Table 2.
Attitudes toward vaccination for LD and in general in White and Black respondents.
| Survey Item | High incidence jurisdictions | Neighboring jurisdictions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Caregivers | Adults | Caregivers | |||||
| White (N = 592) | Black (N = 119) | White (N = 571) | Black (N = 114) | White (N = 567) | Black (N = 131) | White (N = 520) | Black (N = 129) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| If a vaccine for Lyme disease was available, how likely would you be to get it? | * | |||||||
| Very unlikely | 42 (7%) | 14 (12%) | 24 (4%) | 10 (9%) | 83 (15%) | 25 (19%) | 48 (9%) | 12 (9%) |
| Unlikely | 44 (7%) | 10 (8%) | 30 (5%) | 8 (7%) | 108 (19%) | 18 (14%) | 54 (10%) | 10 (8%) |
| Neither likely nor unlikely | 157 (27%) | 33 (28%) | 89 (16%) | 27 (24%) | 161 (28%) | 28 (21%) | 115 (22%) | 44 (34%) |
| Likely | 198 (33%) | 43 (36%) | 257 (45%) | 37 (32%) | 166 (29%) | 37 (28%) | 201 (39%) | 40 (31%) |
| Very likely | 151 (26%) | 19 (16%) | 171 (30%) | 32 (28%) | 49 (9%) | 23 (18%) | 102 (20%) | 23 (18%) |
| If your healthcare provider recommended that you get vaccinated for Lyme disease, how likely is it that you would get vaccinated? | * | |||||||
| Very unlikely | 31 (5%) | 11 (9%) | 21 (4%) | 9 (8%) | 60 (11%) | 18 (14%) | 34 (7%) | 12 (9%) |
| Unlikely | 36 (6%) | 9 (8%) | 22 (4%) | 6 (5%) | 72 (13%) | 15 (11%) | 43 (8%) | 15 (12%) |
| Neither likely nor unlikely | 97 (16%) | 21 (18%) | 72 (13%) | 13 (11%) | 113 (20%) | 17 (13%) | 80 (15%) | 24 (19%) |
| Likely | 190 (32%) | 49 (41%) | 218 (38%) | 45 (39%) | 208 (37%) | 47 (36%) | 211 (41%) | 50 (39%) |
| Very likely | 238 (40%) | 29 (24%) | 238 (42%) | 41 (36%) | 114 (20%) | 34 (26%) | 152 (29%) | 28 (22%) |
| Disagree with: I feel safe after being vaccinated | 51 (9%) | 17 (14%) | 47 (8%) | 9 (8%) | 96 (17%) | 21 (16%) | 74 (14%) | 16 (12%) |
| Disagree with: I feel protected after getting vaccinated | 46 (8%) | 17 (14%) * | 46 (8%) | 8 (7%) | 102 (18%) | 19 (15%) | 76 (15%) | 15 (12%) |
| Agree with: Although most vaccines appear to be safe, there may be problems that we have not yet discovered. | 399 (67%) | 83 (70%) | 391 (68%) | 77 (68%) | 399 (70%) | 85 (65%) | 371 (71%) | 80 (62%) * |
| Agree with: Vaccines can cause unforeseen problems in children. | 239 (40%) | 56 (47%) | 293 (51%) | 52 (46%) | 277 (49%) | 62 (47%) | 270 (52%) | 65 (50%) |
| Agree with: Vaccination programs are a big con. | 79 (13%) | 29 (24%) * | 115 (20%) | 24 (21%) | 114 (20%) | 40 (31%) * | 131 (25%) | 42 (33%) |
| Agree with: Authorities promote vaccination for financial gain, not for people’s health | 128 (22%) | 35 (29%) | 146 (26%) | 30 (26%) | 162 (29%) | 38 (29%) | 175 (34%) | 49 (38%) |
*indicates Fisher’s exact test p-value <0.05, comparing White to Black.