Table 1

(Created by the authors): Overall (net) support and opposition for race-based and place-based COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation

Sample No. (%)Race-based prioritisation (n=1002)Place-based prioritisation (n=1065)
Oppose (net)Neither oppose nor supportSupport (net)χ2 (p)Oppose (net)Neither oppose nor supportSupport (net)χ2 (p)
Overall259 (25.9)338 (33.8)404 (40.3)160 (15)324 (30.5)581 (54.5)
Race/ethnicity
White (not Hispanic)169 (26.8)212 (33.8)249 (39)19.24 (0.01)98 (15)194 (29.7)362 (55.4)7.7 (0.46)
Hispanic29 (21.5)40 (29.4)66 (48.9)24 (12.2)56 (28.7)116 (59.2)
Black26 (20)48 (36.9)56 (43.1)18 (16.2)42 (37.8)51 (46)
Asian23 (37.1)15 (24.2)24 (38.7)12 (17.6)20 (29)36 (52.9)
All others12 (26.7)23 (50)10 (22.2)7 (19.4)13 (36.1)16 (44.4)
Partisanship
Republican101 (37.1)106 (39)65 (23.9)74.01 (<0.001)49 (15.6)113 (35.8)153 (48.6)40 (0.001)
Democrat81 (20.8)95 (24.4)213 (54.8)55 (14.7)71 (19)248 (66.3)
All others77 (22.6)137 (40.2)127 (37.2)55 (14.6)141 (37.5)180 (47.9)
Gender
Male142 (29.5)143 (29.9)196 (40.7)9.85 (0.04)75 (15.3)137 (27.8)279 (56.8)7.47 (0.11)
Female115 (22.5)192 (37.6)203 (39.8)82 (14.8)177 (31.8)296 (53.3)
Other3 (25)3 (27.3)6 (50)2 (11.1)10 (55.6)6 (33.3)
Education
Less than HS degree19 (19.6)41 (42.3)37 (38.1)25.38 (<0.01)20 (19.2)40 (38.1)44 (42.3)30.42 (<0.001)
HS degree to less than 4-year college degree149 (26.8)207 (37.2)200 (36)81 (14)205 (35.5)293 (50.6)
College degree (4 years or more)92 (26.3)91 (26.1)167 (47.7)59 (15.4)80 (20.9)244 (63.7)
Income
Less than $50 00060 (20.4)110 (37.4)124 (42.2)55.51 (<0.001)39 (13.2)101 (34.2)155 (52.5)21.02 (<0.01)
$50 000–$74 99946 (27.5)55 (33.1)66 (39.5)23 (14.0)60 (36.6)81 (49.4)
$75 000–$99 99937 (28.5)41 (31.5)52 (40)23 (16.8)29 (21.2)85 (62)
More than $100 000112 (29.9)108 (28.9)154 (41.2)70 (16.4)114 (26.6)244 (57)
Employment
Employed (full-time, part-time, self)140 (27.1)152 (29.5)224 (43.4)9.03 (0.01)85 (14.5)175 (29.9)325 (55.6)0.6 (0.74)
Other120 (24.7)186 (38.4)179 (36.9)75 (15.6)150 (31.2)256 (53.2)
Age (years)
18–2941 (22.3)66 (35.9)77 (41.8)2.41 (0.71)37 (17.1)80 (36.9)100 (46.1)9.08 (0.05)
30–59138 (27.4)163 (42.3)202 (40.2)81 (15.5)149 (28.5)293 (56)
≥6080 (25.5)109 (34.7)125 (39.8)42 (12.9)95 (29.2)188 (57.8)
  • HS, high school.