designed to prevent, or not?
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
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Gallup. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Thought Vaccines Were More Dangerous than The Diseases They Are Supposed to Prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019 [Graph], Gallup, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
