Table 1.

Elements of the social representations of 5th grade students regarding the inductive term “Vaccination.”

Central elements - 1st quadrant			Intermediate elements - 2nd quadrant
High F and low mean order of evocations			High F and high mean order of evocations
F ≥ 4.44 MOE < 2.75			F ≥ 4.44 e MOE ≥ 2.75
Semantic group	F	MOE	Semantic group	F	MOE
Needle	9	2.6	Healthcare professional	6	3.2
Pain	9	2.3	Syringe	5	5.3
Protection	8	1.9
Health Centre	6	2.7

Intermediate elements - 3rd quadrant			Peripheral elements - 4th quadrant
Low F and low mean order of evocations			Low F and high mean order of evocations F < 4.44 e MOE ≥ 2.75
F < 4.44 e MOE < 2.75
Semantic group	F	MOE	Semantic group	F	MOE
Importance	4	2.50	Cure	4	2.8
Health	3	1.70	Medicine	3	3.3
Vaccine	2	1.00	Fear	3	3.3
			Cotton	3	5
			Dizziness	2	4
			Agony	2	4
			Sickness	2	3.5