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. 2012 Jun;102(Suppl 3):S368–S374. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300676

TABLE 3—

Reasons for Not Receiving the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A Vaccine While Pregnant or Within 2 Weeks After Delivery Among Unvaccinated Survey Respondents: King County, Washington State

Reason %
I was concerned about the safety of the vaccine 58.3
I did not think I was at risk for serious illness with 2009 pH1N1 (swine) influenza 26.1
I could not find the vaccine 20.6
My provider did not recommend it 9.6
I do not normally get a flu vaccination 5.1
The cost was too high 0.6
Some other reason 10.1

Note. pH1N1 = pandemic influenza A. Respondents could select more than 1 answer option. The sample size was n = 940.