Sociodemographic characteristics of unvaccinated US adults by vaccine disposition, Household Pulse Survey, 1 December 2021 to 7 February 2022
| Indicator | Categories | Overall population (n=211 303) | Unvaccinated population (n=21 537) | ||
| Percentage of unvaccinated % (95% CI) | Vaccine averse (n=11 504) % (95% CI) | Vaccine unsure (n=7480) % (95% CI) | Vaccine accepting (n=2553) % (95% CI) | ||
| Symptoms of mental illness | Absent | 14.9 (14.2 to 15.5) | 60.4 (58.0 to 62.8) | 29.8 (27.5 to 32.1) | 9.8 (8.3 to 11.3) |
| Present | 13.0 (12.5 to 13.4) | 45.9 (44.1 to 47.7) | 38.5 (36.7 to 40.2) | 15.6 (14.2 to 17.0) | |
| Disability | Absent | 14.4 (13.8 to 15.0) | 55.4 (53.0 to 57.8) | 32.0 (29.7 to 34.2) | 12.6 (10.8 to 14.5) |
| Present | 12.7 (12.3 to 13.1) | 48.8 (47.0 to 50.7) | 37.4 (35.6 to 39.2) | 13.8 (12.5 to 15.1) | |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) | 15.5 (14.9 to 16.1) | 53.4 (51.2 to 55.6) | 33.0 (30.9 to 35.0) | 13.6 (11.9 to 15.4) |
| Female (cisgender) | 14.5 (14.1 to 15.0) | 47.0 (45.4 to 48.6) | 38.3 (36.7 to 39.9) | 14.7 (13.5 to 15.9) | |
| Transgender | 26.5 (16.8 to 36.1) | 67.2 (48.4 to 86.0) | 17.6 (3.4 to 31.8) | 15.2 (3.7 to 26.8) | |
| Other gender | 25.4 (21.0 to 29.7) | 69.5 (59.7 to 79.4) | 22.9 (13.3 to 32.6) | 7.5 (3.8 to 11.3) | |
| Education | Less than high school | 24.4 (22.2 to 26.5) | 46.2 (41.0 to 51.3) | 33.4 (28.6 to 38.1) | 20.5 (16.3 to 24.7) |
| High school graduate | 21.1 (20.3 to 22.0) | 49.4 (47.0 to 51.7) | 36.6 (34.3 to 38.9) | 14.1 (12.3 to 15.8) | |
| Some college, no degree | 16.1 (15.5 to 16.7) | 50.8 (48.7 to 52.9) | 35.6 (33.6 to 37.6) | 13.6 (12.0 to 15.2) | |
| Associate degree | 15.2 (14.3 to 16.0) | 57.7 (54.9 to 60.5) | 31.9 (29.3 to 34.4) | 10.4 (8.5 to 12.4) | |
| College degree | 7.5 (7.2 to 7.9) | 53.0 (50.5 to 55.5) | 36.3 (33.9 to 38.8) | 10.7 (8.9 to 12.4) | |
| Doctoral/professional/master’s degree | 4.8 (4.5 to 5.1) | 63.3 (60.3 to 66.3) | 27.0 (24.2 to 29.8) | 9.7 (8.0 to 11.4) | |
| Health insurance coverage | Uninsured | 28.3 (26.2 to 30.5) | 48.2 (43.8 to 52.7) | 36.3 (31.8 to 40.8) | 15.5 (12.5 to 18.4) |
| Private | 10.4 (10.0 to 10.7) | 55.8 (53.9 to 57.7) | 33.0 (31.2 to 34.7) | 11.2 (9.9 to 12.6) | |
| Medicare, for people 65 or older, or people with certain disabilities | 6.1 (5.4 to 6.7) | 59.3 (54.0 to 64.6) | 26.5 (22.1 to 30.8) | 14.2 (9.8 to 18.7) | |
| Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or any kind of government assistance plan for those with low income or a disability | 21.6 (20.5 to 22.7) | 43.5 (40.6 to 46.3) | 41.6 (38.7 to 44.4) | 15.0 (12.9 to 17.1) | |
| Veterans Affairs/Tricare | 19.5 (14.5 to 24.6) | 66.1 (53.8 to 78.5) | 26.0 (15.2 to 36.9) | 7.9 (1.9 to 13.8) | |
| Other insurance | 26.2 (21.3 to 31.1) | 51.1 (39.8 to 62.3) | 35.2 (24.6 to 45.7) | 13.8 (7.3 to 20.3) | |
| Unknown | 24.8 (23.6 to 26.1) | 48.8 (45.7 to 51.9) | 34.2 (31.2 to 37.1) | 17.0 (14.4 to 19.7) | |
| Annual household income | Less than 25 000 | 20.9 (19.7 to 22.2) | 44.3 (40.9 to 47.7) | 39.0 (35.6 to 42.4) | 16.7 (14.1 to 19.3) |
| 25 000–49 999 | 15.6 (14.8 to 16.4) | 48.0 (45.2 to 50.8) | 36.8 (34.1 to 39.5) | 15.2 (13.1 to 17.3) | |
| 50 000–99 999 | 12.6 (11.9 to 13.2) | 55.6 (53.0 to 58.2) | 33.4 (31.0 to 35.8) | 11.0 (9.0 to 13.0) | |
| 100 000–199 999 | 8.7 (8.1 to 9.3) | 60.7 (57.0 to 64.5) | 33.2 (29.5 to 36.9) | 6.1 (4.4 to 7.8) | |
| 200 000 or higher | 5.9 (5.1 to 6.7) | 71.9 (66.2 to 77.6) | 23.1 (17.8 to 28.5) | 5.0 (2.8 to 7.2) | |
| Unknown income | 21.6 (20.6 to 22.6) | 49.1 (46.4 to 51.7) | 34.3 (31.7 to 36.8) | 16.7 (14.5 to 18.8) | |
| US Census region | Northeast | 10.5 (9.7 to 11.3) | 53.3 (49.3 to 57.2) | 31.9 (28.1 to 35.6) | 14.9 (12.0 to 17.7) |
| South | 18.0 (17.3 to 18.6) | 49.8 (47.7 to 51.9) | 36.9 (34.9 to 39.0) | 13.3 (11.9 to 14.7) | |
| Midwest | 17.3 (16.6 to 18.0) | 52.2 (49.9 to 54.5) | 35.4 (33.2 to 37.6) | 12.4 (10.8 to 14.0) | |
| West | 12.3 (11.6 to 13.1) | 51.0 (47.8 to 54.2) | 32.1 (29.3 to 34.8) | 16.9 (13.9 to 19.9) | |
| Race/ethnicity | Hispanic | 15.3 (14.1 to 16.4) | 38.7 (34.7 to 42.8) | 36.1 (32.0 to 40.3) | 25.1 (21.1 to 29.1) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 15.5 (15.1 to 15.9) | 57.5 (56.1 to 58.9) | 33.4 (32.0 to 34.8) | 9.1 (8.3 to 9.9) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 17.2 (16.0 to 18.4) | 33.3 (29.7 to 36.9) | 43.0 (39.1 to 47.0) | 23.7 (20.3 to 27.0) | |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 2.9 (2.2 to 3.6) | 42.1 (30.6 to 53.6) | 34.4 (23.7 to 45.0) | 23.5 (13.8 to 33.2) | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 23.0 (20.6 to 25.4) | 56.8 (50.9 to 62.8) | 32.1 (26.9 to 37.2) | 11.1 (8.0 to 14.1) | |
| Marital status | Married | 13.0 (12.6 to 13.4) | 56.0 (54.2 to 57.7) | 32.2 (30.6 to 33.9) | 11.8 (10.5 to 13.0) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 15.7 (14.8 to 16.5) | 52.0 (49.1 to 55.0) | 34.6 (31.6 to 37.6) | 13.4 (11.5 to 15.3) | |
| Single, never married | 19.4 (18.5 to 20.3) | 43.2 (40.6 to 45.8) | 39.3 (36.8 to 41.9) | 17.5 (15.2 to 19.7) | |
| Unknown marital status | 16.1 (11.3 to 20.9) | 58.1 (43.7 to 72.5) | 30.1 (15.0 to 45.2) | 11.8 (4.7 to 19.0) | |
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 21.6 (19.7 to 23.4) | 39.3 (34.5 to 44.0) | 41.3 (36.4 to 46.2) | 19.4 (14.8 to 24.0) |
| 25–44 | 21.1 (20.4 to 21.8) | 49.5 (47.6 to 51.3) | 36.3 (34.5 to 38.0) | 14.3 (12.9 to 15.7) | |
| 45–64 | 12.8 (12.3 to 13.4) | 54.7 (52.5 to 56.9) | 33.5 (31.4 to 35.7) | 11.8 (10.5 to 13.1) | |
| 65 or older | 6.1 (5.5 to 6.7) | 64.3 (60.3 to 68.3) | 23.9 (20.6 to 27.3) | 11.8 (9.3 to 14.2) | |
| Sexual orientation | Gay | 6.2 (4.8 to 7.5) | 45.3 (33.9 to 56.7) | 38.5 (26.5 to 50.4) | 16.2 (9.1 to 23.3) |
| Straight | 15.3 (14.9 to 15.7) | 51.0 (49.6 to 52.4) | 35.7 (34.3 to 37.0) | 13.3 (12.3 to 14.4) | |
| Bisexual | 13.0 (11.1 to 14.8) | 39.9 (32.1 to 47.8) | 38.4 (30.9 to 45.9) | 21.7 (15.1 to 28.3) | |
| Other sexual orientation | 23.5 (19.0 to 28.1) | 57.8 (46.5 to 69.0) | 25.9 (15.9 to 35.8) | 16.4 (9.4 to 23.4) | |
| Missing | 22.6 (18.7 to 26.5) | 63.9 (55.2 to 72.6) | 21.5 (14.6 to 28.4) | 14.6 (9.4 to 19.8) | |
| Type of dwelling | Mobile housing | 27.2 (25.1 to 29.4) | 56.2 (51.6 to 60.8) | 32.2 (27.8 to 36.5) | 11.7 (8.9 to 14.4) |
| A one-family house detached from any other house | 12.5 (12.1 to 13.0) | 55.2 (53.4 to 57.0) | 33.4 (31.8 to 35.1) | 11.4 (10.1 to 12.7) | |
| A one-family house attached to one or more houses | 10.6 (9.3 to 12.0) | 47.2 (40.2 to 54.2) | 37.3 (30.3 to 44.2) | 15.5 (11.0 to 20.0) | |
| Multiunit apartment | 12.8 (12.0 to 13.7) | 39.6 (36.1 to 43.1) | 41.1 (37.4 to 44.8) | 19.3 (16.1 to 22.4) | |
| Unknown housing | 23.5 (22.4 to 24.6) | 48.8 (45.9 to 51.7) | 35.2 (32.4 to 37.9) | 16.0 (13.7 to 18.3) | |
| Occupation | No work outside home | 13.8 (13.3 to 14.2) | 46.6 (44.7 to 48.4) | 37.0 (35.2 to 38.8) | 16.4 (14.9 to 17.9) |
| Hospital | 4.0 (3.1 to 5.0) | 63.3 (52.6 to 74.0) | 26.1 (16.5 to 35.7) | 10.6 (4.3 to 16.9) | |
| Nursing and residential healthcare facility | 8.2 (5.9 to 10.6) | 61.4 (48.5 to 74.3) | 21.4 (12.5 to 30.2) | 17.3 (7.7 to 26.8) | |
| Pharmacy | 6.0 (2.2 to 9.8) | 33.0 (7.3 to 58.7) | 62.6 (35.7 to 89.5) | 4.3 (0.0 to 11.3) | |
| Ambulatory healthcare (eg, doctor, dentist or mental health specialist office, outpatient facility, medical and diagnostic laboratory, home healthcare) | 5.8 (4.6 to 6.9) | 46.4 (36.5 to 56.3) | 36.2 (26.2 to 46.2) | 17.4 (9.9 to 24.9) | |
| Social service | 10.7 (8.3 to 13.1) | 39.9 (29.1 to 50.7) | 46.6 (34.4 to 58.7) | 13.5 (5.8 to 21.2) | |
| Preschool or day care | 13.1 (8.9 to 17.4) | 54.5 (37.3 to 71.7) | 32.0 (18.6 to 45.4) | 13.4 (0.0 to 31.3) | |
| K-12 school | 9.0 (7.5 to 10.5) | 63.5 (56.2 to 70.8) | 27.8 (21.6 to 33.9) | 8.8 (4.7 to 12.8) | |
| Postsecondary education | 6.7 (4.9 to 8.5) | 60.7 (47.4 to 74.1) | 33.3 (20.2 to 46.4) | 5.9 (2.1 to 9.8) | |
| First responder | 22.9 (18.4 to 27.4) | 63.3 (52.2 to 74.4) | 26.0 (16.8 to 35.2) | 10.7 (1.6 to 19.9) | |
| Deathcare (eg, funeral home) | 14.5 (6.3 to 22.6) | 67.0 (37.5 to 96.6) | 7.2 (0.0 to 16.2) | 25.7 (0.0 to 55.3) | |
| Correctional facility | 24.6 (15.1 to 34.1) | 58.0 (36.0 to 80.1) | 37.4 (15.7 to 59.1) | 4.5 (0.0 to 10.7) | |
| Food/beverage store | 17.1 (14.7 to 19.5) | 47.2 (39.7 to 54.7) | 37.8 (31.0 to 44.6) | 15.0 (10.0 to 20.0) | |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing or hunting | 33.1 (27.4 to 38.8) | 63.7 (52.8 to 74.6) | 29.1 (18.5 to 39.7) | 7.2 (2.1 to 12.4) | |
| Food manufacturing facility (eg, meat processing) | 25.0 (18.6 to 31.4) | 60.2 (46.1 to 74.2) | 31.6 (18.2 to 45.1) | 8.2 (2.2 to 14.2) | |
| Non-food manufacturing facility (eg, metals) | 23.5 (19.9 to 27.1) | 59.7 (50.3 to 69.1) | 28.8 (21.4 to 36.1) | 11.6 (2.2 to 21.0) | |
| Public transit (eg, bus, commuter rail, subway, school bus) | 16.7 (10.2 to 23.3) | 64.4 (44.7 to 84.0) | 26.0 (7.5 to 44.6) | 9.6 (0.3 to 18.9) | |
| US Postal Service | 22.4 (13.4 to 31.5) | 55.0 (33.3 to 76.6) | 41.3 (19.9 to 62.7) | 3.7 (0.0 to 7.6) | |
| Other job deemed ‘essential’ during the COVID-19 pandemic | 19.5 (18.2 to 20.9) | 59.2 (55.3 to 63.0) | 30.0 (26.5 to 33.5) | 10.8 (8.0 to 13.7) | |
| Other | 15.8 (14.7 to 16.9) | 61.2 (57.6 to 64.8) | 31.1 (27.7 to 34.5) | 7.7 (5.9 to 9.5) | |
| Work setting | Not working currently | 14.7 (14.1 to 15.3) | 46.4 (44.2 to 48.5) | 35.9 (33.8 to 38.0) | 17.8 (16.0 to 19.6) |
| Government | 10.5 (9.4 to 11.6) | 52.3 (46.7 to 57.8) | 37.3 (31.7 to 42.8) | 10.5 (6.9 to 14.1) | |
| Private company | 14.8 (14.2 to 15.4) | 53.9 (51.7 to 56.1) | 34.8 (32.7 to 37.0) | 11.3 (9.8 to 12.8) | |
| Non-profit organisation including tax-exempt and charitable organisations | 6.3 (5.4 to 7.2) | 47.9 (40.6 to 55.2) | 34.3 (27.6 to 40.9) | 17.9 (10.4 to 25.3) | |
| Self-employed | 19.7 (18.1 to 21.2) | 59.9 (55.6 to 64.2) | 30.6 (26.6 to 34.6) | 9.5 (6.6 to 12.3) | |
| Working in family business | 23.6 (19.3 to 27.8) | 53.7 (42.8 to 64.6) | 34.3 (24.8 to 43.8) | 12.0 (2.9 to 21.2) | |
| Number of children living in the household | None | 10.9 (10.5 to 11.3) | 51.6 (49.6 to 53.5) | 34.1 (32.3 to 35.9) | 14.3 (12.7 to 16.0) |
| 1 child, aged less than 5 years | 21.3 (19.3 to 23.4) | 46.6 (41.2 to 52.1) | 34.6 (29.3 to 39.9) | 18.8 (13.7 to 24.0) | |
| 1 child, aged 5–11 years | 18.5 (16.7 to 20.4) | 46.8 (41.3 to 52.4) | 42.2 (36.7 to 47.8) | 10.9 (8.0 to 13.9) | |
| 1 child, aged 12–17 years | 17.9 (16.4 to 19.4) | 49.7 (45.0 to 54.4) | 36.6 (32.0 to 41.2) | 13.7 (10.0 to 17.4) | |
| ≥2 children, youngest aged less than 5 years | 29.6 (27.9 to 31.3) | 51.1 (47.5 to 54.7) | 35.7 (32.2 to 39.2) | 13.2 (10.9 to 15.4) | |
| ≥2 children, youngest aged 5–11 years | 23.2 (21.7 to 24.7) | 51.9 (48.1 to 55.7) | 34.7 (31.3 to 38.2) | 13.3 (10.8 to 15.9) | |
| ≥2 children, youngest aged 12–17 years | 18.6 (16.7 to 20.6) | 53.0 (47.1 to 58.9) | 35.3 (29.6 to 41.1) | 11.7 (8.0 to 15.4) | |