Confidence in vaccines in the United Kingdom in 2018

This statistic displays the share of confidence in vaccines based on prompts received in the United Kingdom in 2018. In the United Kingdom the majority of respondents, approximately 64 percent, strongly agree that vaccines are important to have.

Share of confidence in vaccines based on prompts received in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*

Characteristic	Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Don't know	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree
Important	63.5%	29.3%	3.5%	2.5%	1.3%
Safe	47%	43%	5.1%	3.5%	1.5%
Effective	45.9%	46.1%	3.9%	3.3%	0.8%
Religion	57.1%	24.5%	12.3%	3%	3%

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

14 May to 15 May 2018

Number of respondents

2,074 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The source provides the following information: "Each bar shows responses to each of the prompts:
'Vaccines are important for children to have'.
'Overall I think vaccines are safe'.
'Overall I think vaccines are effective'.
'Vaccines are compatible with my religious beliefs'.

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