Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample by COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (n = 2358)
From: Correlates of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Residents of Ohio: A Cross-sectional Study
| Â | Overall | COVID-19 vaccine acceptance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No or Unsure | Yes | p††| ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (years) (Mean 44.72 SD 16.66) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 18–24 | 325 (13.8) | 181 (55.7) | 144 (44.3) |  |
 25–34 | 442 (18.7) | 195 (44.1) | 247 (55.9) |  |
 35–44 | 465 (19.7) | 212 (45.6) | 253 (54.4) |  |
 45–54 | 393 (16.7) | 175 (44.5) | 218 (55.5) |  |
 55+ | 733 (31.1) | 202 (27.6) | 531 (72.4) |  |
Gender |  |  |  | < 0.001†|
 Female | 1205 (51.1) | 552 (45.8) | 653 (54.2) |  |
 Male | 1147 (48.6) | 413 (36.0) | 734 (64.0) |  |
 Other | 6 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) |  |
Race/ethnicity |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Non-Hispanic white | 1952 (82.8) | 761 (39.0) | 1191 (61.0) |  |
 Non-Hispanic black | 201 (8.5) | 110 (54.7) | 91 (45.3) |  |
 Hispanic or Latino | 93 (3.9) | 48 (51.6) | 45 (48.4) |  |
 Other | 112 (4.8) | 46 (41.1) | 66 (58.9) |  |
Marital status |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Never married | 844 (35.8) | 415 (49.2) | 429 (50.8) |  |
 Married | 1097 (46.5) | 360 (32.8) | 737 (67.2) |  |
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 417 (17.7) | 190 (45.6) | 227 (54.4) |  |
Education |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
  < High school | 23 (1.0) | 16 (69.6) | 7 (30.4) |  |
 High school | 1281 (54.3) | 640 (50.0) | 641 (50.0) |  |
  > High school | 1054 (44.7) | 309 (29.3) | 745 (70.7) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | 0.108 |
 Unemployed | 661 (28) | 258 (39.0) | 403 (61.0) |  |
 Housewife/house husband | 217 (9.2) | 91 (41.9) | 126 (58.1) |  |
 Student | 98 (4.2) | 51 (52.0) | 47 (48.0) |  |
 Employed | 1382 (58.6) | 565 (40.9) | 817 (59.1) |  |
Region | Â | Â | Â | 0.030 |
 Appalachia South | 201 (8.5) | 97 (48.3) | 104 (51.7) |  |
 Appalachia North | 174 (7.4) | 79 (45.4) | 95 (54.6) |  |
 Non-Appalachia Rural | 291 (12.3) | 125 (43.0) | 166 (57.0) |  |
 Suburban | 412 (17.5) | 175 (42.5) | 237 (57.5) |  |
 Metro | 1280 (54.3) | 489 (38.2) | 791 (61.8) |  |
Confidence-state government |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 841 (35.7) | 463 (55.1) | 378 (44.9) |  |
 Yes | 1517 (64.3) | 502 (33.1) | 1015 (66.9) |  |
Confidence-federal government |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 903 (38.3) | 486 (53.8) | 417 (46.2) |  |
 Yes | 1455 (61.7) | 479 (32.9) | 976 (67.1) |  |
Confidence- governments around the world |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 361 (15.3) | 228 (63.2) | 133 (36.8) |  |
 Yes | 1997 (84.7) | 737 (36.9) | 1260 63.1) |  |
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance | ||||
 No | 965 (40.9) |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1393 (59.1) |  |  |  |
|  | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p‡ |
Knowledge about COVID-19 (Range 0–12) | 9.29 (2.03) | 8.63 (2.45) | 9.75 (1.53) | < 0.001 |
Behavioral adherence (Range 0–5) | 4.08 (1.19) | 3.79 (1.36) | 4.28 (1.00) | < 0.001 |
Perceived susceptibility (Range 0–8) | 4.17 (1.90) | 3.74 (1.93) | 4.47 (1.81) | < 0.001 |
Perceived severity (Range 0–8) | 4.18 (2.10) | 3.71 (2.12) | 4.51 (2.03) | < 0.001 |
Trust in COVID-19 messages from the government (0–24) | 12.73 (5.49) | 11.03 (5.26) | 13.91 (5.34) | < 0.001 |