Table 2.

Bivariate relationships between planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine when available as of February 2021 and health communication factors (N=5356).

Characteristics			Planning to get COVID-19 vaccine		P value
			Yes, or already received (n=5077)	Vaccine-hesitant (no or unsure) (n=279)
Sociodemographics
	Age (years), mean (SD)		44.8 (11.6)	42.6 (9.8)	.002
	Sex, n (%)				<.001
		Male	597 (11.8)	55 (19.7)
		Female	4477 (88.2)	224 (80.3)
	Race/ethnicity, n (%)				.81
		Non-Hispanic white	4757 (93.9)	260 (93.5)
		Other	310 (6.1)	18 (6.5)
	Educational attainment, n(%)				<.001
		Less than college	601 (11.9)	62 (22.3)
		College or more	4467 (88.1)	216 (77.7)
	Annual household income prior to the pandemic (US $), n (%)				.01
		<30,000	122 (2.5)	7 (2.6)
		30,000-80,000	908 (18.2)	69 (25.3)
		>80,000	3947 (79.3)	197 (72.2)
Trust in these resources regarding health or medical information, n (%)
	Government agencies				<.001
		A lot	2084 (41.1)	23 (8.2)
		Not a lot or not at all	2787 (54.9)	242 (86.7)
	A doctor or other health professional, n (%)				<.001
		A lot	4408 (86.8)	139 (49.8)
		Not a lot or not at all	467 (9.2)	126 (45.2)
	Family or friends				.49
		A lot	166 (3.3)	7 (2.5)
		Not a lot or not at all	4703 (92.6)	259 (92.8)
	Religious organizations and leaders				<.001
		A lot	75 (1.5)	17 (6.1)
		Not a lot or not at all	4781 (94.2)	249 (89.3)
Health literacy, n (%)
	It takes a lot of effort to get health or medical information you need				<.001
		Disagree	3174 (62.5)	142 (50.1)
		Agree	1676 (33.0)	123 (44.1)
	Felt frustrated during your search for health or medical information				<.001
		Disagree	3310 (65.2)	133 (47.7)
		Agree	1508 (29.7)	131 (47.0)
	Confidence in getting advice or information about health or medical topics				<.001
		Extremely or very confident	3988 (78.6)	152 (54.5)
		Little to no confidence	860 (17.0)	110 (39.4)