Table 1.
Sample characteristics by vaccination intent status from an online survey among adults residing in Puerto Rico (n = 1911)
| Characteristic |
Vaccination intent |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample n = 1911 (%) |
Yes n = 1577 (82.5%) |
No n = 123 (6.5%) |
Unsure n = 211 (11.0%) |
p value | |
| Sexa | <0.001 | ||||
| Female | 1444 (76.2) | 1171 (81.1) | 100 (6.90) | 173 (12.0) | |
| Male | 451 (23.8) | 399 (88.5) | 18 (4.00) | 34 (7.50) | |
| Ethnicityb | 0.345 | ||||
| Puerto Rican | 1788 (94.1) | 1475 (82.5) | 114 (6.40) | 199 (11.1) | |
| Other | 113 (5.9) | 99 (87.6) | 6 (5.30) | 8 (7.10) | |
| Age group (years) | 0.026 | ||||
| 18–29 | 481 (25.1) | 408 (84.8) | 25 (5.20) | 48 (10.0) | |
| 30–39 | 361 (18.9) | 277 (76.7) | 30 (8.30) | 54 (15.0) | |
| 40–49 | 426 (22.3) | 349 (81.9) | 34 (8.00) | 43 (10.1) | |
| ≥50 | 643 (33.7) | 543 (84.5) | 34 (5.30) | 66 (10.2) | |
| Health insurance | 0.082 | ||||
| Yes | 1847 (96.6) | 1530 (82.8) | 115 (6.30) | 202 (10.9) | |
| No | 64 (3.4) | 47 (73.4) | 8 (12.5) | 9 (14.1) | |
| Marital status | 0.418 | ||||
| Married/living with partner | 1069 (55.9) | 878 (82.1) | 65 (6.10) | 126 (11.8) | |
| Divorced/single/separated/widowed | 842 (44.1) | 699 (83.0) | 58 (6.90) | 85 (10.1) | |
| Highest education level | 0.147 | ||||
| High school graduate or less | 70 (3.7) | 57 (81.4) | 4 (5.70) | 9 (12.9) | |
| Associate degree | 168 (8.8) | 144 (85.7) | 8 (4.80) | 16 (9.50) | |
| Some college | 101 (5.3) | 78 (77.2) | 12 (11.9) | 11 (10.9) | |
| Undergraduate degree | 691 (36.2) | 559 (80.9) | 44 (6.40) | 88 (12.7) | |
| Masters | 537 (28.0) | 439 (81.8) | 36 (6.70) | 62 (11.5) | |
| Doctoral degree | 344 (18.0) | 300 (87.2) | 19 (5.50) | 25 (7.30) | |
| Employment status | 0.682 | ||||
| Working | 1256 (65.7) | 1042 (83.0) | 81 (6.50) | ||
| Not working | 655 (34.3) | 535 (81.7) | 42 (6.40) | 78 (11.9) | |
| Annual household income | <0.001 | ||||
| ≤$20,000 | 325 (17.0) | 259 (79.7) | 25 (7.70) | 41 (12.6) | |
| $20,001-$40,000 | 474 (24.8) | 369 (77.8) | 36 (7.60) | 69 (14.6) | |
| $40,001-$75,000 | 461 (24.1) | 386 (83.7) | 28 (6.10) | 47 (10.2) | |
| >$75,000 | 466 (24.4) | 423 (90.8) | 19 (4.10) | 24 (5.20) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 185 (9.7) | 140 (75.7) | 15 (8.10) | 30 (16.2) | |
| History of at least one disease | 0.045 | ||||
| Yes | 1433 (75.0) | 1196 (83.5) | 81 (5.60) | 156 (10.9) | |
| No | 478 (25.0) | 381 (79.7) | 42 (8.80) | 55 (11.5) | |
| Current smoker | 0.605 | ||||
| Yes | 110 (5.8) | 87 (79.1) | 8 (7.30) | 15 (13.6) | |
| No | 1801 (94.2) | 1490 (82.7) | 115 (6.40) | 196 (10.9) | |
| Received influenza vaccine in the previous year | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 966 (50.5) | 904 (93.6) | 11 (1.10) | 51 (5.30) | |
| No | 945 (49.5) | 655 (71.2) | 112 (11.9) | 160 (16.9) | |
| Trust in vaccines (general trust) | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1739 (91.0) | 1540 (88.6) | 51 (2.90) | 148 (8.50) | |
| No | 172 (9.0) | 37 (21.5) | 72 (41.9) | 63 (36.6) | |
| Knows someone who had COVID-19 | 0.118 | ||||
| Yes | 1600 (83.7) | 1333 (83.3) | 98 (6.10) | 169 (10.6) | |
| No | 311 (16.3) | 244 (78.5) | 25 (8.00) | 42 (13.5) | |
| Had to care for someone with COVID-19 | 0.881 | ||||
| Yes | 168 (8.8) | 141 (83.9) | 10 (6.00) | 17 (10.1) | |
| No | 1743 (91.2) | 1436 (82.4) | 113 (6.50) | 194 (11.1) | |
| Importance of religiosity | 0.008 | ||||
| Less important | 411 (21.5) | 357 (86.8) | 27 (6.60) | 27 (6.60) | |
| Somewhat important | 338 (17.7) | 274 (81.1) | 23 (6.80) | 41 (12.1) | |
| Important | 498 (26.1) | 418 (83.9) | 21 (4.20) | 59 (11.9) | |
| Very important | 664 (34.7) | 528 (79.5) | 52 (7.80) | 84 (12.7) | |
| Perceived health | <0.001 | ||||
| Poor/regular | 183 (9.5) | 146 (79.8) | 11 (6.00) | 26 (14.2) | |
| Good | 483 (25.3) | 404 (83.6) | 17 (3.50) | 62 (12.8) | |
| Very good | 796 (41.7) | 655 (82.3) | 47 (5.90) | 94 (11.8) | |
| Excellent | 449 (23.5) | 372 (82.9) | 48 (10.7) | 29 (6.50) | |
| Confidence filling up medical forms | 0.001 | ||||
| Extremely/a little uncomfortable | 99 (5.2) | 79 (79.8) | 8 (8.10) | 12 (12.1) | |
| Neutral | 404 (21.1) | 311 (77.0) | 26 (6.40) | 67 (16.6) | |
| Very comfortable | 544 (28.5) | 446 (82.0) | 35 (6.40) | 63 (11.6) | |
| Extremely comfortable | 864 (45.2) | 741 (85.8) | 54 (6.20) | 69 (8.00) | |
| Health region | 0.009 | ||||
| Mayagüez/Aguadilla | 229 (12.0) | 183 (79.9) | 22 (9.60) | 24 (10.5) | |
| Arecibo | 112 (5.9) | 88 (78.6) | 7 (6.30) | 17 (15.1) | |
| Bayamón | 289 (15.1) | 241 (83.4) | 19 (6.60) | 29 (10.0) | |
| Metropolitan | 667 (34.9) | 578 (86.7) | 34 (5.10) | 55 (8.20) | |
| Fajardo | 64 (3.4) | 47 (73.4) | 6 (9.40) | 11 (17.2) | |
| Caguas | 260 (13.6) | 203 (78.1) | 23 (8.90) | 34 (13.0) | |
| Ponce | 290 (15.1) | 237 (81.7) | 12 (4.10) | 41 (14.2) | |
a16 participants reported “prefer not to answer”. b10 had missing data. Row percentages are shown.