TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Children Aged 5–11 Years and Their Parents or Caregivers, Estimated Prevalence of Intention to Have Children Vaccinated for COVID-19, and Prevalence Ratios for Vaccine Hesitancy: New York City (NYC), November 10–18, 2021
| Characteristic | No. (%)a | Child Already Vaccinated, % (95% CI)b | Parent Very Likely or Somewhat Likely to Vaccinate Child, % (95% CI)b | Parent Not Sure Whether to Vaccinate Child, % (95% CI)b | Parent Not Very Likely or Not at All Likely to Vaccinate Child, % (95% CI)b | APR for Vaccine Hesitancyc (95% CI) |
| Total sample | 2506 (100.0) | 11.9 (10.6, 13.2) | 51.0 (47.7, 54.3) | 8.0 (6.0, 9.9) | 29.1 (26.2, 32.0) | |
| Child characteristics | ||||||
| Age, y | ||||||
| 5–8 | 1528 (56.8) | 12.5 (10.7, 14.3) | 50.4 (46.1, 54.6) | 7.7 (5.3, 10.2) | 29.4 (25.5, 33.3) | 1.12 (0.75, 1.32) |
| 9–11 | 978 (43.2) | 11.1 (9.2, 13.0) | 51.9 (46.8, 57.1) | 8.3 (5.1, 11.4) | 28.7 (24.3, 33.1) | 1 (Ref) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1230 (46.4) | 13.4 (11.4, 15.4) | 49.0 (44.5, 53.5) | 7.8 (5.5, 10.1) | 29.8 (25.8, 33.9) | 1.00 (0.86, 1.17) |
| Male | 1276 (53.6) | 10.6 (8.9, 12.3) | 52.8 (48.0, 57.6) | 8.1 (5.1, 11.2) | 28.5 (24.4, 32.6) | 1 (Ref) |
| Race/ethnicitye,f | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 366 (23.2) | 7.5 (5.2, 9.8) | 46.2 (39.0, 53.5) | 13.0 (8.1, 17.8) | 33.3 (26.4, 40.2)** | |
| Asian | 196 (14.5) | 18.2 (12.6, 23.7) | 61.6 (52.8, 70.5) | 6.5 (1.7, 11.3) | 13.7 (7.5, 20.0) | |
| Hispanic | 450 (28.9) | 8.0 (5.9, 10.1) | 60.3 (53.4, 67.1) | 7.9 (3.7, 12.1) | 23.8 (17.9, 29.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1243 (23.5) | 19.1 (16.8, 21.3) | 44.8 (40.3, 49.3) | 4.0 (1.9, 6.2) | 32.1 (28.0, 36.2) | |
| Other non-Hispanic | 98 (4.3) | 5.4 (1.8, 8.9) | 27.5 (15.5, 39.4) | 5.5 (0.0, 11.0) | 61.7 (48.8, 74.6) | |
| Multiple | 153 (5.6) | 8.9 (3.9, 13.8) | 40.1 (29.3, 50.8) | 9.4 (0.8, 18.0) | 41.7 (31.2, 52.2) | |
| Child up-to-date with routine vaccines | ||||||
| Yes | 2254 (90.0) | 12.8 (11.3, 14.2) | 51.6 (48.1, 55.1) | 7.6 (5.6, 9.6) | 28.0 (24.9, 31.0)* | 1 (Ref) |
| No | 190 (8.0) | 2.9 (1.0, 4.7) | 48.0 (37.2, 58.9) | 9.1 (1.3, 16.8) | 40.0 (29.2, 50.8) | 1.18 (0.91, 1.54) |
| Not sured | 62 (2.0) | |||||
| Child influenza vaccine status | ||||||
| Received | 1255 (44.0) | 20.7 (17.9, 23.4) | 55.3 (50.4, 60.3) | 6.2 (3.3, 9.1) | 17.8 (13.7, 22.0)** | 1 (Ref) |
| Will get | 685 (28.6) | 8.4 (6.4, 10.5) | 70.3 (65.0, 75.5) | 5.5 (2.4, 8.6) | 15.8 (11.7, 19.9) | 0.87 (0.66, 1.16) |
| Will not get | 465 (22.3) | 1.6 (0.7, 2.6) | 22.0 (15.7, 28.3) | 8.2 (4.3, 12.1) | 68.2 (61.5, 74.8) | 2.09 (1.67, 2.62) |
| Not sure | 101 (5.1) | 0.8 (0.1, 1.6) | 33.2 (19.6, 46.8) | 35.6 (22.2, 49.0) | 30.4 (18.9, 41.8) | 2.16 (1.62, 2.88) |
| Parent characteristics | ||||||
| Age, y | ||||||
| 18–29 | 230 (13.1) | 10.3 (6.7, 13.9) | 48.6 (38.9, 58.2) | 7.1 (2.3, 11.8) | 34.0 (24.4, 43.7) | 1.19 (0.91, 1.57) |
| 30–39 | 1155 (42.3) | 12.7 (10.6, 14.7) | 54.5 (49.6, 59.5) | 7.2 (4.1, 10.3) | 25.6 (21.5, 29.7) | 1 (Ref) |
| ≥ 40 | 1121 (44.6) | 11.6 (9.7, 13.6) | 48.4 (43.4, 53.4) | 9.0 (6.0, 11.9) | 31.0 (26.7, 35.4) | 1.07 (0.89, 1.29) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1204 (36.1) | 18.6 (15.9, 21.3) | 48.1 (42.9, 53.3) | 6.4 (3.2, 9.5) | 26.9 (22.3, 31.6)** | 1 (Ref) |
| Female | 1252 (61.6) | 8.4 (6.9, 9.8) | 53.3 (49.0, 57.6) | 9.1 (6.5, 11.7) | 29.2 (25.5, 33.0) | 1.08 (0.89, 1.30) |
| Transgender/otherd | 50 (2.3) | |||||
| Race/ethnicityf | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 361 (22.8) | 7.2 (5.0, 9.4) | 47.0 (39.7, 54.3) | 12.9 (7.9, 17.9) | 32.9 (26.1, 39.7)** | 1.41 (1.17, 1.72) |
| Asian | 204 (15.3) | 17.6 (12.3, 22.9) | 58.7 (49.7, 67.6) | 5.0 (0.9, 9.0) | 18.7 (11.5, 26.0) | 0.97 (0.69, 1.35) |
| Hispanic | 462 (29.6) | 8.3 (6.2, 105) | 60.8 (54.1, 67.5) | 8.3 (4.1, 12.5) | 22.6 (16.9, 28.2) | 0.96 (0.76, 1.21) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1317 (26.3) | 18.1 (16.0, 20.2) | 43.9 (39.5, 48.3) | 5.8 (3.1, 8.5) | 32.2 (28.2, 36.4) | 1 (Ref) |
| Other non-Hispanic | 102 (3.7) | 5.3 (1.7, 8.8) | 26.9 (14.9, 38.9) | 6.4 (0.0, 12.8) | 61.4 (48.4, 74.5) | 1.03 (0.84, 1.27) |
| Multipled | 60 (2.3) | |||||
| Education (highest completed) | ||||||
| High school or less | 353 (39.2) | 9.4 (6.8, 12.0) | 51.5 (44.7, 58.3) | 10.6 (6.4, 14.8) | 28.5 (22.6, 35.0)** | 1.06 (0.87, 1.29) |
| Some college or tech school | 387 (20.7) | 5.2 (3.6, 6.8) | 50.9 (44.4, 57.4) | 8.1 (4.7, 11.6) | 35.8 (29.7, 41.8) | 1.22 (1.02, 1.44) |
| Completed college or more | 1734 (38.6) | 18.5 (16.6, 20.4) | 50.2 (46.6, 53.8) | 5.0 (3.1, 6.8) | 26.3 (23.2, 29.5) | 1 (Ref) |
| Missingd | 32 (1.5) | |||||
| Household income, US$ | ||||||
| < 50 000 | 527 (40.1) | 7.2 (5.4, 9.1) | 56.2 (50.1, 62.3) | 11.5 (7.5, 15.5) | 25.1 (19.9, 30.2)** | 0.85 (0.68, 1.06) |
| 50 000–99 999 | 558 (21.5) | 11.6 (8.8, 14.5) | 54.8 (48.7, 60.8) | 7.2 (3.4, 10.9) | 26.4 (21.1, 31.5) | 0.84 (0.68, 1.02) |
| ≥ 100 000 | 1256 (28.3) | 20.0 (17.5, 22.5) | 42.8 (38.3, 47.3) | 2.8 (1.2, 4.4) | 34.4 (29.7, 39.0) | 1 (Ref) |
| Not sure/missing | 165 (10.1) | 8.1 (3.9, 12.3) | 45.7 (34.3, 57.1) | 9.9 (3.8, 16.0) | 36.3 (26.2, 46.3) | 0.85 (0.64, 1.11) |
| Parent COVID-19 vaccination status | ||||||
| Vaccinated | 1899 (84.5) | 13.5 (12.0, 15.1) | 58.3 (54.7, 61.9) | 7.3 (5.1, 9.4) | 20.9 (17.9, 24.0)** | 1 (Ref) |
| Not vaccinated | 518 (11.6) | 2.2 (1.4, 3.1) | 11.6 (7.9, 15.2) | 9.7 (5.3, 14.1) | 76.5 (71.0, 82.0) | 1.53 (1.32, 1.77) |
| Prefer not to answerd | 89 (3.9) | |||||
| Parent concerned child will become sick from COVID-19 | ||||||
| Very or somewhat worried | 1578 (63.6) | 13.4 (11.7, 15.1) | 60.4 (56.4, 64.4) | 7.8 (5.4, 10.2) | 18.4 (15.0, 21.8)** | 1 (Ref) |
| A little or not at all worried | 905 (34.9) | 9.3 (7.2, 11.4) | 34.9 (29.5, 40.3) | 6.8 (4.1, 9.5) | 49.0 (43.7, 54.2) | 1.13 (0.91, 1.42) |
| Not sured | 23 (1.5) | |||||
| Parent concerned child will infect others family members | ||||||
| Very or somewhat worried | 1586 (64.1) | 13.8 (12.0, 15.6) | 61.7 (57.8, 65.7) | 7.8 (5.4, 10.1) | 16.7 (13.5, 19.9)** | 1 (Ref) |
| A little or not at all worried | 898 (34.2) | 8.5 (6.6, 10.4) | 31.1 (25.6, 36.6) | 6.9 (4.1, 9.7) | 53.5 (48.1, 58.9) | 1.50 (1.18, 1.91) |
| Not sured | 35 (1.7) | |||||
| Vote in 2021 mayoral election | ||||||
| Did not vote | 786 (51.7) | 7.6 (5.8, 9.3) | 51.4 (46.4, 56.4) | 10.3 (7.1, 13.6) | 30.7 (26.2, 35.1)** | 1.41 (1.13, 1.76) |
| Eric Adams (Democrat) | 1112 (32.1) | 19.9 (17.2, 22.6) | 55.8 (50.9, 60.7) | 6.4 (3.6, 9.2) | 17.9 (13.8, 22.0) | 1 (Ref) |
| Curtis Sliwa (Republican) | 397 (14.0) | 9.4 (6.6, 12.3) | 39.0 (29.2, 48.7) | 1.8 (0.1, 3.4) | 49.8 (40.9, 58.7) | 1.27 (1.03, 1.57) |
| Other | 211 (2.2) | 12.8 (8.4, 17.2) | 50.2 (39.1, 61.4) | 12.6 (4.6, 20.4) | 24.4 (15.9, 32.9) | 1.29 (0.96, 1.72) |
| NYC borough | ||||||
| Bronx | 396 (21.0) | 6.8 (4.6, 8.9) | 56.7 (49.3, 64.1) | 8.1 (4.1, 12.1) | 28.4 (21.7, 35.2)** | 1.07 (0.78, 1.47) |
| Brooklyn | 743 (33.5) | 10.8 (8.7, 12.9) | 49.3 (43.7, 54.8) | 8.6 (5.1, 12.2) | 31.3 (26.3, 36.2) | 1.09 (0.82, 1.46) |
| Manhattan | 671 (13.5) | 28.4 (23.1, 33.7) | 45.1 (37.5, 52.7) | 5.8 (2.1, 9.6) | 20.7 (12.8, 28.6) | 1 (Ref) |
| Queens | 482 (26.1) | 10.2 (7.5, 12.9) | 56.5 (49.6, 63.5) | 7.7 (3.4, 11.9) | 25.6 (19.9, 31.3) | 1.01 (0.74, 1.38) |
| Staten Island | 214 (5.9) | 5.9 (3.1, 8.7) | 30.4 (20.9, 39.8) | 9.8 (2.5, 17.1) | 53.9 (43.8, 64.0) | 1.44 (1.05, 1.98) |
Note. APR = adjusted prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval.
aSurvey weights applied to sample to represent NYC population of parents by race, ethnicity, education, and borough.
bWeighted percentages are prevalence estimates of NYC parents reporting vaccination plans for their youngest child aged 5 to 11 years.
cAdjusted models compare parents who were unsure, not very likely, and not at all likely to vaccinate children with parents of vaccinated children and parents very or somewhat likely to vaccinate children; models include all variables shown in the table except child race/ethnicity (see footnote e).
dCategories are not presented in the table as they yielded unreliable standard error estimates.
eChild’s race/ethnicity excluded from adjusted models because of collinearity with parent’s race/ethnicity.
fSurvey respondents could indicate 1 option for race/ethnicity from the following options: African American or Black, Asian, Hispanic or Latino/a, Caucasian/White, multiple, and other.
*P < .05; **P < .001.