Most Americans say vaccines should be required for schoolchildren: a larger share of conservatives say parents should be alle to decide % of USS adults who say about the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella Parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their children even if that may create health risks for others Heal 1thy children should be required to be va coinated to attend
Conservatives (25%) are a bit more likely than either moderates (15%) or liberals (9%) to say that parents should be able to decide not to have their children vaccinated even if that creates health risks for others. At least seven-in-ten of all three ideology groups say that the MMR vaccine should be required for healthy schoolchildren, however. There are no significant differences in views about this issue by political party in this survey.
Most Americans say vaccines should be required for  | schoolchildren: a larger share of conservatives say  | parents should be alle to decide  | % of USS adults who say about the childhood vaccine for measles,  | mumps and rubella  | Parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their children  | even if that may create health risks for others  | Heal 1thy children should be required to be va coinated to attend  | school beca use of potential health risk to others  | IDEOLOGY  | Conse rvative  | 25  | 73  | Moderate  | 15  | 84  | Liberal  | 90  | RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION  | Protestant  | 16  | 82  | White evange lical Prot  | 22  | 76  | White mainline Prot  | 10  | 89  | 87  | Black Protestant  | 13  | Catho lic  | 11  | 87  | Unaffiliated  | 21  | 78  | Note Respondents who did not: give an answerare not shown Whites and blacks are non-  | Hispanics Respondents only; Hispanics areofany race.  | Source Survey conducted May 10-June 6. 2016  | "Vast Majority ofAmericans Say Benefits ofChildhood Vaccines Outwe igh Risks  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 