Table 2.

Response distribution and score assignment (0–2) to a measure of caregiver vaccine hesitancy: PACV-5 survey tool.

PACV-5 Survey Items	PACV-5 Responses % (n) a (total N=256)
	Strongly Agree (Score 0)	Somewhat Agree (Score 0)	Not Sure/I don’t Know (Score 1)	Somewhat Disagree (Score 2)	Strongly Disagree (Score 2)
1. I trust the information I receive about shots	70.7% (181)	23.8% (61)	4.7% (12)	0.39% (1)	0.39% (1)
	Strongly Agree (Score 2)	Somewhat Agree (Score 2)	Not Sure/I don’t Know (Score 1)	Somewhat Disagree (Score 0)	Strongly Disagree (Score 0)
2. It is better for my child to develop immunity by getting sick than to get a shot	3.1% (8)	5.5% (14)	14.1% (36)	33.2% (85)	44.1% (113)
3. It is better for children to get fewer shots at the same time	10.2% (26)	25.4% (65)	27.7% (71)	25.4 (65)	11.3% (29)
4. Children get more shots than are good for them	9.4% (24)	17.6% (45)	11.3% (29)	34.8% (89)	27% (69)
	Not at All Hesitant (Score 0)	Not Too Hesitant (Score 0)	Not Sure/I don’t Know (Score 1)	Somewhat Hesitant (Score 2)	Very Hesitant (Score 2)
5. Overall, how hesitant about childhood shots would you consider yourself to be?	58.6% (150)	27.3% (70)	4.7% (12)	7.4% (19)	2% (5)

^aDue to rounding, the total percentages may not equal 100%.