From: Skewed risk perceptions in pregnant women: the case of influenza vaccination
Item | Statement | Response [%] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Correct | Incorrect | Don’t know | ||
1 | The additives used in vaccines are not dangerous for humans (true) | 43.4 | 23.2 | 33.4 |
2 | Diseases like autism, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes might be triggered by vaccinations (false) | 58.2 | 7.5 | 34.3 |
3 | Vaccinations increase the occurrence of allergies (false) | 58.1 | 12.1 | 29.8 |
4 | Vaccines are superfluous, as diseases can be treated, e.g. with antibiotics (false) | 94.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
5 | Without massive vaccination programs, smallpox would still exist (true) | 81.0 | 4.4 | 14.6 |
6 | The efficacy of vaccines has been proven (true) | 87.7 | 4.5 | 7.8 |
7 | Children would be more resistant if they were not always vaccinated against all diseases (false) | 63.6 | 16.0 | 20.4 |
8 | Many vaccinations are administered too early. As a result, the body’s own immune system has no possibility to develop by itself (false) | 45.5 | 20.2 | 34.4 |
9 | The immune system of children will not be overwhelmed by a high number of vaccines (true) | 44.9 | 15.5 | 39.6 |