Table 2.
Population Characteristics by COVID-19 Vaccination Status
| Characteristic | Total (N = 188) |
Vaccinated (n = 113) |
Unvaccinated (n = 75) |
P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age—year, median (IQR) | 33 (28–37) | 35 (29–37) | 31 (27–35) | .031 |
| Pregnancy Status, no. (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Pregnant | 69 (36.9) | 24 (34.8) | 45 (65.2) | |
| Nonpregnant | 118 (63.1) | 88 (74.6) | 30 (25.4) | |
| Race, no. (%) | .023 | |||
| Black | 173 (92.0) | 99 (57.2) | 74 (42.8) | |
| White | 3 (1.6) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 12 (6.4) | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | |
| Health insurance coverage, no. (%) | 146 (77.7) | 97 (66.4) | 49 (33.6) | .001 |
| Employed, no. (%) | 156 (83.0) | 102 (65.4) | 54 (34.6) | .001 |
| Occupation, no. (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Healthcare | 56 (36.4) | 48 (85.7) | 8 (14.3) | |
| Other | 98 (63.6) | 53 (54.1) | 45 (45.9) | |
| Education, no. (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Less than college | 51 (27.3) | 17 (33.3) | 34 (66.7) | |
| Some college or higher | 136 (72.7) | 96 (70.6) | 40 (29.4) | |
| Comorbidities, no. (%) | ||||
| None | 121 (64.4) | 68 (56.2) | 53 (43.8) | .141 |
| Diabetes | 4 (2.1) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | .677 |
| Hypertension | 8 (4.3) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | .888 |
| Obesity | 10 (5.3) | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20.0) | .187 |
| Other | 39 (20.7) | 24 (61.5) | 15 (38.5) | .838 |
| Prior COVID-19 infection, no. (%) | 61 (32.6) | 43 (70.5) | 18 (29.5) | .050 |
| Sources of COVID-19 Information, no. (%) | ||||
| People I know, like friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers | 40 (21.3) | 26 (65.0) | 14 (35.0) | .476 |
| Social media (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp | 30 (16.0) | 20 (66.7) | 10 (33.3) | .424 |
| News (TV) | 54 (28.7) | 35 (64.8) | 19 (35.2) | .403 |
| News (Internet) | 59 (31.4) | 39 (66.1) | 20 (33.9) | .256 |
| Radio (local, national) | 24 (12.8) | 18 (75.0) | 6 (25.0) | .111 |
| Healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses | 140 (74.5) | 92 (65.7) | 48 (34.3) | .007 |
| Local public health officials | 63 (33.5) | 45 (71.4) | 18 (28.6) | .024 |
| Federal government health agencies (eg, CDC or Ministry of Health) | 77 (41.0) | 66 (85.7) | 11 (14.3) | <.0001 |
| Federal government officials (JLPb/Holness administration) | 19 (10.1) | 17 (89.5) | 2 (10.5) | .006 |
| Federal government officials (PNPc/Golding administration) | 7 (3.7) | 7 (100) | 0 (0) | .028 |
| Survey Type, no. (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Online | 113 (60.1) | 84 (74.3) | 29 (25.7) | |
| In person | 75 (39.9) | 29 (38.7) | 46 (61.3) | |
| Vaccine Type, no. (%) | ||||
| AstraZeneca | 51 (45.1) | 51 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Pfizer | 34 (30.1) | 34 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| J&J | 2 (1.8) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Moderna | 5 (4.4) | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Sinopharm | 1 (0.9) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| AstraZeneca and Pfizer | 19 (16.8) | 19 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Moderna and Pfizer | 1 (0.9) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) |
Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range; JLP, Jamaica Labor Party; PNP, People's National Party.
a
P values were estimated using χ2 or Fisher exacts tests for categorical variables and the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables.
b
JLP is the center-right political party in Jamaica and is led by the current prime minster Andrew Holness.
c
PNP is the center-left political party in Jamaica and is led by Bruce Golding.