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. 2022 Feb 1;40(10):1404–1412. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.052

Table 4.

Means of health belief model variables and ultimate intention to vaccinate child for COVID-19 by categorical predictor variable categories.

Perceived Severity
Perceived Susceptibility
COVID Vaccine Confidence
Ultimate Intention
M SD M SD M SD M SD
Participant sex
Male 4.68 1.74 4.60 1.79 5.12 1.45 5.15 1.65
Female 3.84 1.81 4.25 1.85 4.16 1.60 3.79 1.89
Other/prefer not to disclose 4.32 2.11 4.42 2.14 4.09 1.96 3.89 2.00
Participant race and ethnicity
White 4.18 1.87 4.53 1.81 4.57 1.70 4.31 2.03
Black 4.13 1.75 3.84 1.87 4.06 1.55 3.91 1.73
Asian 4.19 1.83 4.28 1.91 5.10 1.15 4.96 1.33
Hispanic 3.92 1.71 4.24 1.74 4.37 1.08 4.50 1.37
Multiracial 3.85 1.76 4.46 1.92 4.38 1.55 4.16 1.97
Other/prefer not to disclose 4.50 2.07 4.44 1.89 4.25 1.47 4.05 1.67
Participant age (quantiles)
18–26 4.01 1.77 4.11 1.81 4.11 1.52 3.94 1.69
27–33 4.14 1.92 4.44 1.81 4.29 1.59 4.08 2.04
34–38 4.19 1.78 4.43 1.80 4.88 1.60 4.65 1.89
39+ 4.23 1.87 4.55 1.95 4.71 1.71 4.41 2.00
Education
High school or less 3.77 1.90 3.85 1.89 3.73 1.64 3.41 1.85
Some college/trade/assoc. degree 4.02 1.76 4.24 1.75 4.22 1.53 3.91 1.82
College degree 4.35 1.80 4.82 1.74 4.91 1.46 4.66 1.89
Advanced degree 4.46 1.83 4.61 1.87 5.13 1.52 5.14 1.69
Income
<$50,000/year 3.92 1.79 3.97 1.80 4.02 1.53 3.68 1.80
$50,000 to $109,999/year 4.03 1.88 4.47 1.88 4.44 1.65 4.24 1.99
>$110,000 4.63 1.77 4.85 1.74 5.26 1.45 5.18 1.66
Past COVID experience
Yes 4.85 1.68 4.82 1.66 4.82 1.45 4.70 1.70
No 3.83 1.82 4.19 1.88 4.35 1.68 4.07 2.00
Child birth year
2014–2015 3.90 1.75 4.33 1.77 4.20 1.66 3.72 1.94
2016–2017 4.11 1.76 4.39 1.83 4.36 1.56 4.14 1.85
2018–2019 4.25 1.85 4.42 1.86 4.63 1.67 4.51 1.96
2020 4.27 2.07 4.25 1.95 4.87 1.52 4.65 1.84
Child sex
Male 4.30 1.88 4.40 1.80 4.62 1.58 4.44 1.91
Female 4.01 1.79 4.39 1.87 4.36 1.68 4.09 1.94
Other/prefer not to disclose 3.73 1.83 3.86 2.07 4.67 1.31 4.31 1.91
Parent status
Parent 4.14 1.84 4.37 1.85 4.46 1.64 4.26 1.93
Grandparent/other 4.31 1.84 4.61 1.68 5.01 1.42 4.38 1.90
Childhood vaccination status
Full vaccination 4.36 1.78 4.80 1.86 5.00 1.48 4.81 1.84
Delayed vaccination 4.34 1.75 4.45 1.68 4.50 1.45 4.32 1.71
Partial vaccination 3.71 1.84 3.92 1.74 4.00 1.65 3.71 2.03
No vaccination 3.15 2.03 3.03 1.80 3.02 1.85 2.57 1.84
Flu vaccine in 2020
Yes 4.48 1.78 4.70 1.85 5.06 1.43 4.98 1.67
No but plan to 4.32 1.61 4.40 1.57 4.51 1.27 4.23 1.63
No and do not plan to 3.30 1.90 3.68 1.87 3.27 1.66 2.77 1.83