Table 2 Participant characteristics (n = 2247)
From: Predictors of willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S
Characteristics | Number of Individuals | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 1158 | 48 |
Female | 1089 | 52 |
Education | ||
< High school | 190 | 11 |
High school | 578 | 28 |
Some college | 611 | 28 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 868 | 34 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
White | 1876 | 78 |
Black | 183 | 12 |
Other | 188 | 10 |
Hispanic origin | ||
Yes | 441 | 16 |
No | 1806 | 84 |
Income, annual | ||
< $25,000 | 253 | 13 |
$25,000–$49,999 | 408 | 18 |
$50,000–$99,999 | 729 | 31 |
$100,000–$149,999 | 394 | 16 |
≥ $150,000 | 463 | 21 |
Employed | ||
Yes | 1489 | 65 |
No | 758 | 35 |
Health insurance | ||
Employer/union | 1044 | 44 |
Medicare/Department of Veterans Affairs | 455 | 20 |
Medicaid | 132 | 7 |
Other | 144 | 6 |
None | 130 | 6 |
Don’t know/refused | 342 | 16 |
Has children age 0–18 | ||
Yes | 603 | 27 |
No | 1644 | 73 |
Received seasonal influenza vaccine in past year | ||
Yes | 1245 | 54 |
No | 994 | 46 |
Unknown | 8 | 0 |
Severe COVID-19 risk factors | ||
Age, years | ||
18–24 | 186 | 10 |
25–34 | 351 | 17 |
35–49 | 531 | 24 |
50–64 | 668 | 26 |
65+ | 511 | 22 |
Had a chronic medical condition | ||
Yes | 584 | 26 |
No | 1582 | 71 |
Unknown | 81 | 4 |
Severe obesity (BMI > 40) | ||
Yes | 395 | 17 |
No | 1740 | 78 |
Unknown | 112 | 5 |
Risk appraisals | ||
Worried about getting the novel coronavirus | ||
Strongly agree | 453 | 20 |
Agree | 1070 | 47 |
Disagree | 537 | 24 |
Strongly disagree | 178 | 8 |
Unknown | 9 | 1 |
Perceived threat from novel coronavirus | ||
High/very high | 512 | 24 |
Moderate | 911 | 40 |
Low/very low | 738 | 32 |
Don’t know | 82 | 4 |
Refused | 4 | 0 |