Table 2.
Characteristics of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years not vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by parental HPV vaccine hesitancy (Weighted total N=8253)
| Very hesitant Weighted n (%) |
Somewhat hesitant Weighted n (%) |
Unsure Weighted n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted total | 5182 (63) | 2354 (29) | 717 (8) |
| Adolescent’s sex | |||
| Female | 2356 (66) | 877 (25) | 338 (9) |
| Male | 2826 (60) | 1477 (32) | 379 (8) |
| Adolescent’s current age in years | |||
| 13 | 1041 (63) | 446 (27) | 160 (10) |
| 14-15 | 2159 (63) | 966 (28) | 297 (9) |
| 16-17 | 1982 (62) | 942 (30) | 261 (8) |
| Race/ethnicity of adolescent | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 3358 (67) | 1394 (28) | 243 (5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 536 (56) | 287 (30) | 129 (14) |
| Hispanic | 899 (56) | 465 (29) | 254 (16) |
| Non-Hispanic other and multiple race | 388 (57) | 208 (30) | 91 (13) |
| Mother’s age | |||
| ≤34 | 317 (55) | 177 (31) | 83 (14) |
| 35-44 | 2409 (64) | 1053 (28) | 328 (9) |
| ≥45 | 2455 (63) | 1124 (29) | 306 (8) |
| Mother’s marital status | |||
| Married | 3694 (65) | 1600 (28) | 386 (7) |
| Not married | 1488 (58) | 754 (29) | 331 (13) |
| Mother’s education | |||
| <12 y | 310 (48) | 201 (31) | 129 (20) |
| ⩾ 12y, non-college graduate | 2626 (64) | 1132 (28) | 336 (8) |
| College graduate | 2246 (64) | 1021 (29) | 252 (7) |
| Poverty status | |||
| Below poverty | 625 (53) | 333 (28) | 213 (18) |
| Above poverty, ≤$75,000 | 1534 (61) | 750 (30) | 222 (9) |
| Above poverty, >$75,000 | 2673 (67) | 1134 (28) | 199 (5) |
| Unknown poverty status | 349 (61) | 137 (24) | 83 (15) |
| Received provider recommendation to get HPV vaccine | |||
| Yes | 2496 (70) | 932 (26) | 131 (4) |
| No | 2520 (58) | 1318 (30) | 516 (12) |
| Unknownb | 166 (49) | 103 (31) | 69 (21) |
| Other vaccinations | |||
| Ever received any meningitis shots | 2575 (63) | 1217 (30) | 312 (7) |
| Ever received any tetanus booster shots | 4501 (64) | 2023 (29) | 553 (7) |
| Ever received “any” vaccination | 5182 (63) | 2354 (29) | 717 (8) |
| Geographic region | |||
| Midwest | 1219 (68) | 448 (25) | 131 (7) |
| Northeast | 721 (61) | 353 (30) | 110 (9) |
| South | 2045 (61) | 995 (30) | 303 (9) |
| West | 1197 (62) | 558 (29) | 174 (9) |
| Well child check-up at 11-12 years old | |||
| Yes | 4051 (64) | 1799 (28) | 518 (8) |
| No | 175 (57) | 103 (33) | 31 (10) |
| Unknownd | 955 (61) | 452 (29) | 131 (7) |
Note:
a
Two participants refused to answer this question and 71 participants did not know the number of visits to doctor in the past year.
b
Three participants refused to answer this question and 335 participants did not know the provider recommendation information.
c
Meningitis shots, tetanus booster shots, “any” vaccination were self-reported data.
d
A total of 308 participants did not know the well child check-up status at 11-years old and 1266 participants had missing data.