Table 3.

Perceived knowledge, information searches and needs, and trust in different institutions (N = 770).

	Total sample (N = 770)		Weak intention to vaccination (N = 98)		Strong intention to vaccination (N = 672)
Variables	n	%	n	%	n	%	p
How knowledgeable do you consider yourself to be about vaccines							< 0.001
Very well	439	57.0	48	49.0	391	58.2
Moderate	247	32.1	23	23.5	224	33.3
Knowing nothing	84	10.9	27	27.6	57	8.5
How useful was the information you got about vaccines, when deciding whether to vaccinate your baby							< 0.001
Very helpful	573	74.4	64	65.3	509	75.7
Moderate	171	22.2	19	19.4	152	22.6
Not at all helpful	26	3.4	15	15.3	11	1.6
When your child was a baby, how often did you look for or ask for information about vaccines							< 0.001
Very often	255	33.1	25	25.5	230	34.2
Moderate	463	60.1	54	55.1	409	60.9
Never	52	6.8	19	19.4	33	4.9
It is my role as a mother to question vaccines							0.07
Disagree	33	4.3	8	8.2	25	3.7
Moderate	52	6.8	9	9.2	43	6.4
Agree	685	89.0	81	82.7	604	89.9
Most of the time we can trust doctors to do what’s in the best interest of the public							0.002
Disagree	178	23.1	35	35.7	143	21.3
Moderate	233	30.3	31	31.6	202	30.1
Agree	359	46.6	32	32.7	327	48.7
Most of the time we can trust the government to do what is in the best interest of the public							0.001
Disagree	59	7.7	15	15.3	44	6.5
Moderate	138	17.9	23	23.5	115	17.1
Agree	573	74.4	60	61.2	513	76.3
Most of the time we can trust the media to report fairly and accurately							0.19
Disagree	57	7.4	11	11.2	46	6.8
Moderate	136	17.7	20	20.4	116	17.3
Agree	577	74.9	67	68.4	510	75.9