Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of Health Care Workers Compared by COVID-19 Vaccine Status in 4 Major Health Care Systems of Greater Atlanta, May 2021 (n = 5329)
| Demographics* | Frequency (%) | COVID-19 Vaccination Status, No. (%) | COVID-19 Vaccination Status, No. (%) | Chi-square P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine Hesitant | Non–Vaccine Hesitant | Vaccine Hesitant | Non–Vaccine Hesitant | |||
| (n = 5329) | (n = 551) | (n = 4778) | (n = 551) | (n = 4778) | ||
| Age group | ||||||
| 18–35 y | 1282 (24.28) | 191 (14.90) | 1091 (85.10) | 191 (35.44) | 1091 (23.01) | <.0001 |
| 36–45 y | 1216 (23.03) | 133 (10.94) | 1083 (89.06) | 133 (24.68) | 1083 (22.84) | |
| 46–55 y | 1333 (25.24) | 132 (9.90) | 1201 (90.10) | 132 (24.49) | 1201 (25.33) | |
| 56–65 y | 1221 (23.12) | 77 (6.31) | 1144 (93.69) | 77 (14.29) | 1144 (24.12) | |
| ≥66 y (ref.) | 229 (4.34) | 6 (2.62) | 223 (97.38) | 6 (1.11) | 223 (4.70) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male (ref.) | 975 (18.46) | 68 (6.97) | 907 (93.03) | 68 (12.62) | 907 (19.13) | <.0001 |
| Female | 4189 (79.32) | 414 (9.88) | 3775 (90.12) | 414 (76.81) | 3775 (79.61) | |
| Other responsea | 117 (2.22) | 57 (48.72) | 60 (51.28) | 57 (10.58) | 60 (1.27) | |
| Race | ||||||
| White (ref.) | 2443 (46.26) | 216 (8.84) | 2227 (91.16) | 216 (40.07) | 2227 (46.96) | <.0001 |
| Black | 2038 (38.59) | 232 (11.38) | 1806 (88.62) | 232 (43.04) | 1806 (38.09) | |
| Asian | 390 (7.38) | 8 (2.05) | 382 (97.95) | 8 (1.48) | 382 (8.06) | |
| Native American | 9 (0.17) | 1 (11.11) | 8 (88.89) | 1 (0.19) | 8 (0.17) | |
| Other responseb | 401 (7.59) | 82 (20.45) | 319 (79.55) | 82 (15.21) | 319 (6.73) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic (ref.) | 275 (5.21) | 16 (5.82) | 259 (94.18) | 16 (2.97) | 259 (5.46) | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4688 (88.77) | 431 (9.19) | 4257 (90.81) | 431 (79.96) | 4257 (89.77) | |
| Other responsec | 318 (6.02) | 92 (28.93) | 226 (71.07) | 92 (17.07) | 226 (4.77) | |
| Education | ||||||
| More than Bachelor's (ref.) | 2176 (41.20) | 124 (5.70) | 2052 (94.30) | 124 (23.01) | 2052 (43.27) | <.0001 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1628 (30.83) | 200 (12.29) | 1428 (87.71) | 200 (37.11) | 1428 (30.11) | |
| Less than Bachelor's | 1279 (24.22) | 176 (13.76) | 1103 (86.24) | 176 (32.65) | 1103 (23.26) | |
| Other responsed | 198 (3.75) | 39 (19.70) | 159 (80.30) | 39 (7.24) | 159 (3.35) | |
| Previous diagnosis of COVID** | ||||||
| No (ref.) | 4523 (84.88) | 397 (8.78) | 4126 (91.22) | 397 (72.05) | 4126 (86.35) | <.0001 |
| Yes | 711 (13.34) | 140 (19.69) | 571 (80.31) | 140 (25.41) | 571 (11.95) | |
| ≥1 family member's previous diagnosis of COVID*** | ||||||
| No (ref.) | 1966 (36.89) | 201 (10.22) | 1765 (89.78) | 201 (36.48) | 1735 (36.94) | .8033 |
| Yes | 3237 (60.74) | 324 (10.01) | 2913 (89.99) | 324 (58.80) | 2913 (60.97) | |
| Health care worker role | ||||||
| Clinical (ref.) | 3402 (63.84) | 334 (9.82) | 3068 (90.18) | 334 (60.62) | 3068 (64.21) | .0946 |
| Nonclinical | 1927 (36.16) | 217 (11.26) | 1710 (88.74) | 217 (39.38) | 1710 (35.79) | |
| Clinical health care roles (n = 3402) | ||||||
| Physician/resident (ref.) | 616 (18.11) | 12 (1.95) | 604 (98.05) | 12 (3.59) | 604 (19.69) | <.0001 |
| Nurse | 1211 (35.60) | 163 (13.46) | 1048 (86.54) | 163 (48.80) | 1048 (34.16) | |
| Technologist | 326 (9.58) | 43 (13.19) | 283 (86.81) | 43 (12.87) | 283 (9.22) | |
| Advanced practice provider | 240 (7.05) | 13 (5.42) | 227 (94.58) | 13 (3.89) | 227 (7.40) | |
| Medical/nursing assistant | 204 (6.00) | 31 (15.20) | 173 (84.80) | 31 (9.28) | 173 (5.64) | |
| Pharmacist | 128 (3.76) | 4 (3.13) | 124 (96.88) | 4 (1.20) | 124 (4.04) | |
| Paramedic/EMT | 79 (2.32) | 23 (29.11) | 56 (70.89) | 23 (6.89) | 56 (1.83) | |
| Other responsee | 598 (17.58) | 45 (7.53) | 553 (92.47) | 45 (13.47) | 553 (18.02) | |
| Took care of COVID patients (n = 3402) | ||||||
| No (ref.) | 1021 (30.00) | 80 (7.84) | 941 (92.16) | 80 (23.95) | 941 (30.67) | .0381 |
| Yes | 2194 (64.50) | 235 (10.71) | 1959 (89.29) | 235 (70.36) | 1959 (63.85) | |
| Not sure | 187 (5.50) | 19 (10.16) | 168 (89.84) | 19 (5.69) | 168 (5.48) | |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; EMT, Emergency Medical Technician.
*
Demographic data missing for 48 respondents.
**
Ninety-six selected “not sure” (not shown).
***
One hundred twenty-six selected “not sure” (not shown).
a
Other responses included “nonbinary” and “prefer not to answer.”
b
Other responses included “multiracial” and not specified/“prefer not to answer.”
c
Other responses included “prefer not to answer.”
d
Other responses included “professional certificate” and “prefer not to answer.”