According to a survey from October 2020, among the adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination, nearly 7 in 10 Hispanic adults were worried about side effects.
This statistic reveals the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Hispanic
Black
White
Worried about side effects
69%
63%
55%
Vaccine doesn't work very well
38%
30%
28%
Healthy and don't need a vaccine
14%
13%
18%
Keeping away from health care sites because of COVID-19
27%
11%
12%
Not concerned what will happen if I contract the virus
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AARP. (April 26, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254879/reasons-older-us-adults-were-unlikely-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-by-ethnicity/
AARP. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. April 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254879/reasons-older-us-adults-were-unlikely-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-by-ethnicity/
AARP. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254879/reasons-older-us-adults-were-unlikely-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-by-ethnicity/
AARP. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 50 and Older Who Were Unlikely to Get a Covid-19 Vaccination for Select Reasons as of October 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254879/reasons-older-us-adults-were-unlikely-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-by-ethnicity/
AARP, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254879/reasons-older-us-adults-were-unlikely-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 and older who were unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccination for select reasons as of October 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], AARP, April 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254879/reasons-older-us-adults-were-unlikely-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-by-ethnicity/
