Race-Specific, State-Specific COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Adjusted for Age

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field; Kaitlyn M. Berry; Govind Persad

doi:10.1177/23780231221082401

Race-Specific, State-Specific COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Adjusted for Age

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Kaitlyn M. Berry, Govind Persad

Sociology (Twin Cities)

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The authors provide the first age-standardized race/ethnicity-specific, state-specific vaccination rates for the United States. Data encompass all states reporting race/ethnicity-specific vaccinations and reflect vaccinations through mid-October 2021, just before eligibility expanded below age 12. Using indirect age standardization, the authors compare racial/ethnic state vaccination rates with national rates. The results show that white and Black state median vaccination rates are, respectively, 89 percent and 76 percent of what would be predicted on the basis of age; Hispanic and Native rates are almost identical to what would be predicted; and Asian American/Pacific Islander rates are 110 percent of what would be predicted. The authors also find that racial/ethnic vaccination rates are associated with state politics, as proxied by 2020 Trump vote share: for each percentage point increase in Trump vote share, vaccination rates decline by 1.08 percent of what would be predicted on the basis of age. This decline is sharpest for Native American vaccinations, although these are reported for relatively few states.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Socius
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231221082401
State	Published - Mar 2022

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We thank the Kaiser Family Foundation for answering questions about the data they have generously made available and Michelle Niemann for feedback on an article draft. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development via the Minnesota Population Center (P2C HD041023) and through a fellowship to Kaitlyn M. Berry (F31 HD107980).

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development via the Minnesota Population Center (P2C HD041023) and through a fellowship to Kaitlyn M. Berry (F31 HD107980).

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© The Author(s) 2022.

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COVID-19
Trump vote
age adjustment
racial/ethnic disparities
vaccination

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