Table 2.
Physician support of HPV vaccination school-entry requirements (N = 775).
| “Some states are trying to pass laws that would require all 11 and 12 year-olds to get HPV vaccine before they are allowed to start sixth grade.” | “I think these laws are a good idea.” | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree (%) | Neither agree nor disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Total (%) | ||
| Agree | 163 (21) | 65 (8) | 139 (18) | 367 (47) | |
| “It is okay to have these laws only if parents can opt out if they want to.” | Neither agree nor disagree | 60 (8) | 59 (8) | 38 (5) | 157 (20) |
| Disagree | 143 (18) | 16 (2) | 92 (12) | 251 (32) | |
| Total | 366 (47) | 140 (18) | 269 (35) | 775 (100) | |
Note. 74% (n=570) of physicians agreed with some form of HPV vaccination school-entry requirement (47% [first column total; Response of “agree” to “I think these laws are a good idea.”] + 8% [Response of “neither agree nor disagree” to “I think laws these laws are a good idea” and “agree” to “It is okay to have these laws only if parents can opt out if they want to”] + 18% [Response of “disagree” to “I think laws these laws are a good idea” and “agree” to “It is okay to have these laws only if parents can opt out if they want to”]). May not sum to totals because of rounding. HPV=human papillomavirus.