Table 3.
The overall frequency and proportion of participants’ responses to questions about the ethical and policy implications of vaccinomics
| Weighted % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly Agree | Strongly Agree or Agree | |
| Vaccinomics (based on genes/DNA) would help me make informed decisions about vaccines FOR MYSELF. | 2.5 | 6.1 | 51.5 | 39.9 | 91.4 |
| Asked of parents only: Vaccinomics (based on genes/DNA) would help me make informed decisions about vaccines FOR MY CHILD.a |
2.7 | 4.6 | 51.1 | 41.6 | 92.7 |
| I am afraid that my gene or DNA test result could prevent me from getting a vaccine.b | 27.4 | 50.6 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 22.0 |
| I am afraid that using genes or DNA in vaccine decisions could increase race/ethnic discrimination.b | 26.6 | 44.4 | 20.3 | 8.7 | 29.0 |
| I would have my genes or DNA tested if it would help my doctor or another healthcare provider know which vaccines are best for ME.b | 6.7 | 16.5 | 42.5 | 34.3 | 76.8 |
| I am concerned my HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY would learn my gene or DNA test result.b | 15.6 | 38.8 | 30.1 | 15.5 | 45.5 |
| I am concerned the U.S. GOVERNMENT would learn my gene or DNA test result.b | 15.0 | 38.0 | 32.6 | 14.5 | 47.0 |
| I would be concerned about the security of my gene or DNA test resultb | 13.0 | 30.7 | 37.4 | 18.9 | 56.3 |
| I would support vaccinomics even if it made vaccine schedules more complex.b | 6.2 | 22.5 | 52.4 | 18.8 | 71.2 |
| Vaccinomics would make me have more confidence in vaccines than I do now.b | 7.6 | 21.7 | 50.4 | 20.3 | 70.7 |
| Vaccinomics is likely to help other people.b | 5.1 | 12.2 | 52.1 | 30.5 | 82.6 |
| Vaccinomics is likely to help me.b | 6.2 | 18.0 | 50.4 | 25.4 | 75.8 |
aAsked of unweighted n = 1,239 parents of children<18 only.
bThese items had a positively and negatively worded version. The scale of the negatively worded items was reversed and combined with its positively phrased counterpart for analysis. Taylor-linearized variance estimation for survey data used for all data. Unweighted N = 1,925; Weighted N = 1,927.87.