---
title: "Appendix A: Detailed charts on views of childhood vaccines"
description: "[![Chart shows adults with lower levels of education are more likely to say MMR vaccines have a risk of side effects](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-01.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-01-png/)"
date: "2023-05-16"
authors:
  - name: "Cary Funk"
    job_title: "Former Director, Science and Society Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/cary-funk/"
  - name: "Alec Tyson"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/alec-tyson/"
  - name: "Brian Kennedy"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/brian-kennedy/"
  - name: "Giancarlo Pasquini"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/giancarlo-pasquini/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/"
categories:
  - "COVID-19 & Science"
  - "Parenthood"
  - "Trust in Science"
  - "Vaccines"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 123"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-123/"
---

# Appendix A: Detailed charts on views of childhood vaccines

[![Chart shows adults with lower levels of education are more likely to say MMR vaccines have a risk of side effects](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-01.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-01-png/)

[![Chart shows majorities across religious groups say the benefits of MMR vaccines outweigh the risks](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-02.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-02-png/)

[![Chart shows majority of Americans support MMR vaccination requirement for children to attend public schools](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-03.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-03-png/)

[![Chart shows parents express greater concern about childhood vaccines than those with no children under age 18](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-04.png?w=310)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-04-png/)

[![Chart shows about half of Black and Hispanic adults say they worry that all the childhood vaccines may not be necessary](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-05.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-05-png/)

[![Chart shows adults with lower levels of education and income more concerned about whether children’s immune systems should fight off diseases without vaccines](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-06.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-06-png/)

[![Chart shows college graduates, older adults are more likely to trust their doctor for information about MMR vaccines](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/PS_2023.05.16_vaccines_AA-07.png?w=420)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-a/ps_2023-05-16_vaccines_aa-07-png/)

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**Next:** [Appendix B: Detailed charts on views of COVID-19](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/05/16/mmr-covid-vaccines-appendix-b.md)