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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of survey participants (n = 3446) who were either preconception, pregnant or breastfeeding

From: Worries, beliefs and factors influencing perinatal COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional survey of preconception, pregnant and lactating individuals

Variables

n

%

Reproductive status

 Preconception

447

(13.0)

 Pregnant

1832

(53.2)

 Breastfeeding

1167

(33.9)

Age (years)

 18–29

568

(16.5)

 30–39

2769

(80.4)

 40–49

109

(3.16)

Race or Ethnicity

 White

2860

(82.99)

 Asian

267

(7.75)

 Latin American

54

(1.57)

 Middle Eastern

40

(1.16)

 Black

32

(0.93)

 First Nations

26

(0.75)

 Another race or ethnicitya

167

(4.85)

Sexual orientation: Heterosexual vs otherb

3295

(95.6)

Marital status: Married/Common Law vs other

3399

(98.6)

Primary language: English vs otherc

3313

(96.1)

Education:

 Bachelor’s degree or above

2962

(86.0)

 Below Bachelor’s degreed

459

(13.3)

 Prefer not to answer

25

(0.7)

Gross household income (CAD)e

 $120,000 + 

2268

(65.8)

 $90,000-$119,999

497

(14.4)

 $60,000—$89,999

266

(7.72)

 Below $60,000

92

(2.7)

 Prefer not to answer

323

(9.4)

Occupation: Health care providerf

912

(26.5)

Any pre-existing health conditiong

 Diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, gestational)

76

(2.21)

 Hypertension

59

(1.71)

 Obesity

407

(11.8)

 Respiratory conditions

339

(9.84)

 Severe allergies

185

(5.37)

Heard about the survey from social media

3216

(93.3)

COVID-19 information sources (select any)

 Government issued websites

3192

(92.6)

 Health care provider

2748

(79.7)

 News broadcasting

2483

(72.0)

 Social media

1783

(51.7)

 Pregnancy and breastfeeding professional societies

1411

(41.0)

 General pregnancy and childbirth/parenting websites

269

(7.81)

Self-reported history of COVID-19 infection

106

(3.08)

Spoke to HCP about COVID-19 vaccine during perinatal period

2252

(65.4)

Vaccinated (n = 1460)h

1460

(42.4)

If yes, how many doses

 One

1290

(88.4)

 Two

170

(11.6)

If yes, which brand did you receive at least one dose of

 Comirnaty mRNA vaccine

1295

(88.70)

 Moderna mRNA vaccine

293

(20.1)

 AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine

23

(1.58)

Unvaccinated (n = 1982)

 Willing to be vaccinated

1443

(72.8)

  1. aOther race/ethnicity groups include Mixed heritage and prefer not to answer
  2. bOther sexual orientations include homosexual, gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, prefer not to answer
  3. cOther languages include Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish. All other listed languages had less than 5 counts
  4. dEducation: Below a Bachelors degree includes: College, CEGEP (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel), high school, high school equivalency, trades certificate, university certificate or diploma below the bachelors level
  5. eFor reference, Canadian median household income for families is 98,690 CAD in 2019
  6. fHealth care providers include physician, nurse, allied health, paramedic/first responder, community health worker, traditional healer, and other health care provider
  7. gRespondents may select multiple answers
  8. hVaccination questions use 1460 vaccinated participants as the denominator
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