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. 2021 Aug 14;39(40):5883–5890. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.045

Table 3.

COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among people incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, by demographic, health-related, and institution-level characteristics, April 14, 20211,2.

Accepted COVID-19 vaccination
Unadjusted Models Adjusted Model
n Percent of total (%) Percent of sub-group (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Total 56,568
Age
<40 22,417 39.6 54.9 1
40–49 18,161 32.1 67.6 1.74 (1.68, 1.80) 1.61 (1.55, 1.66)
50–59 10,459 18.5 76.3 2.63 (2.51, 2.75) 2.18 (2.07, 2.29)
60–74 5,122 9.1 81.5 3.50 (3.26, 3.75) 2.61 (2.43, 2.81)
75+ 409 39.6 84.9 4.20 (3.25, 5.42) 2.71 (2.09, 3.52)
Sex
Female 3,877 7.4 62.3 0.72 (0.64, 0.81) 0.60 (0.53, 0.67)
Male 52,691 92.6 64.3 1 1
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 1,511 2.7 73.7 1.02 (0.92, 1.13) 1.09 (0.98, 1.22)
Asian 833 1.5 68.8 0.80 (0.71, 0.91) 0.79 (0.68, 0.91)
Black 18,321 32.4 51.3 0.38 (0.37, 0.40) 0.43 (0.41, 0.44)
Hispanic 14,251 25.2 72.5 0.96 (0.92, 1.0) 1.05 (1.0, 1.10)
White 21,652 38.3 73.3 1 1
Country of Birth
Non US-born 6,734 11.9 75.2 1.92 (1.82, 2.03) 1.42 (1.34, 1.51)
US-born 49,496 87.5 62.9 1 1
Unknown 338 0.6 70.6 1.35 (1.09, 1.67) 1.42 (1.14, 1.77)
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection
No 33,825 59.8 62.8 1 1
Yes 22,743 40.2 66.3 1.15 (1.12, 1.19) 1.08 (1.05, 1.12)
Number of Medical Conditions Associated with Severe COVID-19 Illness
0 2,916 5.2 50.1 1 1
1 10,093 17.8 57.2 1.29 (1.21, 1.37) 1.21 (1.13, 1.29)
2 17,584 31.1 62.8 1.62 (1.53, 1.72) 1.47 (1.39, 1.57)
3 14,767 26.1 67.3 1.99 (1.87, 2.12) 1.77 (1.66, 1.89)
4 7,338 13.0 73.2 2.63 (2.45, 2.83) 2.10 (1.95, 2.26)
5 2,741 4.9 78.3 3.44 (3.11, 3.80) 2.54 (2.29, 2.82)
6 784 1.4 84.0 4.81 (3.98, 5.80) 2.99 (2.46, 3.63)
≥7 345 0.6 86.3 5.26 (3.91, 7.08) 2.89 (2.13, 3.91)
BOP Region
Mid-Atlantic Region 12,681 22.4 65.7 1
North Central Region 8,232 14.6 62.5 0.95 (0.57, 1.58)
Northeast Region 8,425 14.9 61.1 0.98 (0.59, 1.63)
South Central Region 11,388 20.1 66.6 1.14 (0.69, 1.87)
Southeast Region 9,397 16.6 61.3 1.10 (0.66, 1.81)
Western Region 6,445 11.4 68.0 1.38 (0.84, 2.29)
Type of Institution
Prison Camp 990 1.8 47.9 0.64 (0.34, 1.22) 0.60 (0.32, 1.12)
Low Security Prison 15,628 27.6 68.9 1.18 (0.82, 1.71) 0.97 (0.68, 1.38)
Medium Security Prison 25,282 44.7 63.6 1 1
High Security Prison 8,703 15.4 66.5 1.29 (0.83, 2.0) 1.37 (0.90, 2.09)
Federal Detention Center 2,007 3.5 64.7 2.09 (1.37, 3.19) 1.96 (1.30, 2.94)
Federal Medical Center 3,958 7.0 74.9 1.55 (0.82, 2.93) 1.15 (0.63, 2.13)
1Vaccination acceptance was defined as receiving the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or receiving one dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Excludes 103 people who were fully vaccinated prior to incarceration.
2Includes BOP-managed institutions only; excludes Residential Reentry Centers and institutions managed by private entities.