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. 2020 Nov 21;193:104343. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104343

Table 4.

The Impact of Exposure to Epidemic on Attitudes towards Vaccines.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Outcome → Children received a vaccine Children received a vaccine Vaccines are important for children to have Vaccines are important for children to have Vaccines are safe Vaccines are safe Vaccines are effective Vaccines are effective
Exposure to Epidemic (18–25) −1.341*** −1.479*** −1.562*** −1.272** −4.694*** −4.461*** −2.446*** −1.959***
(0.311) (0.334) (0.538) (0.522) (0.490) (0.533) (0.602) (0.624)



Observations 25,774 25,774 30,955 30,955 30,330 30,330 30,383 30,383
Country fixed effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cohort fixed effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Demographic characteristics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Income quintile fixed effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Labour market controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Country-specific age trends Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Past controls (18–25) No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Notes: Results use the Gallup sampling weights and robust standard errors are clustered at the country level. Source: Wellcome Global Monitor, 2018 and EM-DAT International Disaster Database, 1970–2017. * significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%.