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. 2011 Aug 2;6(8):e22737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022737

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).