This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults who felt the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine outweigh the risks as of June 2016, by age. It was found that while around 91 percent of those aged 30-49 years felt the benefits of the MMR vaccine outweighed the risks, only 79 percent of those aged 18 to 29 felt so.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweighed the risks as of 2016, by age
Characteristic
Benefits outweigh the risks
Risks outweigh the benefits
18 to 29 years
79%
18%
30 to 49 years
91%
9%
50 to 64 years
91%
6%
65 years and older
90%
6%
Total
88%
10%
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Pew Research Center. (February 2, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweighed the risks as of 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668874/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-benefits-greater-than-risks-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweighed the risks as of 2016, by age." Chart. February 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668874/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-benefits-greater-than-risks-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweighed the risks as of 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668874/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-benefits-greater-than-risks-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Thought The Benefits of The Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine Outweighed The Risks as of 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668874/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-benefits-greater-than-risks-us-by-age/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweighed the risks as of 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668874/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccine-benefits-greater-than-risks-us-by-age/ (last visited May 06, 2025)
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