Table. Correlates of Intention to Vaccinate Children Immediately Among 1162 Parents of Children Aged 2 to 17 in the USa.
| Parental characteristic | Child age group, y | All age groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4 (n = 317) | 5-11 (n = 659) | 12-15 (n = 443) | 16-17 (n = 232) | |||||||
| aOR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI) | P value | aOR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age group, y | ||||||||||
| 18-29 | 0.3 (0.1-0.6) | <.001 | 0.8 (0.4-1.4) | .44 | 0.9 (0.3-2.5) | .78 | NA | NA | 0.7 (0.5-1.1) | .09 |
| 30-39 | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| 40-49 | 1.4 (0.6-3.3) | .37 | 2.0 (1.2-3.4) | <.01 | 2.5 (1.5-4.5) | <.01 | 1.1 (0.4-2.7) | .88 | 1.6 (1.1-2.2) | <.01 |
| 50-59 | 1.9 (0.3-14.3) | .53 | 1.8 (0.6-6.6) | .33 | 1.9 (0.9-4.3) | .10 | 0.9 (0.3-3.0) | .85 | 1.8 (1.1-3.1) | .02 |
| ≥60 | 0.5 (0.01-8.8 | .67 | 1.4 (0.4-7.3) | .61 | 0.7 (0.2-2.7) | .63 | 0.4 (0.1-2.2) | .30 | 0.6 (0.3-1.3) | .20 |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 0.5 (0.2-1.2) | .12 | 1.1 (0.4-2.9) | .89 | 1.9 (0.7-6.1) | .25 | 1.0 (0.2-7.8) | .98 | 1.4 (0.8-2.5) | .20 |
| Hispanic | 0.3 (0.1-0.6) | <.001 | 0.7 (0.5-1.2) | .25 | 1.1 (0.6-1.9) | .85 | 0.4 (0.1-1.0) | .05 | 0.7 (0.5-1.04) | .08 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.3 (0.1-0.9) | .03 | 0.6 (0.3-1.1) | .12 | 0.4 (0.2-0.9) | .02 | 0.1 (0.01-0.2) | <.001 | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Otherb | 0.3 (0.1-0.9) | .04 | 0.6 (0.2-1.5) | .24 | 1.0 (0.4-3.0) | .90 | 0.4 (0.1-1.9) | .22 | 0.5 (0.3-1.05) | .07 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Women | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | .01 | 0.6 (0.4-0.97) | .04 | 0.6 (0.4-1.1) | .11 | 0.7 (0.2-1.7) | .39 | 0.5 (0.3-0.7) | <.001 |
| Men | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Loss of income due to childcare | ||||||||||
| Yes | 0.9 (0.4-1.9) | .80 | 0.6 (0.4-1.04) | .07 | 0.6 (0.3-1.2) | .12 | 0.3 (0.1-0.96) | .04 | 0.7 (0.5-1.01) | .06 |
| No | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Education | ||||||||||
| High school or less | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Some college or graduate school | 2.5 (1.1-6.5) | .04 | 2.5 (1.5-4.3) | <.001 | 2.5 (1.4-4.5) | <.01 | 2.0 (0.7-5.3) | .18 | 2.7 (1.8-3.9) | <.001 |
| School type for all children in household | ||||||||||
| In-person | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Children too young | 1.3 (0.6-2.8) | .51 | 4.0 (1.0-27.4) | .08 | 3.1 (0.4-66.8) | .35 | NA | NA | 0.8 (0.7-1.3) | .50 |
| Attend remotely | 0.8 (0.3-1.9) | .58 | 1.7 (1.0-2.8) | .05 | 2.7 (1.5-5.2) | <.01 | 2.5 (0.9-7.3) | .07 | 1.5 (1.05-2.1) | .02 |
| Attend a hybrid model | 1.4 (0.5-4.0) | .47 | 2.3 (1.3-4.2) | <.01 | 2.5 (1.3-4.7) | <.01 | 2.2 (0.8-6.3) | .13 | 1.8 (1.2-2.7) | <.01 |
| Otherc | 0.6 (0.2-1.8) | .33 | 0.7 (0.4-1.5) | .34 | 0.7 (0.3-1.9) | .52 | 0.8 (0.2-2.8) | .68 | 0.8 (0.5-1.4) | .40 |
| Worry about others getting infected with COVID-19d | ||||||||||
| No | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Yes | 1.6 (0.9-3.0) | .10 | 2.2 (1.5-3.3) | <.001 | 1.0 (0.6-1.6) | .94 | 1.4 (0.7-3.0) | .37 | 1.6 (1.2-2.1) | <.001 |
| Past COVID-19 diagnosise | ||||||||||
| No | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Yes | 3.0 (1.2-7.6) | .01 | 1.1 (0.6-1.9) | .76 | 1.3 (0.6-2.6) | .51 | 2.1 (0.8-6.4) | .16 | 1.5 (1.0-2.3) | .05 |
| Know someone who died of COVID-19f | ||||||||||
| No | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA | 1 [Reference] | NA |
| Yes | 1.2 (0.7-2.2) | .48 | 1.8 (1.2-2.7) | <.01 | 1.7 (1.1-2.8) | .03 | 1.0 (0.4-2.1) | .93 | 1.5 (1.2-2.1) | <.01 |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; NA, not applicable.
Intention to vaccinate children was measured as a binary variable (immediately vs not immediately). Children aged 12 to 17 years who were already vaccinated were grouped with the “vaccinate immediately” category, assuming that if children were already vaccinated then their parents intended to vaccinate them immediately. In addition to the factors presented in the table, multivariable models were adjusted for occupation and presence of younger siblings in the household.
Participants who chose Native American, other, or unknown.
Includes homeschooling and other.
Coded as yes if participants responded they were “not at all worried” or “not too worried” and no if participants responded that they were “somewhat worried” or “very worried.”
Coded as yes if participants self-reported a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis between surveys rounds 1 through 9.
Coded as yes if participants reported that they knew someone who died of COVID-19 between survey rounds 1 through 9.