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. 2022 Mar 17;18:101073. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101073

Table 2.

Distribution of vaccine concerns by race and ethnicity.

Full Sample
(N = 60,492)
By Race and Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic
White (N = 42,926)
Black
(N = 6705)
Hispanic
(N = 6376)
Asian
(N = 1093)
Others
(N = 3392)
  • (1)

    Side effects

  • 51.8%

51.3% 54.2% 51.1% 51.1% 55.0%
  • (2)

    Don't know if vaccine will work

  • 21.9%

21.7% 21.7% 22.2% 23.7% 23.7%
  • (3)

    Don't believe I need the vaccine

  • 23.9%

26.3% 13.0% 19.9% 17.0% 24.8%
  • (4)

    Don't like vaccines

  • 13.4%

13.2% 13.9% 12.9% 12.9% 17.0%
  • (5)

    Doctor has not recommended

  • 7.1%

7.0% 7.8% 6.7% 4.6% 8.7%
  • (6)

    Wait and see

  • 43.2%

42.3% 48.5% 43.6% 49.55 41.9%
  • (7)

    Other people need it more

  • 21.0%

21.9% 15.3% 20.6% 23.7% 21.6%
  • (8)

    Cost of vaccine

  • 3.9%

3.5% 4.0% 5.8% 5.6% 5.1%
  • (9)

    Don't trust COVID-19 vaccines

  • 34.3%

34.2% 36.9% 31.7% 26.0% 38.3%
  • (10)

    Don't trust the government

  • 26.9%

27.5% 23.2% 25.0% 17.7% 32.8%