Table. General Hesitancy About Childhood Vaccination by Parental Report of Receipt of Vaccination for US Adolescents Aged 13 to 17 Years From July 22, 2021, to February 26, 2022a.
| General hesitancy about childhood vaccination | Overall, % (95% CI) (N = 12 535) | Adolescents with parent-reported receipt of ≥1 dose of vaccine, % (95% CI)b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 (n = 9667)c | HPV (n = 8269)d | MenACWY (n = 7467)e | Tdap (n = 10 513)f | ||
| Not at all hesitant | 67.6 (66.3-69.0) | 65.5 (63.7-67.2) | 75.1 (73.5-76.7) | 81.6 (80.0-83.1) | 94.9 (94.0-95.6) |
| Not that hesitant | 17.2 (16.1-18.3) | 50.4 (46.9-53.9)g | 60.3 (56.6-63.9)g | 75.6 (71.6-79.1)g | 93.3 (90.6-95.2) |
| Somewhat hesitant | 11.2 (10.3-12.1) | 31.4 (27.8-35.3)g | 49.7 (45.0-54.5)g | 70.0 (64.9-74.7)g | 90.3 (87.0-92.9) g |
| Very hesitant | 4.1 (3.5-4.7) | 23.8 (18.5-30.0)g | 37.2 (29.5-45.7)g | 60.7 (51.2-69.5)g | 77.6 (69.5-84.0) g |
Abbreviations: HPV, human papillomavirus; MenACWY, quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate; Tdap, tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis.
Data are from the National Immunization Survey—Child COVID Module from parent interviews and were weighted to represent the noninstitutionalized population of US adolescents, calibrated to administered vaccinations data. General hesitancy about childhood vaccination was based on the parent’s response to the question, “Overall, how hesitant about childhood shots would you consider yourself to be? Would you say not at all hesitant, not that hesitant, somewhat hesitant, or very hesitant?” “Not at all hesitant” was the reference group.
Children whose parent reported “don’t know” or who were missing responses for the HPV, MenACWY, and Tdap vaccines were excluded from the analysis for that variable.
COVID-19 vaccination status was based on the parent’s response to the question, “Has [teen] received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine?”
HPV vaccination status was based on the parent’s response to the question, “Has [teen] ever received HPV shots?”
MenACWY vaccination status was based on the question, “Has [teen] ever received a meningitis shot, sometimes called MENACTRA, MENVEO, MenQuadfi, or Menomune?”
Tdap vaccination status was based on the question, “Has [teen] ever received a tetanus booster shot?”
Statistically significantly different from the reference group based on contrast t test for proportions (2-sided P < .05).