Table 1.
Demographic & health-related characteristics by parental COVID-19 vaccination status.1
| Categorical variables |
Parents of children aged 12–17 Unweighted n = 110 Weighted n = 126.2 (55.2%) |
Parents of children aged 5–11 Unweighted n = 90 Weighted n = 102.6 (44.8%) |
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Vaccinated ParentUnweighted n = 81 Weighted n = 93.7 (74.2%) Weighted n (%) |
Unvaccinated ParentUnweighted n = 29 Weighted n = 32.5 (25.8%) Weighted n (%) |
Vaccinated Parent Unweighted n = 68 Weighted n = 73.6 (71.7%) Weighted n (%) |
Unvaccinated Parent Unweighted n = 22 Weighted n = 29 (28.3%) Weighted n (%) |
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| Parent gender | ||||
| Male | 29.8 (31.8%) | 13.0 (39.8%) | 39.6 (53.8%) | 10.7 (37.0%) |
| Female | 63.9 (68.1%) | 19.5 (60.2%) | 34.0 (46.2%) | 18.3 (63.0%) |
| Parent age (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 8.0 (8.5%) | 12.0 (37.0%) | 13.4 (18.3%) | 14.0 (48.3%) |
| 35–54 | 70.0 (74.8%) | 17.6 (54.0%) | 53.8 (73.1%) | 13.8 (47.4%) |
| 55+ | 15.7 (16.7%) | 2.9 (8.9%) | 6.3 (8.6%) | 1.2 (4.3%) |
| Parent race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 41.2 (44.0%) | 20.0 (61.4%) | 44.8 (60.9%) | 17.1 (59.0%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 15.0 (16.0%) | 6.7 (20.5%) | 7.8 (10.7%) | 6.7 (23.1%) |
| Hispanic | 26.9 (28.7%) | 4.2 (12.9%) | 11.2 (15.3%) | 2.0 (7.0%) |
| 2 + races, other | 10.6 (11.3%) | 1.7 (5.2%) | 9.7 (13.2%) | 3.2 (10.9%) |
| Parent education | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.3 (29.2%) | 2.0 (6.2%) | 35.2 (47.8%) | 3.4 (11.6%) |
| Some college | 23.3 (24.8%) | 12.3 (37.9%) | 19.8 (26.9%) | 13.6 (46.9%) |
| High school degree or less | 43.1 (46.0%) | 18.1 (55.8%) | 18.6 (25.3%) | 12.0 (41.5%) |
| Parent U.S. Region | ||||
| Northeast | 10.3 (11.0%) | 8.4 (26.0%) | 7.9 (10.8%) | 1.7 (5.9%) |
| Midwest | 13.7 (14.6%) | 5.4 (16.7%) | 19.6 (26.6%) | 7.7 (26.6%) |
| South | 38.4 (41.0%) | 14.4 (44.3%) | 28.5 (38.7%) | 12.4 (42.9%) |
| West | 31.3 (33.4%) | 4.2 (13.0%) | 17.6 (23.9%) | 7.1 (24.6%) |
| Parent political views | ||||
| Very Liberal/Liberal | 22.2 (23.7%) | 0 (0%) | 15.5 (21.0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Moderate/Middle of the Road | 34.6 (37.0%) | 12.8 (39.2%) | 23.6 (32.1%) | 14.8 (51.1%) |
| Very conservative/conservative | 22.5 (24.0%) | 14.4 (44.4%) | 23.9 (32.5%) | 10.3 (35.6%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 14.4 (15.4%) | 5.3 (16.4%) | 10.6 (14.4%) | 3.8 (13.3%) |
| Child received COVID-19 vaccine2 | ||||
| Yes | 73.6 (78.6%) | 0.6 (1.8%) | 37.3 (50.7%) | 1.3 (4.3%) |
| No | 20.1 (21.4%) | 31.9 (98.2%) | 36.3 (49.3%) | 27.8 (95.7%) |
| Child received flu vaccine in past 6 mo.2 | ||||
| Yes | 57.4 (61.3%) | 4.1 (12.8%) | 45.6 (62.0%) | 1.2 (4.3%) |
| No | 36.3 (38.7%) | 28.4 (87.2%) | 28.0 (38.0%) | 27.8 (95.7%) |
| Reasons to vaccinate child: desired activities/travel | ||||
| Extremely/very important | 31.9 (34.0%) | 0 (0%) | 22.1 (30.1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Not at all/slightly/moderately important | 61.8 (66.0%) | 32.5 (100%) | 51.4 (69.9%) | 29.0 (100%) |
| Reasons to vaccinate child: protect vulnerable family members | ||||
| Extremely/very important | 45.6 (48.6%) | 1.2 (3.7%) | 31.7 (43.3%) | 4.4 (15.0%) |
| Not at all/slightly/moderately important | 48.1 (51.4%) | 31.3 (96.3%) | 41.5 (56.7%) | 24.7 (85.0%) |
| Reasons to vaccinate child: child could get seriously sick from COVID-19 | ||||
| Extremely/very important | 47.9 (51.1%) | 7.3 (22.5%) | 39.9 (54.3%) | 6.4 (22.0%) |
| Not at all/slightly/moderately important | 45.8 (48.9%) | 25.2 (77.5%) | 33.6 (45.7%) | 22.6 (78.0%) |
| Child involvement in vaccination decision-making | ||||
| Decision made jointly or primarily by child | 61.54 (65.7%) | 19.1 (59.9%) | 21.74 (29.6%) | 4.0 (15.2%) |
| Decision made primarily by parents | 32.15 (34.3%) | 12.8 (40.1%) | 51.83 (70.4%) | 22.3 (84.8%) |
| Scale Variable | Mean Score (SE) | Mean Score (SE) | Mean Score (SE) | Mean Score (SE) |
| Parental concerns about COVID-19 vaccine side effects for their children |
3.01 (0.14) |
4.34 (0.17) |
3.17 (0.17) |
4.29 (0.20) |
1
Total parent respondents N = 160, 40 parents have children in both age groups.
2
Child received COVID/flu vaccine defined as at least some or all of the parent’s children in that age group received COVID/flu vaccine.