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Do you have one or more persons you think of as your child's personal doctor or nurse?
1.Yes 2.No
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The Cognitive Evaluation of Survey Items Related to Vaccine Hesitance and Confidence for Inclusion on a Series of Short Question Sets

Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design Evaluation and Research
5/29/2019
Cognitive Interview
7/2018
NCHS NCIRD
Citation: Scanlon, P., and Jamoom, E.. (2019). The Cognitive Evaluation of Survey Items Related to Vaccine Hesitance and Confidence for Inclusion on a Series of Short Question Sets. NCHS. Hyattsville, MD http://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:110543 https://wwwn.cdc.gov/QBank/Report.aspx?1200
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Abstract: This report presents findings from the evaluation of a set of questions considered for inclusion in a series of short attitudinal questionnaires on hesitance and acceptance of childhood vaccination. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s constituent centers, is tasked with working toward the “prevention of disease, disability, and death through immunization and by control of respiratory and related diseases.”1 As part of this mission, NCIRD tracks vaccine uptake rates and their distributions across the country, and works on messaging campaigns explaining the importance of vaccinations to the American public. To refine their outreach, education, and messaging campaigns, NCIRD conducts ongoing research into the attitudes of parents towards vaccines. Understanding what factors lead some parents to be hesitant towards vaccines is of particular interest to NCIRD.