Table 2.
Prevalence of working outside the home, history of COVID-19 vaccination, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy,a for 18–64 year-old US adults, by profession among health care workers and educators, April 20-May 19, 2021. Rate ratios for vaccine hesitancy compared to pharmacists and post-secondary teachers, respectively, as the reference are also reported.
| N |
Work outside home |
Vaccinated |
Strongly hesitanta |
Hesitanta |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | aRR (95% CI) | ||
| Healthcare practitioners and support | |||||||
| Pharmacist | 895 | 92.2 (90.5, 94.0) | 91.9 (89.8, 94.0) | 4.3 (2.7, 6.0) | 6.9 (4.9, 8.9) | Reference | Reference |
| Registered nurse/nurse practioner | 9701 | 93.2 (92.6, 93.7) | 86.7 (85.9, 87.5) | 8.0 (7.4, 8.7) | 11.6 (10.8, 12.3) | 1.68 (1.19, 2.18) | 2.06 (1.45, 2.67) |
| Therapistb | 2438 | 94.5 (93.5, 95.5) | 86.6 (85.0, 88.3) | 8.2 (6.9, 9.5) | 12.1 (10.5, 13.7) | 1.76 (1.20, 2.31) | 2.08 (1.42, 2.74) |
| Veterinarian | 647 | 97.6 (96.4, 98.7) | 83.2 (79.6, 86.9) | 9.2 (6.4, 12.1) | 12.8 (9.6, 16.0) | 1.86 (1.15, 2.57) | 1.79 (1.11, 2.47) |
| Physician or surgeon | 1847 | 94.1 (92.9, 95.4) | 85.5 (83.5, 87.6) | 12.6 (10.7, 14.6) | 13.9 (11.9, 15.9) | 2.02 (1.37, 2.67) | 2.28 (1.55, 3.00) |
| Health technologist or technician | 4693 | 94.8 (94.1, 95.5) | 82.9 (81.6, 84.2) | 9.4 (8.4, 10.4) | 14.1 (12.9, 15.3) | 2.05 (1.44, 2.67) | 1.87 (1.30, 2.43) |
| Physician assistant | 656 | 94.6 (92.5, 96.6) | 81.8 (78.2, 85.5) | 12.6 (9.4, 15.8) | 15.8 (12.3, 19.4) | 2.30 (1.47, 3.14) | 2.48 (1.60, 3.37) |
| Dentist | 480 | 94.8 (92.4, 97.1) | 80.9 (76.6, 85.1) | 13.7 (9.8, 17.5) | 17.0 (12.9, 21.1) | 2.47 (1.54, 3.39) | 2.51 (1.61, 3.41) |
| Medical assistant | 1067 | 92.3 (90.3, 94.3) | 78.6 (75.4, 81.8) | 11.6 (9.0, 14.3) | 17.4 (14.5, 20.4) | 2.53 (1.69, 3.38) | 2.22 (1.49, 2.95) |
| Home health or personal care aide | 3349 | 83.7 (82.2, 85.1) | 75.5 (73.6, 77.4) | 11.6 (10.1, 13.2) | 18.0 (16.2, 19.7) | 2.61 (1.82, 3.40) | 2.21 (1.53, 2.88) |
| Licensed practical or licensed vocational nurse | 2180 | 94.7 (93.6, 95.7) | 77.4 (75.3, 79.6) | 13.3 (11.6, 15.0) | 18.9 (16.9, 20.8) | 2.74 (1.90, 3.58) | 2.38 (1.65, 3.11) |
| Nursing assistant or psychiatric aide | 1482 | 95.7 (94.5, 96.9) | 74.4 (71.7, 77.1) | 12.0 (10.1, 13.9) | 19.5 (17.2, 21.9) | 2.84 (1.95, 3.72) | 2.19 (1.50, 2.87) |
| Emergency medical technicians/paramedics | 1073 | 97.0 (95.8, 98.1) | 72.2 (68.7, 75.7) | 20.1 (16.9, 23.3) | 25.3 (21.8, 28.7) | 3.67 (2.50, 4.84) | 2.69 (1.83, 3.54) |
| Other healthcare support | 11,568 | 73.9 (73.0, 74.8) | 84.6 (83.8, 85.4) | 8.2 (7.6, 8.9) | 12.4 (11.6, 13.2) | 1.80 (1.27, 2.33) | 1.79 (1.26, 2.32) |
| Other healthcare practitioner | 1654 | 92.9 (91.5, 94.3) | 78.6 (76.2, 81.1) | 14.9 (12.7, 17.2) | 20.0 (17.6, 22.5) | 2.91 (2.00, 3.82) | 3.17 (2.19, 4.16) |
| Educators | |||||||
| Postsecondary teacher | 4826 | 54.2 (52.5, 55.9) | 94.9 (94.2, 95.7) | 2.5 (1.9, 3.0) | 3.6 (2.9, 4.2) | Reference | Reference |
| Secondary school teacher | 4837 | 91.9 (91.1, 92.8) | 90.3 (89.2, 91.3) | 5.8 (5.0, 6.6) | 8.6 (7.6, 9.5) | 2.40 (1.89, 2.91) | 2.82 (2.22, 3.43) |
| Elementary or middle school teacher | 6712 | 90.2 (89.4, 91.1) | 88.9 (88.0, 89.8) | 6.3 (5.6, 7.0) | 9.6 (8.7, 10.5) | 2.70 (2.16, 3.23) | 3.32 (2.65, 4.00) |
| Preschool or kindergarten teacher | 3112 | 92.6 (91.5, 93.7) | 81.7 (80.0, 83.3) | 9.0 (7.8, 10.3) | 14.8 (13.2, 16.3) | 4.15 (3.29, 5.01) | 3.94 (3.12, 4.77) |
| Other educatorc | 12,002 | 73.9 (72.8, 75.0) | 87.7 (87.0, 88.5) | 5.5 (5.0, 6.0) | 9.0 (8.4, 9.6) | 2.53 (2.04, 3.01) | 2.59 (2.08, 3.09) |
a
Those who reported they would “definitely not” or “probably not” get the vaccine if offered one today were considered vaccine hesitant. Those who reported they would “definitely not” were considered strongly hesitant.
b
Including occupational, physical, respiratory, speech.
c
Including teaching assistant, librarian, curator, or other.