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. 2021 May 31;78(4):502–510. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.026

Table 1.

Vaccine hesitancy stratified by participant characteristics.

Characteristic All (2,301) Will Accept Vaccine (1,381, 60%) Vaccine Hesitant (900, 39%)
Age in years, median (IQR) 48 (34–61) 52 (38–64) 40 (29–55)
Sex N (%) N [%, 95% CI] or N (%) N [%, 95% CI] or N (%)
 Male 1,147 (50) 761 [66%, 95% CI 64–69] 384 [33%, 95% CI 31–36]
 Female 1,131 (49) 618 [55%, 95% CI 52–58] 512 [45%, 95% CI 42–48]
Have a regular source of medical care 1,859 (81) 1,159 [62%, 95% CI 60–65] 698 [38%, 95% CI 35–40]
Lack regular source of medical care 424 (18) 227 [54%, 95% CI 49–58] 197 [46%; 95% CI 42–51]
ED usual source of care 275 (12) 150 [55%, 95% CI 49–61] 125 [45%, 95% CI 40–52]
Race/Ethnicity
 Black 700 (30) 324 [46%, 95% CI 43–50] 376 [54%, 95% CI 50–57]
 Asian 106 (5) 74 (70) 32 (30)
 Latinx 538 (23) 326 [61%, 95% CI 56–65] 209 [39%, 95% CI 35–43]
 Middle Eastern 28 (1) 14 (50) 14 (50)
 Native American 27 (1) 13 (48) 14 (52)
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8 (0.3) 6 (75) 2 (25)
 White (nonLatinx) 900 (39) 631 [70%, 95% CI 67–73] 268 [30%, 95% CI 27–33]
 Other 70 (3) 42 (60) 28 (40)
Homeless 84 (4) 53 [63%, 95% CI 52–73] 31 [37%, 95% CI 27–48]
Housed 2,202 (96) 1,332 [60%, 95% CI 58–63] 867 [39%, 95% CI 37–41]
Health insurance types
 Private 871 (38) 578 (66) 293 (34)
 Medicaid 653 (28) 350 (54) 302 (46)
 Medicare 539 (24) 372 (69) 167 (31)
 ACA/ObamaCare 108 (5) 65 (60) 43 (40)
 Kaiser Permanente 22 (1) 12 (55) 10 (45)
 Veterans administration 17 (0.7) 8 (47) 9 (53)
 Other 44 (2) 23 (52) 21 (48)
 Uninsured 286 (12) 164 [57%, 95% CI 51–63] 121 [42%, 95% CI 37–48]
Primary language
 English 1,851 (80) 1,095 (59) 754 (41)
 Spanish 344 (15) 235 (68) 108 (31)
 Cantonese/Mandarin 16 (0.7) 12 (75) 4 (25)
 Other 79 (3) 47 (59) 32 (41)
Have you had an influenza vaccine in the last 5 years?
 Yes 1,561 (68) 1,076 [69%, 95% CI 67–71] 483 [31%, 95% CI 29–33]
 No 645 (28) 268 [42%, 95% CI 38–46] 376 [58%, 95% CI 54–62]
Would your family accept a COVID-19 vaccine?
 Yes/some 1,529 (66) 1,143 (75) 385 (25)
 No/unsure 693 (30) 201 (29) 492 (71)

IQR, interquartile range; ACA, Affordable Care Act.