Table 3.
Reasons for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine by categories of vaccination intent, United States, Household Pulse Survey, January 6 – March 29, 2021
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% (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic (NH) White (N = 82,460) | NH Black (N = 13,518) | Hispanic or Latino (N = 14,342) | NH Asian (N = 3,906) | NH Other/Multiple Races (N = 5,992) | |
| Would probably get vaccinated | |||||
| Concerned about possible side effects | 49.5 (48.7–50.4) | 52.8 (50.8–54.7)* | 51.8 (49.8–53.9)* | 58.1 (54.7–61.5)* | 57.5 (54.2–60.9)* |
| Don’t know if a vaccine will work | 16.3 (15.7–16.9) | 19.2 (17.3–21.0)* | 18.7 (16.9–20.6)* | 19.0 (16.6–21.3)* | 21.2 (18.0–24.4)* |
| Don’t believe I need a vaccine | 5.2 (4.7–5.6) | 3.9 (2.6–5.2) | 2.9 (2.2–3.6)* | 3.6 (2.3–5.0)* | 6.0 (4.1–8.0) |
| Don’t like vaccines | 4.9 (4.5–5.2) | 5.1 (4.4–5.9) | 5.0 (4.2–5.8) | 4.2 (2.5–5.9) | 6.6 (4.6–8.6) |
| Doctor has not recommended it | 7.0 (6.5–7.5) | 8.4 (7.1–9.7)* | 5.7 (4.7–6.7)* | 3.8 (2.7–4.9)* | 10.1 (8.2–12.0)* |
| Plan to wait and see if it is safe and may get it later | 52.6 (51.7–53.6) | 63.0 (60.6–65.3)* | 54.8 (52.5–57.0) | 61.8 (58.6–65.1)* | 58.2 (54.9–61.4)* |
| Other people need it more right now | 43.5 (42.7–44.4) | 21.1 (18.8–23.3)* | 33.9 (32.2–35.7)* | 37.1 (33.6–40.6)* | 38.9 (35.3–42.4)* |
| Concerned about the cost | 10.0 (9.4–10.5) | 8.6 (7.3–10.0) | 13.9 (12.1–15.8)* | 12.2 (10.1–14.2)* | 15.2 (12.2–18.3)* |
| Don’t trust COVID-19 vaccines | 7.1 (6.5–7.6) | 12.2 (10.7–13.6)* | 7.8 (6.7–8.9) | 6.3 (4.9–7.7) | 12.2 (9.9–14.5)* |
| Don’t trust the government | 11.1 (10.6–11.6) | 11.6 (10.3–12.8) | 8.3 (7.4–9.2)* | 3.6 (2.5–4.7)* | 13.7 (11.1–16.4) |
| Other reason for not getting vaccine | 9.2 (8.8–9.7) | 5.9 (5.0–6.9)* | 5.4 (4.7–6.1)* | 5.1 (3.9–6.4)* | 10.2 (8.0–12.3) |
| Would probably not get vaccinated | |||||
| Concerned about possible side effects | 51.7 (50.7–52.8) | 53.5 (51.5–55.6) | 52.0 (49.3–54.8) | 51.1 (44.8–57.3) | 57.2 (52.9–61.5)* |
| Don’t know if a vaccine will work | 21.8 (20.9–22.8) | 19.7 (17.3–22.1) | 23.3 (20.8–25.8) | 25.6 (19.6–31.6) | 25.0 (21.5–28.6) |
| Don’t believe I need a vaccine | 20.2 (19.0–21.3) | 8.9 (7.3–10.6)* | 13.9 (11.7–16.1)* | 9.3 (6.6–12.1)* | 18.6 (15.6–21.7) |
| Don’t like vaccines | 9.8 (9.0–10.5) | 9.9 (8.4–11.3) | 7.9 (6.2–9.6)* | 10.8 (6.8–14.8) | 18.2 (13.9–22.5)* |
| Doctor has not recommended it | 7.4 (6.7–8.2) | 7.1 (5.8–8.4) | 6.6 (5.1–8.1) | 3.2 (1.8–4.7)* | 8.7 (6.4–11.0) |
| Plan to wait and see if it is safe and may get it later | 57.2 (56.2–58.2) | 59.0 (56.7–61.2) | 55.7 (52.1–59.2) | 59.7 (53.2–66.1) | 55.2 (50.9–59.4) |
| Other people need it more right now | 29.5 (28.3–30.7) | 18.3 (16.3–20.4)* | 24.9 (22.1–27.6)* | 26.2 (21.6–30.8) | 26.9 (23.3–30.5) |
| Concerned about the cost | 5.3 (4.8–5.8) | 4.7 (3.7–5.7) | 9.6 (7.4–11.8)* | 6.6 (3.1–10.2) | 7.3 (5.3–9.4)* |
| Don’t trust COVID-19 vaccines | 24.2 (23.1–25.2) | 28.5 (26.0–30.9)* | 24.2 (21.9–26.5) | 14.9 (11.0–18.8)* | 24.6 (21.5–27.8) |
| Don’t trust the government | 20.4 (19.7–21.2) | 19.3 (17.4–21.2) | 17.7 (15.3–20.1)* | 9.3 (6.3–12.4)* | 21.5 (18.7–24.3) |
| Other reason for not getting vaccine | 10.4 (9.8–11.0) | 7.2 (6.1–8.3)* | 9.3 (7.4–11.2) | 11.9 (7.2–16.6) | 13.4 (10.6–16.3)* |
| Would definitely not get vaccinated | |||||
| Concerned about possible side effects | 48.4 (47.0–49.8) | 48.2 (44.8–51.5) | 44.7 (40.4–49.0) | 35.4 (25.6–45.1)* | 50.3 (46.1–54.5) |
| Don’t know if a vaccine will work | 22.4 (21.3–23.6) | 24.0 (20.6–27.5) | 24.2 (20.4–28.0) | 19.4 (12.5–26.3) | 26.6 (21.8–31.4) |
| Don’t believe I need a vaccine | 35.7 (34.3–37.2) | 20.3 (17.9–22.7)* | 29.8 (26.0–33.6)* | 34.3 (24.6–44.1) | 31.5 (27.6–35.4) |
| Don’t like vaccines | 19.4 (18.1–20.6) | 20.6 (17.8–23.4) | 18.0 (15.0–20.9) | 16.1 (9.7–22.4) | 21.3 (17.7–25.0) |
| Doctor has not recommended it | 6.8 (6.1–7.6) | 6.6 (5.4–7.7) | 4.8 (3.6–6.1)* | † | 9.8 (7.0–12.6)* |
| Plan to wait and see if it is safe and may get it later | 20.7 (19.7–21.6) | 25.6 (22.9–28.4)* | 23.8 (21.0–26.7)* | 18.8 (11.1–26.6) | 22.3 (18.8–25.7) |
| Other people need it more right now | 13.0 (12.1–13.8) | 10.2 (8.0–12.4)* | 12.3 (9.5–15.1) | 16.7 (8.5–25.0) | 14.4 (10.9–17.8) |
| Concerned about the cost | 3.3 (2.6–3.9) | 3.8 (2.5–5.0) | 4.6 (3.4–5.7) | † | 4.2 (2.2–6.2) |
| Don’t trust COVID-19 vaccines | 50.3 (48.9–51.7) | 49.9 (46.9–53.0) | 43.0 (39.5–46.4)* | 36.2 (25.5–46.9)* | 50.7 (46.5–54.9) |
| Don’t trust the government | 41.8 (40.5–43.1) | 32.4 (29.4–35.4)* | 38.9 (35.2–42.6) | 31.1 (20.5–41.6) | 46.1 (41.5–50.6) |
| Other reason for not getting vaccine | 17.6 (16.7–18.4) | 10.3 (8.4–12.2)* | 21.4 (18.4–24.5)* | 24.4 (15.8–32.9) | 29.5 (26.2–32.9)* |
Abbreviations: NH = non-Hispanic; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CI = confidence interval.
*
Significant differences in proportions comparing each group to the referent group (non-Hispanic white individuals).
†
Estimate was suppressed due to a relative standard error of >30%.