Our 2020 study investigated public perceptions towards the importance, safety, and effectiveness of vaccines as well as the perceptions towards the safety and importance of the seasonal influenza, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), and HPV vaccines specifically.
Overall national levels of vaccine confidence are shown below with responses broken down by core socio-demographic group.
General Vaccines
Importance
Percentage of people who strongly agree that vaccines are important. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
Percentage of people who agree that vaccines are important, by country, gender and age.
Safety
Percentage of people who strongly agree vaccines are safe. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
Percentage of people who agree that vaccines are safe, by country, gender and age.
Effectiveness
Percentage of people who strongly agree vaccines are effective. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
Percentage of people who agree that vaccines are effective, by country, gender and age.
Flu Vaccine
Questions regarding perceptions on flu vaccines.
Importance
Percentage of people who strongly agree that vaccines are important. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
Percentage of people who agree that flu vaccines are important, by country, gender and age.
Safety
Percentage of people who strongly agree that flu vaccines are safe. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
Percentage of people who agree that flu vaccines are important, by country, gender and age.
MMR Vaccine
Questions regarding perceptions on MMR vaccines.
Importance
Percentage of people who strongly agree that vaccines are important. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
Percentage of people who agree that MMR vaccines are important, by country, gender and age.
Safety
Percentage of people who agree that MMR vaccines are safe. “Neither” encompasses “Do not know”, “No Response”, “Tend to agree” and “Tend to disagree”.
