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| Title |
Free-Riding Behavior in Vaccination Decisions: An Experimental Study
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0087164 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yoko Ibuka, Meng Li, Jeffrey Vietri, Gretchen B. Chapman, Alison P. Galvani |
| Abstract |
Individual decision-making regarding vaccination may be affected by the vaccination choices of others. As vaccination produces externalities reducing transmission of a disease, it can provide an incentive for individuals to be free-riders who benefit from the vaccination of others while avoiding the cost of vaccination. This study examined an individual's decision about vaccination in a group setting for a hypothetical disease that is called "influenza" using a computerized experimental game. In the game, interactions with others are allowed. We found that higher observed vaccination rate within the group during the previous round of the game decreased the likelihood of an individual's vaccination acceptance, indicating the existence of free-riding behavior. The free-riding behavior was observed regardless of parameter conditions on the characteristics of the influenza and vaccine. We also found that other predictors of vaccination uptake included an individual's own influenza exposure in previous rounds increasing the likelihood of vaccination acceptance, consistent with existing empirical studies. Influenza prevalence among other group members during the previous round did not have a statistically significant effect on vaccination acceptance in the current round once vaccination rate in the previous round was controlled for. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 20 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 20% |
| Japan | 2 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 80% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 150 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 141 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 15% |
| Researcher | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 31 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 17% |
| Psychology | 20 | 13% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 19 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 18% |
| Unknown | 38 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 September 2023.
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#1,011,586
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#12,994
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#10,925
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Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#380
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