Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education
Characteristic
2001
2015
2019
Postgrad
92%
92%
90%
College grad only
94%
79%
89%
Some college
93%
86%
77%
HS grad or less
93%
82%
84%
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Original question: How important is it that parents get their children vaccinated -- extremely important, very important,
somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?
Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
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U.S. adults who felt it important for children to get vaccinated 2019, by education
In 2019, around 90 percent of U.S. adults who had achieved a postgraduate level of education felt that it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015 and 2019, by education.
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Gallup. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1092425/is-it-important-for-parents-to-get-children-vaccinated-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education." Chart. January 14, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1092425/is-it-important-for-parents-to-get-children-vaccinated-us-by-education/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1092425/is-it-important-for-parents-to-get-children-vaccinated-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Believed It Was Extremely or Very Important That Parents Get Their Children Vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by Education." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Jan 2020, /statistics/1092425/is-it-important-for-parents-to-get-children-vaccinated-us-by-education/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1092425/is-it-important-for-parents-to-get-children-vaccinated-us-by-education/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who believed it was extremely or very important that parents get their children vaccinated in 2001, 2015, and 2019, by education [Graph], Gallup, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1092425/is-it-important-for-parents-to-get-children-vaccinated-us-by-education/
