Table 3.
Responses to PACV survey items (n = 178).
| Question Number | PACV Questions | Response | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Have you ever delayed having your child get a vaccine (not including seasonal flu or swine flu (H1N1)vaccines) for reasons other than illness or allergy? * | Yes | 34 (21) | |||
| No | 131 (79) | |||||
| Don’t know | 13 | |||||
| 2 | Have you ever decided not to have your child get a vaccine (not including seasonal flu or swine flu (H1N1)vaccines) for reasons other than illness or allergy? * | Yes | 19 (12) | |||
| No | 142 (88) | |||||
| Don’t know | 17 | |||||
| 3 | How sure are you that following the recommended vaccination schedule is a good idea for your child?Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is Not at all sure and 10 is Completely sure. | 0 – 5 | 29 (17) | |||
| 6 – 7 | 30 (18) | |||||
| 8 – 10 | 110 (65) | |||||
| Missing | 9 | |||||
| 4 | Children get more vaccines than are good for them. | Agree | 102 (58) | |||
| Disagree | 27 (15) | |||||
| Unsure | 48 (27) | |||||
| Missing | 9 | |||||
| 5 | I believe that many of the illnesses that vaccines prevent are severe. | Agree | 137 (79) | |||
| Disagree | 22 (12) | |||||
| Unsure | 15 (9) | |||||
| Missing | 4 | |||||
| 6 | It is better for my child to develop immunity by getting sick than to get a vaccine. | Agree | 45 (26) | |||
| Disagree | 82 (47) | |||||
| Unsure | 46 (27) | |||||
| Missing | 5 | |||||
| 7 | It is better for children to get fewer vaccines at the same time. | Agree | 60 (35) | |||
| Disagree | 52 (30) | |||||
| Unsure | 61 (35) | |||||
| Missing | 5 | |||||
| 8 | How concerned are you that your child might have a serious side effect from a vaccine? | Concerned | 83 (47) | |||
| Not concerned | 77 (44) | |||||
| Unsure | 16 (9) | |||||
| Missing | 2 | |||||
| 9 | How concerned are you that any one of the childhood vaccines might not be safe? | Concerned | 75 (43) | |||
| Not concerned | 72 (42) | |||||
| Unsure | 26 (15) | |||||
| Missing | 5 | |||||
| 10 | How concerned are you that a vaccine might not prevent the disease? | Concerned | 69 (40) | |||
| Not concerned | 71 (41) | |||||
| Unsure | 32 (19) | |||||
| Missing | 6 | |||||
| 11 | If you had another infant today, would you want him/her to get all the recommended vaccines? | Yes | 151 (85) | |||
| No | 16 (6) | |||||
| Don’t know | 11 (9) | |||||
| Missing | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Overall, how hesitant (uncertain) about childhood vaccines would you consider yourself to be? | Hesitant | 43 (24) | |||
| Not hesitant | 113 (65) | |||||
| Unsure | 20 (10) | |||||
| Missing | 2 | |||||
| 13 | I trust the information I receive about vaccines. | Agree | 146 (83) | |||
| Disagree | 19 (11) | |||||
| Unsure | 12 (7) | |||||
| Missing | 1 | |||||
| 14 | I am able to openly discuss my concerns about vaccines with my child’s doctor. | Agree | 149 (86) | |||
| Disagree | 13 (8) | |||||
| Unsure | 12 (7) | |||||
| Missing | 4 | |||||
| 15 | All things considered, how much do you trust your child’s doctor? Please answer on a scale of0 to 10, where 0 is Do not trust at all and 10 is Completely trust | 0 – 5 | 18 (12) | |||
| 6 – 7 | 30 (19) | |||||
| 8 – 10 | 107 (69) | |||||
| Missing | 23 | |||||
Highlighted responses indicate hesitancy; Q1–Q15 responses were collapsed from 5 into 3 categories; *don’t know in Q1 and Q2 excluded as missing data.