Table 1. Characteristics of Survey Respondents (n = 95).
Female respondents, no. (%) | 81 (85.3) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 36.7 (6.1) |
Education level | |
high school graduate, no. (%) | 9 (9.5) |
college graduate, no. (%) | 26 (27.4) |
university graduate, no. (%) | 60 (63.2) |
No. of children, median (range) | 2 (1 to 7) |
Vaccination status of their children | |
all children fully vaccinated, no. (%) | 48 (50.5) |
≥1 child partially vaccinated, no. (%) | 25 (26.3) |
≥1 child unvaccinated, no. (%) | 22 (23.2) |
Felt pressured to vaccinate their children, no. (%) * | 57 (60.0) |
by their physician, no. (%)‡ | 48 (84.2) |
by family, no. (%)‡ | 15 (26.3) |
by their spouse, no. (%)‡ | 4 (7.0) |
by friends, no. (%)‡ | 12 (21.1) |
Felt they had sufficient information to make an informed decision on vaccination, no. (%) | 53 (55.8) |
Whom do you most trust to provide good information on vaccination | |
family physician or pediatrician | 15 (15.8) |
naturopathic physician | 30 (31.6) |
both my family physician or pediatrician and naturopathic physician equally | 43 (45.3) |
unsure | 7 (7.4) |
Key: SD = standard deviation.
* = respondents could endorse more than 1 option.
= respondents are limited to those parents that reported having felt pressure to vaccinate their children (n = 57).