Survey shows disparities in vaccine rates and attitudes among Americans

James Druckman, the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Institute for Policy Research associate director is part of a university research consortium, comprising Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers, which investigated COVID-19 vaccine rates and attitudes among Americans.

The consortium’s new survey reveals the disparities in vaccination rates can be largely attributed to education. The survey also attributes disparities to socioeconomic status and whether one lives in rural America or the city. Additionally, there are correlations between these three categories and attitudes toward the vaccine.

“The complex distribution process of the vaccine has privileged more educated individuals with better healthcare, and communication efforts have not succeeded in closing these gaps,” said Professor James Druckman.

Read more about this survey in the Institute for Policy Research story, “New Survey Shows Wide Gaps in Who Is Getting Vaccinated.”

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