This statistic is based on a survey by Ipsos MORI and shows the percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017. It was found that around 44 percent of respondents in India believed vaccines can cause autism, despite this claim being widely discredited.
Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017
Original question: "Do you think the
following statement is
true or false? Some vaccines cause
autism in healthy
children."
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent. The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
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Ipsos MORI. (December 6, 2017). Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790868/people-who-believed-vaccines-cause-autism-worldwide-select-countries/
Ipsos MORI. "Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017." Chart. December 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790868/people-who-believed-vaccines-cause-autism-worldwide-select-countries/
Ipsos MORI. (2017). Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790868/people-who-believed-vaccines-cause-autism-worldwide-select-countries/
Ipsos MORI. "Percentage of Respondents in Select Countries Worldwide Who Believed Some Vaccines Cause Autism in Healthy Children as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790868/people-who-believed-vaccines-cause-autism-worldwide-select-countries/
Ipsos MORI, Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790868/people-who-believed-vaccines-cause-autism-worldwide-select-countries/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017 [Graph], Ipsos MORI, December 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/790868/people-who-believed-vaccines-cause-autism-worldwide-select-countries/
