Table 2.

Vaccination history and attitudes toward vaccination

	Percentage
Vaccines in general
Where would you consider yourself on the following spectrum regarding vaccines in general? a
I am strongly against vaccines	0
I am pretty much against vaccines	1.7
Neutral	7.9
I’m pretty much in favor	17.8
I am very in favor of vaccines	72.7
Received flu shot last year a	92.4
Previous vaccines (ever)
Flu	97.5
Pneumonia	71.2
Shingles	48.2
Tdap	51.9
Yellow fever	7.0
Hepatitis A	19.8
Hepatitis B	30.5
HPV	10.7
Reasons for receiving previous vaccines
Doctor advised me to get it	89.7
Important for community health	45.3
Easy to do	36.6
Wanted to avoid infection	70.4
International travel	18.1
Cost was covered by health insurance	20.6
Family encouraged me to get it	7.0
Other c	6.6
Ever declined a vaccine that your doctor recommended for you to get	10.7
COVID‐19 vaccine b
When there is a coronavirus vaccine, will you get vaccinated?
Yes	91.4
No	1.7
Not sure	7.0
When would you want to get the coronavirus vaccine? a
As soon as possible	84.1
Within the first year that it’s available but not as soon as possible	10.0
I would want to wait until other people have been getting it for at least 1 year	5.9
Features of a coronavirus vaccine rated “important” or “very important” a
Safety	95.4
How well it works	94.9
Cost to me	27.7
If I have to stop my medicines	61.5
Only one dose (versus several doses) required	24.7

COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; HPV, human papillomavirus.

N = 243.

^a Data were missing for general attitude toward vaccines (n = 1), flu shot last year (n = 5), timing of COVID vaccine (n = 4), vaccine safety (n = 2), how well it works (n = 7), cost (n = 8), stopping medications (n = 12), and number of doses (n = 8).

^b Survey distribution began before any COVID‐19 vaccine had received United States Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization.

^c Required by employer or school (n = 7) was most common.