Document Type
Article
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Published Version
Publication Date
4-4-2023
Publication Title
Frontiers in Communication
DOI
10.3389/fcomm.2023.1040797
Abstract
Introduction: This study explores associations among adult vaccination, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic variables such as educational attainment and income, as well as neighborhood factors. Methods: A telephone quota sample of New Jersey adults (N = 1,984) was used to text associations among proposed predictors of vaccination behaviors. Results: Our multivariate logistic regression analyses found that certain races/ethnicity, respondents' household income, and perceived safety of one's community were the strongest predictors of COVID-19 vaccination. The odds of COVID-19 vaccination were 52% lower for Black/African American respondents compared to white/Caucasian respondents (p = 0.001) and 44% lower for Hispanic/Latino respondents compared to white/Caucasian respondents (p = 0.001). Discussion: The results add new insights to public health communication research and suggest careful interventions across racial groups, considering existing racial disparities in vaccination.
Recommended Citation
Kim B, Hong S and Kim S (2023) Are they still determining? Analysis of associations among ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, neighborhood factors, and COVID-19 vaccination. Front. Commun. 8:1040797. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2023.1040797
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Copyright © 2023 Kim, Hong and Kim. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Publication of this article was supported by the 2022-23 Rowan University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.