Vaccine Study 5
Augmenting vaccination data among priority populations
Impact Canada, Impact & Innovation Unit, Privy Council Office
Summary
Survey data were collected in two phases: (1) respondents were sampled from the general population in Canada with proportional quotas for age/sex/region; and (2) respondents were oversampled from according to ethnic, racial or Indigenous identity-based quotas. Ethnic, racial or Indigenous identity information was collected (based on census variable categories from Statistics Canada) and used to over-sample respondents from among the following groups: Indigenous, Black, Arab/West Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian and Latin American. Respondents answered a number of questions to assess several different attitudinal, cognitive and behavioural factors related to COVID-19 vaccination, as well as a number of different demographic factors.
Key Insights
Results indicated that there exists gaps in some racialized groups among key attitudinal and cognitive factors that are strongly associated with vaccination status and intentions. These include vaccine confidence, knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines, positive perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines and the ability to identify misinformation. Despite these differences, attitudinal and cognitive factors such as vaccine confidence and knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines are more strongly associated with vaccine intentions among unvaccinated respondents than most other demographic factors. Top reasons for vaccine hesitancy (among unvaccinated and partially vaccinated respondents) include concerns that not enough testing or research has been done and concerns about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Among unvaccinated respondents, initiatives that promote the accessibility of vaccination services were cited as most likely to increase the likelihood of vaccination.