Original question: Do you think vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they are designed to prevent, or not?
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U.S. adults who believed vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education
In 2019, around 12 percent of U.S. adults with a high school education or less believed certain vaccines cause autism in children. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level.
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Gallup. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level." Chart. January 14, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Thought Certain Vaccines Cause Autism in Children as of 2019, by Education Level." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Jan 2020, /statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level [Graph], Gallup, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
