72% of Americans support requiring parents to vaccinate their children, while 25% believe the choice should be left up to parents, according to newly released NBC/WSJ data. (1/4)
of adults found that 66 percent wanted required vaccinations and 32 percent believed it should be up to parental preference.
In the NBC/WSJ data, the greatest opposition to required vaccinations appears to be among parents themselves, with 37 percent opposing vaccination requirements and 61 percent supporting them.There is also variation between different age groups, with Americans ages 35-49 least likely to support required vaccinations. Just 59 percent in that group support vaccination requirements, compared with 73 percent of those under 35, 78 percent of those aged 50-64 and 84 percent of seniors.
African Americans are also less likely than their white or Latino counterparts to support required vaccinations. More than a third — 36 percent — of African Americans believe vaccinations should be left up to parents, compared with 23 percent of whites and 20 percent of Latinos. The NBC/WSJ poll was conducted April 28 – May 1, 2019. The margin of error for all adults is +/- 3.27 percent.
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