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. 2022 Jun 24;11(8):361–370. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac049

Table 1.

Survey Respondent Characteristics

Characteristic N a Weighted n Weighted % (SE)
Age (years)
 18–34 608 908.3 29.9 (1.1)
 35–44 1390 1254.5 41.2 (1.0)
 45–54 835 714.4 23.5 (0.8)
 ≥ 55 209 164.7 5.4 (0.4)
Age(s) of child(ren) (years)b
 0–4 950 1109.7 36.5 (1.1)
 5–11 1613 1622.4 53.3 (1.1)
 12–17 1620 1523.0 50.1 (1.1)
Presence of child(ren) of other age group(s) in household
 No 1994 1941.8 63.8 (1.0)
 Yes 1048 1100.2 36.2 (1.0)
Number of children in household
 1 1230 1226.4 40.3 (1.0)
 2 1179 1149.9 37.8 (1.0)
 3 436 458.1 15.1 (0.8)
 ≥ 4 197 207.6 6.8 (0.6)
Sex
 Male 1326 1363.6 44.8 (1.1)
 Female 1716 1678.4 55.2 (1.1)
Race
 White 2508 2330.9 76.6 (1.0)
 Black 230 362.3 11.9 (0.8)
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 27 42.5 1.4 (0.3)
 Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 161 221.8 7.3 (0.6)
 ≥2 races 116 84.5 2.8 (0.3)
Ethnicity
 Not Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino 2521 2381.1 78.3 (0.9)
 Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino 521 660.9 21.7 (0.9)
Education level
 Less than high school degree 195 324.5 10.7 (0.8)
 High school degree 525 690.4 22.7 (1.0)
 Some college or Associate degree 751 892.4 29.3 (1.0)
 Bachelor’s degree or higher 1571 1134.7 37.3 (1.0)
Employment status
 Employed 2392 2335.1 76.8 (0.9)
 Unemployed 650 706.9 23.2 (0.9)
Healthcare worker
 No 2715 2741.5 90.4 (0.6)
 Yes 317 290.1 9.6 (0.6)
  Nurse 79 73.6 25.9 (3.0)c
  Advanced practice provider (ie, NP, PA) 18 13.3 4.7 (1.2)c
  Physician 17 15.3 5.4 (1.4)c
  Other 198 182.1 64.0 (3.2)c
Annual household income
 < $25 000 288 268.3 8.8 (0.6)
 $25 000–$74 999 871 972.3 32.0 (1.0)
 ≥ $75 000 1883 1801.3 59.2 (1.1)
Census region
 Northeast 463 501.0 16.5 (0.8)
 Midwest 763 641.8 21.1 (0.8)
 South 1041 1158.3 38.1 (1.1)
 West 775 740.9 24.4 (0.9)
Urbanicity
 Urban 945 968.6 31.9 (1.0)
 Rural 520 507.1 16.7 (0.8)
 Suburban 1575 1564.7 51.5 (1.1)
Child with chronic health condition
 No 2694 2716.6 89.6 (0.6)
 Yes 337 315.6 10.4 (0.6)
Heard of MIS-C
 No 1951 2080.7 68.5 (1.0)
 Yes 1087 957.1 31.5 (1.0)
Acceptance of routine childhood vaccinesd
 Non-accepting 390 411.5 13.5 (0.7)
 Accepting 2652 2630.5 86.5 (0.7)
Influenza vaccine uptake for childrene
 No 1239 1311.3 43.1 (1.1)
 Yes 1802 1728.6 56.9 (1.1)
Parental vaccination status
 Unvaccinated 802 879.6 28.9 (1.0)
 Vaccinated 2238 2160.1 71.1 (1.0)
Experience of COVID-19 in adultsf
 No experience/no or mild symptoms 708 796.0 26.2 (1.0)
 Moderate-severe symptoms/death 2333 2245.7 73.8 (1.0)
Experience of COVID-19 in childreng
 No experience/no or mild symptoms 2430 2491.9 82.7 (0.8)
 Moderate-severe symptoms/death 584 519.7 17.3 (0.8)

Abbreviations: n, sample size; MIS-C, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; SE, standard error.

The sum of the cell frequencies for sub-categories within each category may not add up to the total respondent sample size (n = 3042) when respondents failed to answer all survey questions.

Respondents could have children in more than one age group.

Weighted proportion among healthcare workers.

Based on World Health Organization Vaccine Hesitancy Scale responses, with non-accepting defined as a score > 3 and accepting defined as a score ≤ 3.

Based on reporting that one or more of their children received the influenza vaccine for the 2019–2020 season.

Included respondents’ reported experiences in self and/or other adults they know.

Included respondents’ reported experiences with their own children or other children they know.