According to the data, 97 percent of parents felt that vaccines were safe and believed vaccines helped to protect their child's health as of 2021. This statistic depicts the percentage of parents in Canada who had select opinions on vaccines in 2021.
Percentage of Canadian parents who had select opinions about vaccines in 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
In general, childhood vaccines are effective
97.9%
In general, vaccines help to protect my child's health
97.4%
In general, childhood vaccines are safe
97%
Having my child vaccinated helps to protect the health of others in my community
93.8%
Having my child vaccinated helps to protect the health of others in my family
93.2%
Most parents in my community have their children vaccinated with all recommended vaccines
92.3%
Unvaccinated children are at higher risk of getting some serious diseases
91.6%
Delaying child vaccines causes risks to their health
77%
In general, I am concerned about the potential side effects from vaccines
49.7%
Children receive too many vaccines at the same visit
31%
In general, a vaccine can give you a serious case of the very same disease it was meant to prevent
23.5%
Children receive too many vaccines overall
22.2%
It is better to develop immunity from having a disease rather than from a vaccine
20.3%
In general, a healthy lifestyle such as healthy nutrition and hygiene can replace the need for vaccination
16.1%
In general, the use of alternative practices, such as homeopathy or naturopathy, can eliminate the need for vaccination
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, January 10, 2022, to July 14, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Government of Canada. (June 20, 2023). Percentage of Canadian parents who had select opinions about vaccines in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978530/canadian-parent-opinions-on-vaccines/
Government of Canada. "Percentage of Canadian parents who had select opinions about vaccines in 2021." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978530/canadian-parent-opinions-on-vaccines/
Government of Canada. (2023). Percentage of Canadian parents who had select opinions about vaccines in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978530/canadian-parent-opinions-on-vaccines/
Government of Canada. "Percentage of Canadian Parents Who Had Select Opinions about Vaccines in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978530/canadian-parent-opinions-on-vaccines/
Government of Canada, Percentage of Canadian parents who had select opinions about vaccines in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978530/canadian-parent-opinions-on-vaccines/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian parents who had select opinions about vaccines in 2021 [Graph], Government of Canada, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978530/canadian-parent-opinions-on-vaccines/
