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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Relig Health. 2013 Dec;52(4):1120–1130. doi: 10.1007/s10943-011-9553-x

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and religious characteristics of parents (N = 476)

Sociodemographic characteristics N (%)
Race
White 223 (47)
Black 143 (30)
Hispanic 110 (23)
Age
18–29 23 (5)
30–44 315 (66)
45–59 137 (29)
60+ 1 (0.1)
Income
<$25,000 117 (25)
$25,000–$49,999 131 (28)
$50,000–$74,999 96 (20)
$75,000+ 132 (28)
Education
HS or less 132 (28)
Some college 183 (38)
BA+ 161 (34)
Healthcare paid for by
Private 308 (65)
Public 95 (20)
None 17 (4)
Other 70 (15)
Vaccine decision*
Decided against 127 (22)
Undecided 182 (32)
Intend to vaccinate 168 (29)
Already vaccinated 80 (14)
Not categorized 21 (4)

Religious characteristics

Religious attendance
Does not attend 152 (32)
Moderate attendance 137 (29)
Frequent attendance 180 (38)
Not categorized 7 (1)
Religious denomination
Protestant 134 (28)
Catholic 79 (17)
Other Christian 98 (21)
Nonaffiliated 140 (30)
Not categorized 25 (5)
*

This category is reported by daughter because the decision can vary by daughter within parent

Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding