Table 3.
Demographic characteristics by pediatric vaccine preference from a latent class analysis, US, April-May 2021.
| Vaccine rejecters | Prefer cancer vaccines | Prefer vaccinating older ages | Careful deciders | Prefer vaccinating younger ages | Prefer vaccinating older ages, indifferent about cancer vaccines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age P<0.0001 |
18–24 | 13% | 20% | 12% | 21% | 10% | 23% |
| 25–34 | 14% | 23% | 11% | 19% | 11% | 23% | |
| 35–44 | 14% | 21% | 11% | 19% | 11% | 24% | |
| 45–54 | 26% | 18% | 9% | 16% | 9% | 21% | |
| 55–65 | 28% | 18% | 10% | 16% | 8% | 20% | |
| ≥64 | 30% | 16% | 9% | 15% | 9% | 20% | |
| Gender P=0.2466 |
Female | 23% | 20% | 10% | 17% | 9% | 21% |
| Male | 20% | 19% | 10% | 18% | 10% | 23% | |
| Educational attainment P=0.1210 |
≤High school | 24% | 18% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 22% |
| Vocational school or associate's degree | 23% | 18% | 10% | 19% | 9% | 21% | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 20% | 21% | 11% | 17% | 10% | 22% | |
| Parent of daughter 5–17 years old P=0.3086 |
No | 22% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 22% |
| Yes | 18% | 20% | 10% | 19% | 11% | 23% | |
| Race/ ethnicity P=0.0314 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 18% | 20% | 11% | 19% | 10% | 22% |
| Non-Hispanic white | 23% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 21% | |
| Hispanic | 12% | 21% | 11% | 20% | 11% | 26% | |
| Other | 20% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 24% | |
| Religion P=0.8455 |
None | 22% | 21% | 10% | 16% | 9% | 21% |
| Catholic | 21% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 23% | |
| Evangelical Protestant | 20% | 18% | 11% | 19% | 10% | 22% | |
| Mainline Protestant | 26% | 20% | 9% | 17% | 9% | 19% | |
| Jewish | 19% | 19% | 14% | 19% | 8% | 21% | |
| Other | 22% | 19% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 23% | |
| Political affiliation P<0.0001 |
Democrat | 15% | 22% | 11% | 18% | 10% | 24% |
| Independent | 28% | 17% | 10% | 16% | 9% | 20% | |
| Republican | 24% | 18% | 9% | 19% | 10% | 21% |
Note:
P-values from Rao-Scott chi-square tests.