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. 2015 Jul 17;3(3):E317–E323. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20140088

Table 1: Temporal trends in immunization exemptions to measles-containing vaccine among 17-year-old students in Ontario during the 2002/03 to 2012/13 school years, by exemption classification.

School year Proportion of students, %
Medical exemptions Prior immunity Religious or conscientious exemptions Total exemptions
2002/03 0.82 0.47 0.58 1.88
2003/04 0.74 0.47 0.74 1.95
2004/05 1.14 0.47 0.67 2.27
2005/06 0.76 0.39 0.93 2.08
2006/07 0.91 0.39 0.88 2.21
2007/08 0.72 0.31 1.11 2.14
2008/09 0.62 0.22 1.17 2.01
2009/10 0.54 0.16 1.16 1.86
2010/11 0.14 0.13 0.96 1.23
2011/12 0.17 0.12 0.95 1.23
2012/13 0.19 0.12 1.09 1.39
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