Table. Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Public Trust in Vaccination Between October 14, 2020, and March 29, 2021, in the Understanding America Study.
| Demographic characteristic | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, % (95% CI)a,b | Public trust in vaccination, mean (95% CI)c,d | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey wave | Change in hesitancy by March 2021 | Survey wave | Change in trust by March 2021 | ||||
| October 2020 (n = 6016) | March 2021 (n = 6035) | October 2020 (n = 6016) | March 2021 (n = 6035) | ||||
| Overall sample | 46.0 (44.2 to 47.7) | 35.2 (33.4 to 36.9) | −10.8 (−12.7 to −8.9) | 2.6 (2.5 to 2.6) | 3.0 (2.9 to 3.0) | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) | |
| Age, y | |||||||
| 18-39 | 50.7 (47.5 to 53.8) | 44.1 (40.8 to 47.3) | −6.6 (−10.1 to −3.2) | 2.4 (2.3 to 2.5) | 2.7 (2.6 to 2.9) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) | |
| 40-59 | 49.7 (46.8 to 52.6) | 38.6 (35.6 to 41.6) | −11.1 (−14.2 to −8.0) | 2.4 (2.3 to 2.5) | 2.8 (2.6 to 2.9) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | |
| ≥60 | 36.2 (33.5 to 39.0) | 21.0 (18.6 to 23.4) | −15.2 (−18.1 to −12.4) | 3.0 (2.9 to 3.1) | 3.5 (3.4 to 3.6) | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Men | 39.9 (37.3 to 42.4) | 30.7 (28.2 to 33.2) | −9.3 (−11.9 to −6.4) | 2.8 (2.7 to 2.9) | 3.2 (3.1 to 3.3) | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) | |
| Women | 51.8 (49.4 to 54.1) | 39.4 (37.0 to 41.8) | −12.4 (−15.0 to −9.7) | 2.3 (2.3 to 2.4) | 2.7 (2.6 to 2.8) | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 42.4 (40.4 to 44.3) | 34.8 (32.8 to 36.8) | −7.6 (−9.6 to −5.5) | 2.8 (2.7 to 2.8) | 3.1 (3.0 to 3.1) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | |
| Hispanic | 52.3 (47.0 to 57.5) | 36.4 (31.2 to 41.7) | −15.8 (−21.8 to −9.8) | 2.4 (2.2 to 2.6) | 3.0 (2.7 to 3.2) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.8) | |
| Black | 63.9 (58.7 to 69.2) | 43.0 (37.3 to 48.7) | −20.9 (−27.2 to −14.6) | 1.7 (1.5 to 1.8) | 2.3 (2.1 to 2.5) | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.8) | |
| Othere | 33.7 (26.7 to 40.8) | 20.4 (14.3 to 26.6) | −13.3 (−20.9 to −5.8) | 3.0 (2.8 to 3.2) | 3.5 (3.2 to 3.8) | 0.5 (0.2 to 0.7) | |
| College degree | |||||||
| No | 54.6 (52.3 to 56.8) | 42.9 (40.6 to 45.2) | −11.7 (−14.2 to −9.1) | 2.3 (2.2 to 2.4) | 2.5 (2.5 to 2.6) | 0.2 (0.2 to 0.3) | |
| Yes | 30.5 (27.9 to 33.0) | 20.9 (18.6 to 23.2) | −9.6 (−12.1 to −7.1) | 3.1 (3.0 to 3.2) | 3.8 (3.7 to 3.9) | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | |
| Income, $ | |||||||
| <50 000 | 54.0 (51.3 to 56.6) | 43.7 (40.9 to 46.4) | −10.3 (−13.3 to −7.3) | 2.2 (2.1 to 2.3) | 2.5 (2.4 to 2.6) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | |
| ≥50 000 | 39.7 (37.5 to 41.9) | 28.2 (26.1 to 30.4) | −11.5 (−13.8 to −9.1) | 2.9 (2.8 to 3.0) | 3.4 (3.3 to 3.5) | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | |
a
Vaccine hesitancy is defined as being unsure or somewhat or very unlikely to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
b
Estimates are derived from predicted probabilities calculated after logistic regression with cluster robust SEs.
c
Public trust in vaccination ranged from 0 (do not trust development/approval processes) to 6 (fully trust development/approval processes).
d
Estimates are from linear regression with cluster robust SEs.
e
Race/ethnicity was self-reported by panel members. The other race/ethnicity group includes Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian orother Pacific Islander, which were combined owing to small group sizes.