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. 2021 Aug 17;4(8):e2121310. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21310

Table. Baseline Characteristics Among 17 525 Participantsa.

Characteristic Pregnant individuals (n = 7809) Lactating individuals (n = 6815) Individuals planning pregnancyb (n = 2901) P value
Totalc No. (%) Totalc No. (%) Totalc No. (%)
Vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 7770 4777 (61.5) 6775 4156 (61.3) 2886 1857 (64.4) .02
Moderna mRNA-1273 2970 (38.2) 2596 (38.3) 1026 (35.6)
Janssen JNJ-78436735 23 (0.3) 23 (0.3) 3 (0.1)
Dose 1 to survey completion, mean (SD), d 7565 25 (15.4) 6452 27.8 (14.8) 2833 31.2 (16.8) <.001
Dose 2 to survey completion, mean (SD), d 6232 10.1 (10.6) 5863 11.1 (11.7) 2440 12.9 (11.9) <.001
Age, mean (SD), y 7804 33.4 (3.6) 6814 34.1 (3.7) 2900 32.7 (3.5) <.001
Gravidity, mean (SD) 5236 2.1 (1.3) 4614 2.1 (1.3) 1943 2.1 (1.3) .56
Parity, mean (SD) 5245 1.2 (1.0) 4619 1.2 (1.0) 1948 1.2 (1.0) .67
Trimester of pregnancy at dose 1
First 7611 1822 (23.9) NA NA NA NA NA
Second 3694 (48.5) NA NA
Third 2095 (27.5) NA NA
Race and ethnicityd
American Indian or Alaska Native 7809 58 (0.7) 6815 67 (1.0) 2901 17 (0.6) .09
Asian 640 (8.2) 489 (7.2) 183 (6.3) .002
Black or African American 103 (1.3) 104 (1.5) 44 (1.5) .53
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34 (0.4) 32 (0.5) 7 (0.2) .26
White 6802 (87.1) 5883 (86.3) 2676 (92.2) <.001
Othere 118 (1.5) 68 (1.0) 45 (1.6) .01
Hispanic ethnicity 7751 463 (6.0) 6761 444 (6.6) 2881 194 (6.7) .21
Education
Some college or less 7756 281 (3.6) 6761 377 (5.6) 2885 121 (4.2) <.001
Bachelor's degree (eg, BA, AB, BS) 1929 (24.9) 1823 (27.0) 899 (31.2)
Master's degree 2565 (33.1) 2342 (34.6) 1034 (35.8)
Doctorate or professional degree 2981 (38.4) 2219 (32.8) 831 (28.8)
Area of employment
Health care 7633 5310 (69.6) 6539 4750 (72.6) 2812 2205 (78.4) <.001
Academics or science 823 (10.8) 675 (10.3) 228 (8.1)
Teaching or childcare 434 (5.7) 343 (5.2) 118 (4.2)
Office work or tech industry 406 (5.3) 204 (3.1) 76 (2.7)
Otherf 660 (8.6) 567 (8.7) 185 (6.6)
Influenza vaccine this last season 7755 7529 (97.1) 6776 6461 (95.4) 2878 2732 (94.9) <.001
Tdap vaccine in current or recent pregnancy
Yes 7662 1995 (26.0) 6755 6218 (92.0) NA NA NA
Plan to get 59 (0.8) NA NA
Don’t know 4698 (61.3) 138 (2.0) NA
No 910 (11.9) 399 (5.9) NA
Should individuals receive the COVID-19 vaccine? If pregnant? If lactating? If planning for pregnancy?
Yes 7456 6153 (82.5) 6466 6080 (94.0) 2669 2520 (94.4) NA
Depends on circumstances 1300 (17.4) 382 (5.9) 148 (5.6)
No 3 (0) 4 (0.1) 1 (0)

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; Tdap, tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis.

a

All variables are based on pregnancy status at enrollment.

b

Participants in the planning group were neither pregnant nor lactating.

c

Totals differ from overall group numbers owing to missing data for some individuals.

d

Categories are not mutually exclusive. Missing numbers indicate participants who selected “Prefer not to answer.”

e

Participants could select other if they did not choose outlined race and ethnicity categories or in addition to other race and ethnicity categories. Those who selected other were given the opportunity to specify their own category.

f

Other includes military personnel, first responders, and individuals working in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, service, hospitality, retail industries, and other areas of employment.