Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics, COVID-19 Infection in Social Networks, and Vaccine Willingness *.
| Variable | Total N (%) | Taken at Least One Dose of the Vaccine | Not Taken, but Plan to Take the Vaccine | Do Not Want to Take the Vaccine | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Participants | 1602 (100) | 1277 (79) | 159 (10) | 166 (11) | ||
| Sex | Male | 1034 (65) | 830 (80) | 95 (9) | 109 (11) | 0.28 |
| Female | 552 (35) | 435 (79) | 64 (11) | 53 (10) | ||
| Race | White | 1293 (81) | 1040 (80) | 134 (10) | 119 (9) | 0.007 |
| African-American | 161 (10) | 121 (75) | 11 (7) | 29 (18) | ||
| Asian | 86 (5) | 69 (80) | 10 (12) | 7 (8) | ||
| Other | 62 (4) | 47 (76) | 4 (7) | 11 (18) | ||
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 459 (29) | 415 (90) | 18 (4) | 26 (6) | 0.01 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1127 (70) | 850 (75) | 141 (13) | 136 (12) | ||
| Age Group | 18–25 years | 199 (12) | 162 (81) | 23 (12) | 14 (7) | 0.51 |
| 26–35 years | 704 (44) | 558 (79) | 67 (10) | 79 (11) | ||
| 36–45 years | 343 (21) | 282 (82) | 30 (9) | 31 (9) | ||
| 46–59 years | 243 (15) | 185 (76) | 29 (12) | 29 (12) | ||
| ≥60 years | 95 (6) | 77 (81) | 10 (11) | 8 (8) | ||
| Marital Status | Single/never married | 317 (20) | 212 (67) | 52 (16) | 53 (17) | <0.001 |
| Married | 1174 (73) | 993 (85) | 89 (8) | 92 (7) | ||
| Engaged/living with a partner | 46 (3) | 25 (54) | 11 (24) | 10 (22) | ||
| Divorced/separated/widow | 49 (3) | 35 (71) | 7 (14) | 7 (15) | ||
| Education | High school or less | 90 (6) | 44 (49) | 12 (13) | 34 (38) | <0.001 |
| Some college experience | 149 (9) | 93 (62) | 27 (18) | 29 (20) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 992 (62) | 822 (83) | 96 (10) | 74 (8) | ||
| ≥Master’s degree | 355 (22) | 306 (86) | 24 (7) | 25 (7) | ||
| Current Employment Status | Full-time | 1393 (87) | 1121 (81) | 137 (10) | 135 (9) | 0.12 |
| Part-time | 116 (7) | 91 (78) | 10 (9) | 15 (13) | ||
| Not employed | 77 (5) | 53 (69) | 12 (16) | 12 (16) | ||
| Area of Residence | Rural | 495 (31) | 428 (86) | 34 (7) | 33 (7) | 0.01 |
| Urban | 802 (50) | 635 (79) | 96 (12) | 71 (9) | ||
| Suburban | 289 (18) | 202 (70) | 29 (10) | 58 (20) | ||
| Political Affiliation | Democrat | 968 (61) | 802 (83) | 98 (10) | 68 (7) | 0.01 |
| Republican | 426 (27) | 340 (80) | 33 (8) | 53 (12) | ||
| Independent | 172 (11) | 113 (60) | 24 (14) | 35 (20) | ||
| Other | 20 (1) | 10 (50) | 4 (20) | 6 (30 | ||
| COVID-19 infection among family/friends | Yes, one person | 645 (40) | 574 (89) | 31 (5) | 40 (6) | <0.001 |
| Yes, more than one person | 659 (41) | 532 (81) | 72 (11) | 55 (8) | ||
| No one in family or friends had COVID-19 | 298 (19) | 171 (57) | 56 (19) | 71 (24) | ||
| COVID-19 hospitalization of family/friends | Yes, one person | 704 (44) | 630 (90) | 39 (6) | 35 (5) | <0.001 |
| Yes, more than one person | 481 (31) | 406 (84) | 43 (9) | 32 (7) | ||
| No one in family or friends hospitalized | 417 (26) | 241 (58) | 77 (19) | 99 (24) | ||
| COVID-19 related death in family/friends | Yes, one person | 635 (40) | 573 (90) | 31 (5) | 31 (5) | <0.001 |
| Yes, more than one person | 358 (22) | 308 (86) | 31 (9) | 19 (5) | ||
| No one in family or friends died of COVID | 609 (38) | 396 (65) | 97 (16) | 116 (19) | ||
N (%) indicates the number of participants in each response category and percentages. the p-value indicates statistical significance for group differences in Chi-square tests; * % may vary due to rounding or missing values.