Table 1.
Sample characteristics of participants in the Understanding American Study (UAS; N = 7,547, Obs. = 78,453) and vaccination intentions in April and October, 2020.
| Willing to vaccinatea | Undecided on vaccinationa | Unwilling to vaccinatea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey month | April | October | April | October | April | October | |
| Variable | Sample size (%) | % | % | % | % | % | % |
| Overall sample | 71.0 | 53.6 | 10.5 | 14.4 | 18.5 | 32.0 | |
| Age group | |||||||
| 18–34 | 2024 (26.8) | 65.6 | 47.2 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 21.5 | 36.6 |
| 35–49 | 2305 (30.5) | 67.5 | 49.6 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 21.0 | 34.9 |
| 50–64 | 1832 (24.3) | 73.1 | 54.2 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 30.7 |
| 65+ | 1387 (18.4) | 79.9 | 65.9 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 24.0 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 3613 (47.9) | 75.1 | 60.0 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 28.3 |
| Female | 3934 (52.1) | 67.2 | 47.6 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 20.1 | 35.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 4840 (64.1) | 74.7 | 57.3 | 8.6 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 29.7 |
| Hispanic | 1345 (17.8) | 67.4 | 47.5 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 20.5 | 36.3 |
| Black | 917 (12.2) | 47.9 | 33.8 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 30.1 | 44.3 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 445 (5.9) | 86.5 | 68.6 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 20.4 |
| Education | |||||||
| No degree | 4970 (65.8) | 65.7 | 45.1 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 21.2 | 36.7 |
| College degree | 2578 (34.2) | 81.4 | 68.9 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 23.4 |
| Income levelb | |||||||
| Low income | 2884 (38.2) | 64.1 | 43.6 | 15.6 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 35.0 |
| Middle income | 3007 (40.4) | 71.6 | 55.0 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 19.8 | 33.0 |
| High incomeb | 1656 (21.9) | 81.1 | 66.9 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 25.4 |
| Chronic conditionc | |||||||
| No | 5060 (67.0) | 69.5 | 52.5 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 19.9 | 33.4 |
| Yes | 2446 (32.4) | 74.1 | 55.8 | 10.3 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 29.2 |
Note: Weighted demographic characteristics and vaccination intentions are presented.
a
Based-on responses to the question “How likely are you to get vaccinated for coronavirus once a vaccine is available to the public?”
b
Households earning less than $40,000 a year classified as low income, those earning $40,000 -$100,000 middle income, and those above this threshold as high-income.
c
Diagnosed with any of the following: diabetes, cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, asthma, chronic lung disease, an autoimmune disease. 41 participants did not provide chronic illness data.