In 2019, around 12 percent of U.S. adults with a high school education or less believed certain vaccines cause autism in children. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level.
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level
Characteristic
Yes, do cause autism
No, do not cause autism
Unsure
Postgrad
5%
73%
22%
College grad only
6%
61%
32%
Some college
11%
42%
47%
HS grad or less
12%
28%
60%
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Gallup. (January 14, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Thought Certain Vaccines Cause Autism in Children as of 2019, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought certain vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education level [Graph], Gallup, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092848/views-on-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-education/
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