Table 1.
Participant demographics by Diagnostic Group (ASD vs. non-ASD-DD) and Vaccine Hesitancy Group (Hesitant vs. Not Hesitant)
| Diagnostic Status | Vaccine Hesitancy Statusa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | Total N = 89 | ASD n = 68 (76.4%) | Non-ASD-DD n = 21 (23.6%) | p-value | Vaccine Hesitant n = 21 (23.6%) | Not Vaccine Hesitant n = 68 (76.4%) | p-value |
| Parent age (years), Mean (SD) | 37.8 (7.7) | 37.0 (7.6) | 40.3 (7.7) | 0.09 | 35.8 (6.8) | 38.4 (7.9) | 0.19 |
| Child age (years), Mean (SD) | 7.3 (3.1) | 7.1 (2.9) | 8.0 (3.6) | 0.25 | 6.6 (3.2) | 7.6 (3.1) | 0.20 |
| Child gender, n (%) male | 69 (77.5) | 56 (82.4) | 13 (61.9) | 0.07 | 15 (71.4) | 54 (79.4) | 0.55 |
| Child first born, n (%) | 45 (50.6) | 36 (52.9) | 9 (42.9) | 0.46 | 8 (38.1) | 37 (54.4) | 0.22 |
| Diagnostic status | |||||||
| ASD, n (%) | 68 (76.4) | 19 (90.5) | 49 (72.1) | 0.14 | |||
| Non-ASD-DD, n (%) | 21 (23.6) | 2 (9.5) | 19 (76.4) | ||||
| Parent race, n (%) | 0.93 | 0.08 | |||||
| Asian | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (1.5) | ||
| Black/African American | 6 (6.7) | 5 (7.4) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (9.5) | 4 (5.9) | ||
| White | 64 (71.9) | 47 (69.1) | 17 (81.0) | 12 (57.1) | 52 (76.5) | ||
| Other | 13 (14.6) | 11 (16.2) | 2 (9.5) | 3 (14.3) | 10 (14.7) | ||
| Mixed Race/Ethnicity | 4 (4.5) | 3 (4.4) | 1 (4.8) | 3 (14.3) | 1 (1.5) | ||
| Parent ethnicity, n (%) Hispanic/Latino | 26 (29.2) | 22 (32.4) | 4 (19.0) | 0.28 | 7 (33.3) | 19 (27.9) | 0.78 |
| Annual household income (thousands), n (%) | 0.72 | 0.95 | |||||
| ≤$50 | 38 (44.2) | 31 (46.3) | 7 (36.8) | 9 (42.9) | 29 (44.6) | ||
| $51-100 | 26 (30.2) | 19 (28.4) | 7 (36.8) | 7 (33.3) | 19 (29.2) | ||
| >$100 | 22 (25.6) | 17 (25.4) | 5 (26.3 | 5 (23.8) | 17 (26.2) | ||
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Highest level of education, n (%) | 0.84 | 0.28 | |||||
| <High school | 5 (5.6) | 3 (4.4) | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (5.9) | ||
| High school graduate/GED | 10 (11.2) | 8 (11.8) | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0) | 10 (14.7) | ||
| Some college/Bachelor/AD | 50 (56.2) | 39 (57.4) | 11 (52.4) | 14 (66.7) | 36 (52.9) | ||
| Graduate/Professional degree | 24 (27.0) | 18 (26.5) | 6 (28.6) | 6 (28.6) | 18 (26.5) | ||
a
Vaccine hesitant = PACV score ≥ 50; not vaccine hesitant = PACV score < 50.