Parents' reasons for not vaccinating their child in England in 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 11, 2023
In England in 2022, according to a survey of parents who did not intend for their children to receive the MMR vaccine, over 22 percent had this position because they were concerned about the safety of the vaccine. Furthermore, around a fifth had not vaccinated their children due to worries about potential side effects, and 19 percent had heard negative stories regarding the MMR vaccine.

Share of reasons for parents not vaccinating their child against measles, mumps, and rubella in England as of 2022

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Release date

February 2022

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January 11 to January 17, 2022

Number of respondents

88 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Parents of children aged 0-5 years who don't intend for their child to receive the MMR vaccine

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey was nationally representative.
Question was worded in the source: 'You said that your child hasn't received the MMR vaccination and that you don't intend them to. Why not?'
Multiple answers were possible.
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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