Table 1.
Vaccine hesitancy by age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and political leanings among individuals with serious comorbidities (n=21,294) using Inspire between January 15, 2021 and February 22, 2021.
| Characteristic | Overall sample (n=21,294), n (%) | COVID-19 vaccine received or definitely or probably will receive the vaccine (n=17,334), n (%) | Definitely or probably will not receive the vaccine or unsure about receiving the vaccine (n=3960), n (%) | |
| Agea(years) | ||||
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<26 | 381 (1.9) | 289 (75.9) | 92 (24.1) |
|
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26-35 | 1315 (6.5) | 928 (70.6) | 387 (29.4) |
|
|
36-45 | 2513 (12.4) | 1871 (74.5) | 642 (25.5) |
|
|
46-55 | 3309 (16.4) | 2541 (76.8) | 768 (23.2) |
|
|
56-65 | 5288 (26.2) | 4340 (81.1) | 948 (17.9) |
|
|
66-75 | 5591 (27.6) | 4961 (88.7) | 630 (11.3) |
|
|
>75 | 1828 (9.0) | 1649 (90.2) | 179 (9.8) |
| Genderb | ||||
|
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Male | 4989 (24.1) | 4237 (84.6) | 752 (15.4) |
|
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Female | 15,696 (75.9) | 12,802 (81.5) | 2894 (18.5) |
| Race/ethnicityc | ||||
|
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White | 17,354 (89.2) | 14,487 (83.5) | 2867 (16.5) |
|
|
Black or African American | 514 (2.6) | 391 (76.1) | 123 (23.9) |
|
|
Hispanic or Latino | 614 (3.2) | 509 (82.9) | 105 (17.1) |
|
|
Asian | 627 (3.2) | 520 (82.9) | 107 (17.1) |
|
|
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 22 (0.1) | 15 (67.2) | 7 (31.8) |
|
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Native American/Alaskan | 132 (0.7) | 88 (66.7) | 44 (33.3) |
|
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Other | 479 (2.5) | 337 (70.4) | 142 (29.6) |
|
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Prefer not to answer | 706 (3.6) | 306 (43.4) | 400 (56.6) |
| Education leveld | ||||
|
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High school or less | 1640 (9.5) | 1246 (75.9) | 394 (24.1) |
|
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Vocational or associate degree | 2546 (14.7) | 1955 (76.8) | 591 (23.2) |
|
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Some college | 2914 (16.8) | 2302 (79.0) | 612 (21.0) |
|
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College degree | 4448 (25.7) | 3748 (84.3) | 700 (15.7) |
|
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Postgraduate | 5750 (33.2) | 5054 (87.9) | 696 (12.1) |
| Political leaninge | ||||
|
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Liberal | 5683 (31.6) | 5401 (95.0) | 282 (5.0) |
|
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Conservative | 3711 (20.7) | 2653 (71.5) | 1058 (28.5) |
|
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Independent | 4357 (24.3) | 3520 (80.8) | 837 (19.2) |
|
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Prefer not to answer | 4216 (23.5) | 3185 (75.5) | 1031 (24.5) |
an=20,225.
bn=20,685.
cn=19,465.
dn=17,298.
en=17,967.