Table 5.
Trusted Sources of Information about COVID-19 and Vaccines.
| Among All Parents |
N = 2454 n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Provider | 1297 (52.9) | |||
| Parents | 15 (0.6) | |||
| Friends | 15 (0.6) | |||
| News Media | 22 (0.9) | |||
| Social Media | 2 (0.1) | |||
| Online Information | 84 (3.4) | |||
| A Politician’s Endorsement | 2 (0.1) | |||
| The CDC or WHO | 996 (40.6) | |||
| Faith Organization | 21 (0.9) | |||
| Stratified by Parent COVID Vaccination Status | Parent has Not received the COVID-19 Vaccine, n = 444 | Parent has received the COVID-19 Vaccine, n = 2006 | ||
| Medical Provider | 284 (64.0) | 1009 (50.3) | ||
| Parents | 8 (1.8) | 7 (0.4) | ||
| Friends | 11 (2.5) | 4 (0.2) | ||
| News Media | 4 (0.9) | 18 (0.9) | ||
| Social Media | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | ||
| Online Information | 51 (11.5) | 33 (1.7) | ||
| A Politician’s Endorsement | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| The CDC or WHO | 68 (15.3) | 928 (46.3) | ||
| Faith Organization | 17 (3.8) | 4 (0.2) | ||
| Stratified by Parent Education | High school or less, n = 85 | Some college or technical degree, n = 233 | College or technical degree, n = 917 | Graduate degree, n = 1212 |
| Medical Provider | 56 (65.9) | 131 (56.2) | 498 (54.3) | 608 (50.2) |
| Parents | 5 (5.9) | 3 (1.3) | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) |
| Friends | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 9 (1.0) | 3 (0.3) |
| News Media | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.7) | 11 (1.2) | 7 (0.6) |
| Social Media | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Online Information | 1 (1.2) | 12 (0.2) | 35 (3.8) | 36 (3.0) |
| A Politician’s Endorsement | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) |
| The CDC or WHO | 21 (24.7) | 78 (33.5) | 349 (38.1) | 546 (45.1) |
| Faith Organization | 1 (1.2) | 4 (1.7) | 9 (1.0) | 7 (0.6) |
*Column Percentages Reported.