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Reason for not receiving a flu vaccination in previous 12 months, by sex, household population aged 12 and older, Canada, 2015/2016

Not available at time requested Uninformed Doctor felt it was not necessary Fearful of vaccine Bad reaction to previous vaccine Lack of time Other Does not believe in benefits Respondent felt it was not necessary 0 20 40 60 80 % MalesMales FemalesFemales
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015/2016.

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Reason for not receiving a flu vaccination in previous 12 months, by sex, household population aged 12 and older, Canada, 2015/2016, %
  Males Females
Not available at time requested 1.2 1.1
Uninformed 1.4 1.2
Doctor felt it was not necessary 1.4 1.6
Fearful of vaccine 4.6 7.1
Bad reaction to previous vaccine 5.9 9.4
Lack of time 10.4 8.7
Other 10.3 11.6
Does not believe in benefits 13.9 15.0
Respondent felt it was not necessary 61.1 55.6
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015/2016.
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