In November 2019, 47 percent of U.S. adults aged 30 to 44 years reported that they did not plan on getting vaccinated for the upcoming influenza season, compared to 19 percent of adults aged 65 years and older. This statistic shows the proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age.
Proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age
Characteristic
Have been vaccinated*
Plan to get vaccinated
Do not plan to get vaccinated
All age
44%
18%
37%
18 to 29 years
35%
22%
39%
30 to 44 years
36%
16%
47%
45 to 59 years
34%
18%
46%
60 years and older
65%
16%
19%
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0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Percentages do not add up to 100% as those who answered "I don't know" or skipped the question are not included.
* Vaccination rates are self-reported.
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National Opinion Research Center. (December 3, 2019). Proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128489/influenza-vaccination-intentions-among-adults-by-age-us/
National Opinion Research Center. "Proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age." Chart. December 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128489/influenza-vaccination-intentions-among-adults-by-age-us/
National Opinion Research Center. (2019). Proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128489/influenza-vaccination-intentions-among-adults-by-age-us/
National Opinion Research Center. "Proportion of Adults Who Planned on Getting An Influenza Vaccination for The 2019-2020 Flu Season in The United States, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128489/influenza-vaccination-intentions-among-adults-by-age-us/
National Opinion Research Center, Proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128489/influenza-vaccination-intentions-among-adults-by-age-us/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
Proportion of adults who planned on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season in the United States, by age [Graph], National Opinion Research Center, December 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128489/influenza-vaccination-intentions-among-adults-by-age-us/
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