This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine requirements as of June 2016, by age. It was found that 90 percent of those aged 65 years and older supported the idea of requiring children to be vaccinated in order to attend school.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirements as of 2016, by age
Characteristic
Healthy children should be required to be vaccinated to attend school because of potential health risk to others
Parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their children, even if that may create health risks for others
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Pew Research Center. (February 2, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirements as of 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668924/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-school-requirements-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirements as of 2016, by age." Chart. February 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668924/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-school-requirements-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirements as of 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668924/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-school-requirements-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Supported School-based Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine Requirements as of 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668924/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-school-requirements-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirements as of 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668924/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-school-requirements-us-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who supported school-based measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirements as of 2016, by age [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668924/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-school-requirements-us-by-age/
