Table 2.
Frequencies/percentages of agreement and means/standard deviations for parental COVID-19 pediatric vaccination beliefs and Chi square analyses across vaccine intent subgroups.
| Survey Item or Scale | Total n = 411 | Resistant n = 190 | Unsure n = 93 | Accepting n = 128 | X2 (2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) |
n (%) |
M (SD) |
n (%) |
M (SD) |
n (%) |
M (SD) |
N (%) |
||
| The COVID-19 vaccine would significantly reduce my child’s risk of getting sick (Vaccine Efficacy) | 3.57 (1.59) |
240 (58.4) |
2.46 (1.32) |
51 (26.8) |
3.96 (1.00) |
70 (75.3) |
4.94 (0.99) |
119 (93.0) |
151.73 *** |
| The COVID-19 vaccine would be safe for my child (Vaccine Safety) | 3.42 (1.57) |
210 (51.1) |
2.27 (1.25) |
29 (15.3) |
3.75 (0.99) |
59 (63.4) |
4.89 (0.86) |
122 (95.3) |
203.45 *** |
| Giving my child the COVID-19 vaccine would be like performing an experiment on them (Vaccine Distrust) | 3.98 (1.52) |
271 (65.9) |
4.74 (1.35) |
162 (85.3) |
3.72 (1.04) |
59 (63.4) |
3.02 (1.44) |
50 (39.1) |
73.01 *** |
| The COVID-19 vaccine will lead to long-term health problems for my child (Vaccine Long-Term Health Problems) | 3.43 (1.40) |
194 (47.2) |
4.16 (1.29) |
138 (72.6) |
3.20 (0.95) |
31 (33.3) |
2.52 (1.23) |
25 (19.5) |
95.80 *** |
| The COVID-19 vaccine would be harmful to my child because of their current medical condition (Child’s Medical Condition) | 2.73 (1.40) |
110 (26.8) |
3.14 (1.48) |
71 (37.4) |
2.56 (1.07) |
17 (18.3) |
2.25 (1.30) |
22 (17.2) |
20.31 *** |
| The COVID-19 vaccine is unnecessary because there is less risk now that young children will be infected with COVID-19 (Less Risk of Infection) |
3.16 (1.47) |
167 (40.6) |
3.82 (1.46) |
115 (60.5) |
3.03 (1.14) |
33 (35.5) |
2.28 (1.20) |
19 (14.8) |
67.48 *** |
| The COVID-19 vaccine is unnecessary because America has reached herd immunity (Herd Immunity Has Been Reached) |
2.82 (1.49) |
129 (31.4) |
3.45 (1.40) |
90 (47.4) |
2.71 (1.21) |
23 (24.7) |
1.95 (1.19) |
16 (12.5) |
45.65 *** |
| The opinion of my child’s doctor or healthcare provider will influence my decision about getting my young child vaccinated against COVID-19 once it is approved by the FDA (Confidence in Provider) | 3.75 (1.53) |
257 (62.5) |
2.95 (1.49) |
76 (40.0) |
4.25 (1.10) |
73 (78.5) |
4.58 (1.25) |
108 (84.4) |
77.35 *** |
| FDA approval that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children under 5 would influence my decision about getting my young child vaccinated against COVID-19 (Confidence in FDA) | 3.48 (1.64) |
219 (53.3) |
2.44 (1.42) |
44 (23.2) |
3.72 (1.17) |
61 (65.6) |
4.84 (1.05) |
114 (89.1) |
140.76 *** |
| Getting children vaccinated against infectious diseases supports the community by stopping the spread of the disease among other children and adults (Stopping Community Spread) | 4.22 (1.39) |
319 (77.6) |
3.50 (1.42) |
116 (61.1) |
4.37 (1.00) |
80 (86.0) |
5.18 (0.87) |
123 (96.1) |
58.94 *** |
Note. *** p < 0.001.