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Table 3 Results of logistic regressions for willingness to get vaccine for self and child

From: Predictors of willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S

Variable

Willingness for Self

Willingness for Child

 

n (Wtd %)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P

n (Wtd %)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Gender

 Male

932 (78.9)

1.56 (1.20, 2.03)

0.001

645 (73.5)

1.32 (1.01, 1.75)

0.045

 Female

805 (72.3)

REF

 

557 (68.1)

REF

 

Age, years

 18–24

144 (75.3)

0.89 (0.52, 1.50)

0.655

98 (73.6)

1.00 (0.56, 1.78)

0.991

 25–34

253 (69.7)

0.65 (0.41, 1.02)

0.063

165 (62.7)

0.57 (0.36, 0.90)

0.017

 35–49

387 (71.6)

0.52 (0.34, 0.79)

0.002

317 (69.2)

0.58 (0.38, 0.88)

0.010

 50–64

510 (74.8)

0.62 (0.42, 0.92)

0.017

348 (69.1)

0.63 (0.42, 0.94)

0.024

 65+

443 (84.9)

REF

 

274 (80.4)

REF

 

Education

 High school or less

542 (68.7)

0.55 (0.38, 0.79)

0.001

382 (63.7)

0.54 (0.37, 0.79)

0.001

 Some college

457 (73.5)

0.65 (0.47, 0.91)

0.011

326 (70.5)

0.77 (0.55, 1.09)

0.146

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

738 (84.8)

REF

 

494 (79.3)

REF

 

Race/ethnicity

 White

1498 (79.0)

REF

 

1024 (74.4)

REF

 

 Black

100 (53.3)

0.34 (0.22, 0.54)

<.001

75 (48.1)

0.34 (0.22, 0.52)

<.001

 Other

139 (74.3)

0.65 (0.40, 1.05)

0.080

103 (72.3)

0.76 (0.45, 1.28)

0.296

Hispanic origin

 Yes

352 (80.2)

1.72 (1.20, 2.46)

0.003

301 (79.4)

1.89 (1.31, 2.72)

<.001

 No

1385 (74.5)

REF

 

901 (68.6)

REF

 

Income

  < $50,000

466 (67.8)

0.66 (0.44, 1.01)

0.057

321 (62.0)

0.55 (0.35, 0.87)

0.011

 $50,000–$99,999

557 (74.2)

0.65 (0.44, 0.97)

0.033

380 (69.6)

0.66 (0.43, 1.00)

0.048

 $100,000–$149,999

325 (81.4)

0.97 (0.61, 1.55)

0.912

232 (78.4)

1.02 (0.63, 1.65)

0.940

  ≥ $150,000

389 (84.1)

REF

 

269 (80.1)

REF

 

Health insurance

 Insured

1402 (77.8)

REF

 

947 (71.9)

REF

 

 Not insured

69 (46.7)

0.44 (0.27, 0.72)

0.001

50 (49.0)

0.64 (0.37, 1.12)

0.118

 Don’t know/refused

266 (75.5)

1.15 (0.78, 1.69)

0.490

205 (73.3)

1.46 (1.00, 2.15)

0.053

Received flu vaccine in past year

 Yes

1132 (89.5)

4.70 (3.55, 6.23)

<.001

773 (83.3)

3.13 (2.37, 4.14)

<.001

 No

601 (58.9)

REF

 

426 (56.0)

REF

 

Had a chronic medical condition

 Yes

473 (79.4)

0.85 (0.62, 1.15)

0.291

315 (73.3)

N/A

 

 No

1199 (73.7)

REF

 

845 (69.7)

  

Severe obesity (BMI > 40)

 Yes

311 (77.3)

1.09 (0.79, 1.50)

0.614

210 (70.8)

N/A

 

 No

1338 (75.0)

REF

 

932 (70.7)

  

Worried about getting the coronavirus

 Strongly agree

398 (86.2)

5.37 (3.10, 9.29)

<.001

290 (82.3)

5.70 (3.21, 10.13)

<.001

 Agree

891 (81.9)

3.96 (2.51, 6.25)

<.001

606 (77.1)

4.56 (2.76, 7.52)

<.001

 Disagree

365 (65.7)

1.82 (1.14, 2.88)

0.011

254 (60.4)

2.20 (1.35, 3.57)

0.002

 Strongly disagree

81 (43.8)

REF

 

50 (38.9)

REF

 

Perceived threat from the coronavirus

 High/very high

437 (82.3)

1.46 (0.99, 2.16)

0.054

316 (80.4)

1.82 (1.21, 2.72)

0.004

 Moderate

742 (80.2)

1.42 (1.04, 1.94)

0.026

504 (73.4)

1.21 (0.88, 1.66)

0.247

 Low/very low

520 (68.7)

REF

 

349 (62.3)

REF

 

 Don’t know/Refused

36 (37.4)

0.33 (0.17, 0.63)

0.001

30 (49.1)

0.80 (0.41, 1.56)

0.514

  1. Note. Analysis of vaccination willingness for self included 1737 respondents. Analysis of vaccination willingness for child included 1202 respondents. BMI body mass index, OR odds ratio, REF reference group, Wtd weighted