Table 2.
Factors Parents Report Would Make Them More or Less Likely to Have Children Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine Among Parents Somewhat Unlikely to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination for Their Childrena
| Change in Intent, Weighted n (%, SE) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Much More Likely | Somewhat More Likely | No More or Less Likely | Somewhat Less Likely | Much Less Likely |
| Ages 0–4 | |||||
| Vaccine received full FDA approval | 17.4 (13.2, 3.9) | 48.0 (36.4, 5.4) | 55.9 (42.3, 5.9) | 9.4 (7.2, 2.9) | 1.3 (1.0, 0.7) |
| Required to return to school or daycare | 7.6 (5.8, 2.4) | 47.2 (35.7, 5.3) | 57.0 (43.2, 5.9) | 13.5 (10.3, 3.6) | 6.7 (5.0, 1.9) |
| A lot of children I know have gotten it | 10.2 (7.7, 2.8) | 41.2 (31.2, 5.1) | 68.7 (52.1, 5.8) | 7.5 (5.7, 2.6) | 4.4 (3.3, 1.5) |
| Causes the same or fewer short-term side effectsb | 6.0 (4.6, 2.0) | 40.8 (31.0, 5.4) | 68.8 (52.4, 5.8) | 10.3 (7.8, 2.9) | 5.6 (4.2, 2.3) |
| Child(ren)’s healthcare provider recommends it | 4.5 (3.4, 2.0) | 39.4 (29.8, 5.2) | 81.1 (61.4, 5.6) | 5.7 (4.3, 2.3) | 1.3 (1.0, 0.7) |
| Required to travel | 2.4 (1.9, 1.4) | 39.5 (30.6, 5.3) | 69.1 (53.6, 5.8) | 12.2 (9.5, 3.2) | 5.8 (4.5, 1.6) |
| A lot of people of all ages I know have gotten it | 6.5 (4.9, 2.4) | 33.7 (25.6, 4.9) | 69.3 (52.5, 5.8) | 16.4 (12.4, 4.2) | 6.0 (4.6, 2.5) |
| Given at same time as a routine vaccine | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 25.0 (18.9, 4.4) | 95.1 (72.0, 5.0) | 7.7 (5.9, 2.7) | 4.2 (3.2, 1.4) |
| Different type of vaccine becomes available for children | 3.2 (2.5, 1.6) | 14.8 (11.5, 3.7) | 97.2 (75.4, 4.9) | 7.0 (5.5, 2.4) | 6.7 (5.2, 2.3) |
| Free childcare assistance | 2.3 (1.8, 1.1) | 9.8 (7.6, 3.1) | 101.5 (79.5, 4.6) | 9.2 (7.2, 3.1) | 4.9 (3.9, 1.9) |
| Encouraged by local religious/community leaders | 1.5 (1.1, 0.8) | 7.4 (5.8, 2.2) | 86.0 (66.7, 5.4) | 17.5 (13.6, 3.8) | 16.5 (12.8, 4.1) |
| Paid time off work | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 7.7 (5.9, 2.4) | 106.4 (82.6, 4.0) | 7.3 (5.6, 2.4) | 7.5 (5.8, 2.5) |
| Free transportation | 1.1 (0.9, 0.9) | 4.5 (3.5, 1.8) | 97.9 (76.0, 5.0) | 15.2 (11.8, 4.2) | 10.2 (7.9, 2.9) |
| Causes more severe side effectsb | 0.6 (0.4, 0.4) | 1.6 (1.2, 0.9) | 42.7 (32.4, 5.5) | 41.5 (31.5, 5.4) | 45.6 (34.5, 5.6) |
| Ages 5–11 | |||||
| Vaccine received full FDA approval | 24.2 (11.9, 2.4) | 72.6 (35.7, 4.0) | 87.0 (42.8, 4.3) | 12.3 (6.1, 2.4) | 7.2 (3.6, 1.4) |
| Required to return to school or daycare | 21.9 (10.7, 2.4) | 65.8 (32.1, 3.9) | 86.5 (42.2, 4.3) | 13.8 (6.7, 2.5) | 17.1 (8.4, 2.0) |
| A lot of children I know have gotten it | 13.5 (6.6, 1.8) | 70.1 (34.4, 3.9) | 101.7 (49.9, 4.3) | 8.4 (4.1, 1.6) | 10.0 (4.9, 2.1) |
| Child(ren)’s healthcare provider recommends it | 11.2 (5.5, 1.7) | 66.2 (32.3, 3.9) | 106.0 (51.7, 4.3) | 14.5 (7.1, 2.5) | 7.1 (3.5, 1.5) |
| A lot of people of all ages I know have gotten it | 7.8 (3.8, 1.5) | 57.0 (28.0, 3.6) | 119.9 (58.9, 4.1) | 12.7 (6.2, 2.4) | 6.3 (3.1, 1.4) |
| Required to travel | 11.4 (5.6, 1.6) | 50.2 (24.6, 3.6) | 111.0 (54.3, 4.2) | 16.6 (8.1, 2.7) | 15.3 (7.5, 2.0) |
| Causes the same or fewer short-term side effectsb | 6.3 (3.1, 1.2) | 49.3 (24.5, 3.5) | 120.3 (59.8, 4.2) | 17.8 (8.9, 2.8) | 7.6 (3.8, 1.5) |
| Different type of vaccine becomes available for children | 2.7 (1.3, 0.6) | 30.5 (15.0, 3.4) | 143.7 (70.9, 4.0) | 11.4 (5.6, 1.8) | 14.5 (7.1, 2.4) |
| Given at same time as a routine vaccine | 2.1 (1.0, 0.5) | 23.3 (11.5, 2.4) | 144.9 (71.6, 3.8) | 12.4 (6.1, 2.3) | 19.8 (9.8, 2.6) |
| Paid time off work | 4.8 (2.3, 1.2) | 19.0 (9.2, 2.7) | 154.7 (74.7, 3.9) | 16.4 (7.9, 2.7) | 12.3 (5.9, 1.7) |
| Free childcare assistance | 6.4 (3.1, 1.3) | 14.7 (7.2, 2.6) | 159.7 (78.4, 3.4) | 7.3 (3.6, 1.3) | 15.6 (7.6, 2.0) |
| Free transportation | 3.2 (1.6, 0.9) | 5.9 (2.9, 1.3) | 156.7 (76.0, 3.6) | 22.6 (11.0, 3.0) | 17.7 (8.6, 2.0) |
| Encouraged by local religious/community leaders | 0.9 (0.4, 0.4) | 4.2 (2.1, 0.9) | 152.8 (75.0, 3.6) | 20.8 (10.2, 2.4) | 25.1 (12.3, 2.8) |
| Causes more severe side effectsb | 2.6 (1.3, 0.8) | 2.2 (1.1, 0.8) | 68.3 (33.9, 4.1) | 56.1 (27.8, 3.8) | 72.6 (36.0, 4.1) |
| Ages 12–17 | |||||
| Vaccine received full FDA approval | 6.1 (5.3, 2.1) | 31.0 (26.8, 4.7) | 59.5 (51.5, 5.3) | 11.4 (9.9, 3.1) | 7.6 (6.6, 2.8) |
| Required to return to school or daycare | 8.8 (7.5, 2.6) | 25.8 (22.1, 4.4) | 64.5 (55.2, 5.2) | 4.7 (4.1, 1.7) | 13.0 (11.2, 3.3) |
| Causes the same or fewer short-term side effectsb | 3.6 (3.1, 1.9) | 26.2 (22.6, 4.5) | 71.5 (61.6, 5.2) | 7.5 (6.5, 2.6) | 7.2 (6.2, 2.4) |
| Child(ren)’s healthcare provider recommends it | 2.2 (1.9, 1.4) | 24.5 (21.0, 4.3) | 77.8 (66.6, 5.0) | 6.8 (5.8, 2.4) | 5.5 (4.7, 2.2) |
| Required to travel | 3.9 (3.4, 1.6) | 21.0 (18.2, 4.1) | 74.4 (64.5, 5.0) | 10.1 (8.7, 2.9) | 5.9 (5.1, 2.1) |
| A lot of children I know have gotten it | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 17.1 (14.8, 3.5) | 81.8 (70.6, 4.7) | 5.3 (4.6, 2.3) | 11.6 (10.0, 3.0) |
| A lot of people of all ages I know have gotten it | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 15.7 (13.5, 3.2) | 81.4 (69.7, 4.7) | 10.8 (9.2, 2.9) | 8.9 (7.6, 2.8) |
| Different type of vaccine becomes available for children | 0.8 (0.7, 0.5) | 10.9 (9.3, 3.0) | 84.4 (72.3, 4.6) | 10.5 (9.0, 2.9) | 10.2 (8.7, 2.9) |
| Given at same time as a routine vaccine | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 8.9 (7.6, 2.9) | 90.1 (77.2, 4.4) | 7.4 (6.3, 2.4) | 10.3 (8.8, 2.9) |
| Paid time off work | 0.7 (0.6, 0.6) | 4.9 (4.2, 2.4) | 90.1 (76.5, 4.5) | 5.5 (4.6, 2.2) | 16.7 (14.2, 3.6) |
| Free transportation | 0.9 (0.8, 0.6) | 4.0 (3.4, 2.4) | 86.4 (74.0, 4.6) | 5.5 (4.8, 2.3) | 19.9 (17.1, 3.7) |
| Encouraged by local religious/community leaders | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 3.7 (3.1, 2.0) | 88.5 (75.1, 4.5) | 7.5 (6.4, 2.6) | 18.1 (15.4, 3.6) |
| Free childcare assistance | 0.7 (0.6, 0.6) | 2.3 (2.0, 1.7) | 91.8 (78.6, 4.2) | 7.0 (6.0, 2.4) | 15.0 (12.8, 3.3) |
| Causes more severe side effectsb | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 2.6 (2.2, 1.8) | 57.1 (49.1, 5.3) | 18.6 (16.0, 3.7) | 38.0 (32.7, 4.9) |
Data for parents who were “very unlikely,” “somewhat likely,” and “very likely” at baseline to accept COVID-19 vaccination for their children are available in Supplemental Table 2.
Compared to routine vaccines.