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Ranking of reasons for and against vaccination in season 2006/07 (First six ranks) |
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| Motivations for getting vaccinated |
UK |
Germany |
Italy |
France |
Spain |
All |
| (n = 509) |
(n = 549) |
(n = 488) |
(n = 485) |
(n = 435) |
(n = 2465) |
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| Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
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| My family doctor/nurse advised me to do it |
1 (60) |
2 (71) |
1 (43) |
3 (34) |
1 (44) |
1 (51) |
| Because the flu is a serious illness and I did not want to get it |
2 (50) |
1 (90) |
2 (24) |
3 (34) |
2 (37) |
2 (48) |
| Because of my age |
3 (42) |
5 (39) |
5 (15) |
2 (37) |
3 (30) |
3 (33) |
| Because I am not in very good health |
4 (32) |
6 (31) |
3 (23) |
6 (15) |
4 (21) |
6 (25) |
| So I do not pass the flu bug to my family/friends |
5 (32) |
3 (69) |
4 (17) |
5 (17) |
5 (19) |
5 (32) |
| Because the social security system pays for it |
6 (29) |
4 (46) |
6 (6) |
1 (47) |
6 (19) |
4 (30) |
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| Reasons for not getting vaccinated (among those never vaccinated) |
UK |
Germany |
Italy |
France |
Spain |
All |
| (n = 1183) |
(n = 900) |
(n = 1338) |
(n = 1291) |
(n = 1289) |
(n = 6001) |
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| Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
Rank (%) |
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| I do not think I am very likely to catch the flu |
3 (33) |
1 (48) |
2 (22) |
3 (18) |
1 (63) |
1 (36) |
| I have never considered it before |
2 (35) |
6 (31) |
1 (38) |
2 (21) |
2 (43) |
2 (34) |
| My family doctor did not recommend it to me |
1 (38) |
4 (39) |
4 (14) |
4 (17) |
3 (25) |
3 (26) |
| I am too young to be vaccinated |
4 (32) |
5 (12) |
1 (35) |
4 (18) |
4 (22) |
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| It is not a serious enough illness |
3 (40) |
3 (17) |
6 (11) |
5 (18) |
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| I don't like injections/needles |
6 (11) |
5 (13) |
6 (14) |
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| My doctor at work has never recommended it to me |
5 (21) |
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| My pharmacist has never recommended it to me |
6 (21) |
5 (33) |
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| I thought about it but I didn't end up getting vaccinated |
2 (47) |
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| I don't think the vaccine is effective enough |
5 (12) |
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| It is too expensive/not reimbursed |
5 (17) |
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Blank et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:272 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-272 |
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