This statistic depicts the percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for refusing a vaccine as of 2018. According to the data, 67 percent of patients who refused vaccinations at a family physician did so because they knew or heard of someone that had an adverse reaction to a vaccination.
Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for vaccine refusal as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of providers
Know or heard of someone who had an adverse reaction to a vaccine
67%
Worried about specific ingredients in vaccines (e.g., mercury, thimerosal)
62%
Worried about possible long-term effects
57%
Believe that the disease is not a big concern
55%
Worried that the vaccine will actually cause the illness it is meant to prevent
53%
Conspiracy theories
51%
Believe natural immunity is enough
49%
Worried about immediate side effects (i.e. adverse events following immunization)
44%
Think there are too many injections being given at one time
44%
Fear of needles/find needles to painful
41%
Concerned vaccine don't protect against the disease
41%
Think it is better to wait until child is older
39%
Believe that the vaccine is not needed any more (as the disease is gone or almost gone)
37%
Believe alternative therapies are better choice
35%
Believe that if other children are vaccinated their own children do not need to be
22%
Think there are too many antigens in vaccines
22%
Distrust of health care professionals
21%
Find it difficult to get the vaccine (e.g. time off work, transportation to clinic, too busy)
15%
Religious beliefs do not allow for/discourage vaccination
Healthcare providers that provide vaccinations to patients
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: 'In the last year, what reason(s), if any, have patients provided as to why they do not want themselves or their family members vaccinated? Base: All respondents"
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Environics Analytics. (March 31, 2018). Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for vaccine refusal as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/969984/reasons-for-vaccine-refusal-among-family-physician-patients-canada/
Environics Analytics. "Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for vaccine refusal as of 2018." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/969984/reasons-for-vaccine-refusal-among-family-physician-patients-canada/
Environics Analytics. (2018). Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for vaccine refusal as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/969984/reasons-for-vaccine-refusal-among-family-physician-patients-canada/
Environics Analytics. "Percentage of Canadian Family Physicians Who Had Patients Give Select Reasons for Vaccine Refusal as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/969984/reasons-for-vaccine-refusal-among-family-physician-patients-canada/
Environics Analytics, Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for vaccine refusal as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/969984/reasons-for-vaccine-refusal-among-family-physician-patients-canada/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian family physicians who had patients give select reasons for vaccine refusal as of 2018 [Graph], Environics Analytics, March 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/969984/reasons-for-vaccine-refusal-among-family-physician-patients-canada/
