Original question: Do you think vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they are designed to prevent, or not?
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
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U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than disease in 2001 to 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults in 2001, 2015, and 2019 who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they act against. In 2019, 11 percent of U.S. adults were of the opinion that vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they act against.
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Gallup. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019." Chart. January 14, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Thought Vaccines Were More Dangerous than The Diseases They Are Supposed to Prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Jan 2020, /statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than the diseases they are supposed to prevent in 2001, 2015, and 2019 [Graph], Gallup, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1092333/opinions-on-vaccines-being-more-dangerous-than-the-diseases-they-are-for-us/
