In 2019, 10 percent of U.S. adults were of the opinion that certain vaccines cause autism in children. The statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the U.S. who believed vaccines to be a cause of autism in children in 2015 and 2019.
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in 2015 and 2019
Original question: From what you have read or heard, do you personally think certain vaccines do – or do not -- cause autism in children, or are you unsure?
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
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Gallup. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in 2015 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092347/opinions-on-whether-vaccines-cause-autism-or-not-us/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in 2015 and 2019." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092347/opinions-on-whether-vaccines-cause-autism-or-not-us/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in 2015 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092347/opinions-on-whether-vaccines-cause-autism-or-not-us/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Thought Certain Vaccines Cause Autism in 2015 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092347/opinions-on-whether-vaccines-cause-autism-or-not-us/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in 2015 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092347/opinions-on-whether-vaccines-cause-autism-or-not-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in 2015 and 2019 [Graph], Gallup, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092347/opinions-on-whether-vaccines-cause-autism-or-not-us/