| Reasons cited for getting the HZ vaccine (n = 31) | |
| Recommended by health care provider | 15 (48) |
| Recommended by media/ads | 10 (32) |
| Recommended by friends | 6 (19) |
| Recommended by family | 5 (16) |
| Other | 3 (10) |
| Reasons cited for not getting the HZ vaccine (n = 370) | |
| Have not heard about it | 258 (70) |
| Do not think I will develop shingles | 42 (11) |
| Physician did not recommend it | 40 (11) |
| Afraid of the side effects | 29 (8) |
| Financial reasons | 15 (4) |
| Do not believe in vaccines in general | 14 (4) |
| Have a weak immune system and cannot receive live virus vaccines | 5 (1) |
| Allergic to the zoster vaccine | 4 (1) |
| Do not think shingles will cause significant or lasting illness | 3 (0.8) |
| Do not think the vaccine works | 2 (0.5) |
| Someone told me not to get the vaccine | 0 |
Values provided as n (%). More than one response was accepted for each question.