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. 2021 May 17;17(9):2940–2945. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1917233

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of survey participants in the Detroit Metro Area Community Study (DMACS), July 2020, N = 1138

    Counta Weighted % ± SE
Gender Male 336 46.4% ± 2.1%
Female 799 53.6% ± 2.1%
Education High school or less 307 51.8% ± 2.1%
Some college 478 32.8% ± 1.9%
Bachelor’s degree 199 8.8% ± 0.9%
Graduate degree 147 6.6% ± 0.7%
Income <$10,000 234 18.9% ± 1.7%
$10,000-$29,999 270 27.3% ± 2.0%
$30,000-$49,999 233 22.7% ± 1.8%
≥$50,000 312 31.0% ± 2.0%
Age 18–39 years 388 41.5% ± 2.1%
40–64 years 548 40.2% ± 2.0%
≥65 years 189 18.3% ± 1.6%
Race/ethnicity Non-Hispanic Black 797 76.5% ± 1.7%
Non-Hispanic White 147 10.8% ± 1.2%
Hispanic 67 7.8% ± 1.2%
Other 127 4.9% ± 0.8%
Perceived risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 0% 246 27.4% ± 2.1%
10% or 20% 292 31.2% ± 2.1%
30% or 40% 139 14.0% ± 1.6%
≥50% 277 27.4% ± 2.0%
Perceived seriousness of COVID-19 Not serious 66 7.0% ± 1.1%
Somewhat serious 232 18.0% ± 1.6%
Very serious 829 75.0% ± 1.8%
Vaccines are important Strongly disagree 136 11.5% ± 1.3%
Somewhat disagree 89 10.0% ± 1.4%
Neither agree nor disagree 176 16.6% ± 1.6%
Somewhat agree 217 17.2% ± 1.6%
Strongly agree 502 44.7% ± 2.1%
Vaccines are effective Strongly disagree 90 7.7% ± 1.1%
Somewhat disagree 113 11.9% ± 1.5%
Neither agree nor disagree 215 19.0% ± 1.6%
Somewhat agree 341 29.6% ± 2.0%
Strongly agree 348 31.7% ± 2.0%
Vaccines are safe Strongly disagree 122 9.5% ± 1.2%
Somewhat disagree 137 13.7% ± 1.5%
Neither agree nor disagree 216 21.7% ± 1.8%
Somewhat agree 312 25.3% ± 1.8%
Strongly agree 328 29.8% ± 1.9%

aThe number of participants with missing data was 3 for gender, 7 for education, 89 for income, 13 for age, 184 for perceived risk, 11 for perceived severity, 18 for vaccines are important, 31 for vaccines are effective, and 23 for vaccines are safe.