Table 3 Ranking of reasons for and against vaccination in season 2006/07 (First six ranks)
Motivations for getting vaccinated | UK | Germany | Italy | France | Spain | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 509) | (n = 549) | (n = 488) | (n = 485) | (n = 435) | (n = 2465) | |
Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | |
My family doctor/nurse advised me to do it | 1 (60) | 2 (71) | 1 (43) | 3 (34) | 1 (44) | 1 (51) |
Because the flu is a serious illness and I did not want to get it | 2 (50) | 1 (90) | 2 (24) | 3 (34) | 2 (37) | 2 (48) |
Because of my age | 3 (42) | 5 (39) | 5 (15) | 2 (37) | 3 (30) | 3 (33) |
Because I am not in very good health | 4 (32) | 6 (31) | 3 (23) | 6 (15) | 4 (21) | 6 (25) |
So I do not pass the flu bug to my family/friends | 5 (32) | 3 (69) | 4 (17) | 5 (17) | 5 (19) | 5 (32) |
Because the social security system pays for it | 6 (29) | 4 (46) | 6 (6) | 1 (47) | 6 (19) | 4 (30) |
Reasons for not getting vaccinated (among those never vaccinated) | UK | Germany | Italy | France | Spain | All |
(n = 1183) | (n = 900) | (n = 1338) | (n = 1291) | (n = 1289) | (n = 6001) | |
Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | Rank (%) | |
I do not think I am very likely to catch the flu | 3 (33) | 1 (48) | 2 (22) | 3 (18) | 1 (63) | 1 (36) |
I have never considered it before | 2 (35) | 6 (31) | 1 (38) | 2 (21) | 2 (43) | 2 (34) |
My family doctor did not recommend it to me | 1 (38) | 4 (39) | 4 (14) | 4 (17) | 3 (25) | 3 (26) |
I am too young to be vaccinated | 4 (32) | 5 (12) | 1 (35) | 4 (18) | 4 (22) | |
It is not a serious enough illness | 3 (40) | 3 (17) | 6 (11) | 5 (18) | ||
I don't like injections/needles | 6 (11) | 5 (13) | 6 (14) | |||
My doctor at work has never recommended it to me | 5 (21) | |||||
My pharmacist has never recommended it to me | 6 (21) | 5 (33) | ||||
I thought about it but I didn't end up getting vaccinated | 2 (47) | |||||
I don't think the vaccine is effective enough | 5 (12) | |||||
It is too expensive/not reimbursed | 5 (17) |