1 Data Quality Checks


We only included participants with a gc score of 1. Those with a gc value equal to 1 designate the Good Completes on the filter supplied by Qualtrics.

That is currently 1811 participants.

gc n
1 1811

We will filter out all except the good completes.

data <-  data %>%filter(gc == "1")

pander(data %>% group_by(gc) %>% tally())
gc n
1 1811
tabyl(data$DistributionChannel) %>% adorn_totals("row") %>% adorn_pct_formatting() #This is just to make sure there are not any Qualtrics test runs left in by accident (they would show up as "test" or "preview")
##  data$DistributionChannel    n percent
##                 anonymous 1811  100.0%
##                     Total 1811  100.0%

We will filter out all the 59 respondents we identified.

data <- data[ ! data$ResponseId %in% c("R_2WGZc6ab1cwMC54","R_1ITbQDELBPHqXQg","R_11ZnRVoQhRA8hkV","R_3FXtjOtbeIgE9vM","R_1dy1GYs9pfC5stc","R_1EiM4q8GR7mO7fn","R_2fIpfy6K8UbMO39","R_3g6jqKGMKdXPlCi","R_1GJnotyiADtcTuQ","R_1QlyIQBa9qItW8b","R_2tnfT6K9EwzPTOv","R_eqB6DH7CXEdMBs5","R_2PuimtkBOMjUqO1","R_3D8bjN8lwxlwDYx","R_3kIeX3pdJeZcm6A","R_20Ng5m1LYPiyqfL","R_xFxHLnB3Y5ZHADn","R_1LZN0rdw8mtXQjp","R_1qeKtyXo33mYLCR","R_1OJCv44uhtlhncU","R_UzlVhM4QQJjWZbj","R_22SyRlipm0xexBB","R_1i20re6WA7PrxRa","R_12DOXiRcACN0gLj","R_3ffzLGTnDAUl4tS","R_3pgv9C1GuNhTGtI","R_2YgGty90WwQgxJh","R_2xW7rAuyyn07sKP","R_TngxLZFHHiq4YRH","R_3EAx1bqKNCjJSPN","R_2zAsoTAqw6iCi8y","R_2qxZo1SjCzgd4o6","R_1k235cTk6b750Zy","R_1GTvueUGLM1B4Vk","R_Oe6VH3HerEfNrEJ","R_1jEfsVssUqiEGET","R_2zdoCgYPq95YybN","R_UAXaGMqMJpfL4s1","R_3KNHkmvtm32Peyn","R_2v0t0amQk9ur9wN","R_2dQPYLq4kOeuSNr","R_TtLc4V4kSqlAwXT","R_2xRXhpOtrsxfFDb","R_3khacemb8jN2m0q","R_BKCPyjrRvn92v8B","R_1Cg4mhZFkidIBZB","R_3sjBB7A3n7yQcWr","R_2qgBTPWhEInPnVk","R_3dMt9MtXZTffASP","R_2OHWrHDFYnqNEFz","R_b4rxndHfcrspwwp", "R_eRTDtXmr4af1EaZ", "R_3qPaRZSY1gRg1B4", "R_0iAHv2uNHwEx7eV", "R_1gtDX8UwQ1ksxDi", "R_2WMV2pCktQ2PHsN", "R_2PnSuabNRahytp3", "R_8CdCZrL7jXoFcK5", "R_3MamkdHHG4v6CP5"), ]

pander(data %>% group_by(gc) %>% tally())
gc n
1 1752
tabyl(data$DistributionChannel) %>% adorn_totals("row") %>% adorn_pct_formatting() #This is just to make sure there are not any Qualtrics test runs left in by accident (they would show up as "test" or "preview")
##  data$DistributionChannel    n percent
##                 anonymous 1752  100.0%
##                     Total 1752  100.0%

2 Timing



2.1 All respondents

Median completion timing for all respondents:

## [1] "9M 24.5S"

1/3rd of overall median completion timing for all respondents:

## [1] 188.1667
## [1] "3M 8.16669999999999S"

Mean completion timing for all respondents:

## [1] "11M 3.98000000000002S"

Quickest timing (seems fast; is less than 1/3 of the median time):

## [1] "2M 42S"


We decided to exclude all those <1/3 of the median overall time (n=19). Leaving us with 1733.

gc n
1 1733

We also only look here at parents who had a child under age of 18 living with them during the pandemic. Leaving us with 580.

gc n
1 580


2.2 Vaccination status

##                           data$VaxStatus_Fct   n percent
##              Not received a COVID-19 vaccine 300   51.7%
##                 One dose (Pfizer or Moderna)  39    6.7%
##                Two doses (Pfizer or Moderna) 148   25.5%
##  Two doses AND a booster (Pfizer or Moderna)  65   11.2%
##                               One dose (J&J)  16    2.8%
##                 One dose AND a booster (J&J)  12    2.1%
##                                        Total 580  100.0%
##  data$VaxStatus_1   n percent
##    Not vaccinated 300   51.7%
##        Vaccinated 280   48.3%
##             Total 580  100.0%

2.3 Prior covid infection

##                           data$HadCoV_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##  No: Pretty sure/certain not had COVID-19 299   51.6%         51.8%
##     Yes: Pretty sure/certain had COVID-19 192   33.1%         33.3%
##                                  Not sure  86   14.8%         14.9%
##                                      <NA>   3    0.5%             -
##                                     Total 580  100.0%        100.0%

2.4 Vax status x infection

HadCoV_Fct VaxStatus_1 count
Not sure Not vaccinated 36
Not sure Vaccinated 50
Yes: Pretty sure/certain had COVID-19 Not vaccinated 96
Yes: Pretty sure/certain had COVID-19 Vaccinated 96
No: Pretty sure/certain not had COVID-19 Not vaccinated 168
No: Pretty sure/certain not had COVID-19 Vaccinated 131
NA Vaccinated 3

3 Vaccine and infection qs


3.1 HadCoV_how

##                               HadCoV_How_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##                       Positive COVID-19 test 117   20.2%         61.3%
##                 No test: told by HC provider  21    3.6%         11.0%
##  No test: assumed based on symptoms/exposure  48    8.3%         25.1%
##                                        1 + 2   2    0.3%          1.0%
##                                        1 + 3   1    0.2%          0.5%
##                                        2 + 3   2    0.3%          1.0%
##                                    1 + 2 + 3   0    0.0%          0.0%
##                                         <NA> 389   67.1%             -
##                                        Total 580  100.0%        100.0%


3.2 Booster intentions

Only shown to those who had 2 doses of moderna or pfizer (n=148) or 1 of the J&J (n=16) with no booster yet. So should be (n=164)

##                          VaxBoost_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##   I will definitely not get a booster   4    0.7%          2.4%
##     I will probably not get a booster  11    1.9%          6.7%
##  I don’t know if I will get a booster  22    3.8%         13.4%
##         I will probably get a booster  49    8.4%         29.9%
##       I will definitely get a booster  78   13.4%         47.6%
##                                  <NA> 416   71.7%             -
##                                 Total 580  100.0%        100.0%

vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Booster intentions 1 164 4.134146 1.042204 4 4.310606 1.4826 1 5 4 -1.140016 0.5888361 0.0813824

3.3 Vaccine intentions

Only shown to those who had 0 doses (n=300).

##                      VaxIntent_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##  Will definitely not get a vaccine 155   26.7%         51.7%
##    Will probably not get a vaccine  43    7.4%         14.3%
##                       I don't know  57    9.8%         19.0%
##        Will probably get a vaccine  24    4.1%          8.0%
##      Will definitely get a vaccine  21    3.6%          7.0%
##                               <NA> 280   48.3%             -
##                              Total 580  100.0%        100.0%

vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Vaccine intentions 1 300 2.043333 1.288535 1 1.841667 0 1 5 4 0.9292994 -0.3542713 0.0743936

3.4 VaccinexInfection timeline

Only shown to those who had covid and been vaccinated ≥1 dose (n=96).

##                                  WhenHadCoV_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##                 Before I got a COVID-19 vaccine  64   11.0%         66.7%
##                  After I got a COVID-19 vaccine  25    4.3%         26.0%
##  Both before and after I got a COVID-19 vaccine   7    1.2%          7.3%
##                                            <NA> 484   83.4%             -
##                                           Total 580  100.0%        100.0%


3.5 Vaccine Benefit/Safety

Important: remember that means have been calculated after removing those who answer “unsure”

As far as you know what is the benefit of a COVID-19 vaccine to a person who has…

vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Not had CV19 1 478 2.880753 1.18180 3 2.973958 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.5220249 -1.275843 0.0540543
Had had CV19 2 478 2.619247 1.20855 3 2.648438 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.2012401 -1.517917 0.0552778
## 
##    Paired samples t-test 
## 
## Variables:  VaxBnftNoCoV_Num , VaxBnftHadCoV_Num 
## 
## Descriptive statistics: 
##             VaxBnftNoCoV_Num VaxBnftHadCoV_Num difference
##    mean                2.881             2.619      0.262
##    std dev.            1.182             1.209      0.857
## 
## Hypotheses: 
##    null:        population means equal for both measurements
##    alternative: different population means for each measurement
## 
## Test results: 
##    t-statistic:  6.672 
##    degrees of freedom:  477 
##    p-value:  <.001 
## 
## Other information: 
##    two-sided 95% confidence interval:  [0.184, 0.339] 
##    estimated effect size (Cohen's d):  0.305


As far as you know how safe is a COVID-19 vaccine for a person who has

vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Not had CV19 1 433 2.990762 1.069314 3 3.112392 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.6843473 -0.8372839 0.0513880
Had CV19 2 433 2.921478 1.028900 3 3.025937 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.6319679 -0.7467053 0.0494458
## 
##    Paired samples t-test 
## 
## Variables:  VaxSafeNoCoV_Num , VaxSafeHadCoV_Num 
## 
## Descriptive statistics: 
##             VaxSafeNoCoV_Num VaxSafeHadCoV_Num difference
##    mean                2.991             2.921      0.069
##    std dev.            1.069             1.029      0.680
## 
## Hypotheses: 
##    null:        population means equal for both measurements
##    alternative: different population means for each measurement
## 
## Test results: 
##    t-statistic:  2.119 
##    degrees of freedom:  432 
##    p-value:  0.035 
## 
## Other information: 
##    two-sided 95% confidence interval:  [0.005, 0.134] 
##    estimated effect size (Cohen's d):  0.102



3.6 Vaccine Benefit/Safety X Infection timeline

Here looking if safety/benefit perceptions differ based on infection timeline. Currently I am comparing across all three groups of people who had COVID either before, after, or both before and after the vaccine. However, as we only have 26 who had covid before and after, I wonder if it is better to just focus on the before vs after comparison.


As far as you know, what is the benefit of a vaccine to a person who has…



As far as you know, how safe is a COVID-19 vaccine for a person who has….




Here looking across all respondents.

As far as you know, what is the benefit of a vaccine to a person who has…



As far as you know, how safe is a COVID-19 vaccine for a person who has….


4 Lies



4.1 General

##                  measurement                         
##        condition          No         Yes        Total
##  GenLie_Disagree 411 (70.9%) 169 (29.1%) 580 (100.0%)
##      GenLie_Exer 446 (76.9%) 134 (23.1%) 580 (100.0%)
##    GenLie_Depres 394 (67.9%) 186 (32.1%) 580 (100.0%)
##      GenLie_Drug 442 (76.2%) 138 (23.8%) 580 (100.0%)

4.2 CoV Symptoms


4.3 Screening/inperson


4.4 Precautions


4.5 Vaccination


4.6 Testing


4.7 Quarantine

##  CoVLiedata_long_complete$measurement    n     percent
##                        Never Had CV19   28 0.005879882
##                                    No 3321 0.697396052
##                                   Yes 1413 0.296724066
##                         measurement                                     
##            condition Never Had CV19          No         Yes        Total
##              CoVSymp       0 (0.0%) 244 (42.1%) 336 (57.9%) 580 (100.0%)
##   CoVLie_PrvdrScreen      10 (2.6%) 282 (74.4%)  87 (23.0%) 379 (100.0%)
##  CoVLie_PublicScreen       9 (2.4%) 295 (77.2%)  78 (20.4%) 382 (100.0%)
##      CoVLie_InPerson       9 (2.3%) 292 (76.2%)  82 (21.4%) 383 (100.0%)
##        CoVLie_Precau       0 (0.0%) 402 (69.7%) 175 (30.3%) 577 (100.0%)
##        CoVLie_HadVax       0 (0.0%) 274 (91.6%)  25  (8.4%) 299 (100.0%)
##         CoVLie_Exmpt       0 (0.0%) 267 (89.0%)  33 (11.0%) 300 (100.0%)
##         CoVLie_NoVax       0 (0.0%) 234 (83.6%)  46 (16.4%) 280 (100.0%)
##        CoVLie_Tested       0 (0.0%) 268 (79.8%)  68 (20.2%) 336 (100.0%)
##         AskedToQteen       0 (0.0%) 247 (42.6%) 333 (57.4%) 580 (100.0%)
##         CoVLie_Qteen       0 (0.0%) 269 (80.8%)  64 (19.2%) 333 (100.0%)
##         CoVBrk_Qteen       0 (0.0%) 247 (74.2%)  86 (25.8%) 333 (100.0%)

5 Children



5.1 Parent/step-parent


5.2 Child and CoV


6 Lies (Child)



6.1 Inperson/testing


6.2 Quarantine


6.3 Vaccination

#Here we need to work out the proportion of parents who lied about their child's age based on all parents who think they could have.

# To do so we take the number of parents who said they lied about their kids' age and divide that by the number of parents who said they lied about their kids' age PLUS the number who say they think they could have done so but didn't, then times by 100

(56 / (56+69))*100 #This gives us 45% who COULD have lied about their kid's age did
## [1] 44.8

##                measurement                          
##      condition          No          Yes        Total
##       ChildU18   0  (0.0%) 580 (100.0%) 580 (100.0%)
##  ChildU18Lived   0  (0.0%) 580 (100.0%) 580 (100.0%)
##   ChildCoVSymp 353 (60.9%) 227  (39.1%) 580 (100.0%)
##             measurement                                                      
##   condition    No[none] Not sure[any have]     Yes[≥1]  Yes[all]        Total
##  HadCoV_kid 381 (65.7%)          44 (7.6%) 104 (17.9%) 51 (8.8%) 580 (100.0%)
##                             measurement                                     
##            condition Kid never Had CV19          No         Yes        Total
##  CoVLie_InPerson_kid           6 (2.2%) 200 (74.3%)  63 (23.4%) 269 (100.0%)
##    CoVLie_Tested_kid           0 (0.0%) 183 (80.6%)  44 (19.4%) 227 (100.0%)
##     AskedToQteen_kid           0 (0.0%) 262 (45.2%) 318 (54.8%) 580 (100.0%)
##     CoVLie_Qteen_kid           0 (0.0%) 266 (83.6%)  52 (16.4%) 318 (100.0%)
##     CoVBrk_Qteen_kid           0 (0.0%) 251 (78.9%)  67 (21.1%) 318 (100.0%)
##        CoVLie_kidAge           0 (0.0%) 522 (90.3%)  56  (9.7%) 578 (100.0%)
##       CoVLie_kidLook           0 (0.0%) 452 (86.8%)  69 (13.2%) 521 (100.0%)
##             measurement                                                       
##   condition    No[none] No[not old enough]    Yes[all]  Yes[some]        Total
##  ChildVaxed 154 (26.6%)        237 (40.9%) 116 (20.0%) 73 (12.6%) 580 (100.0%)
##                    measurement                        
##          condition          No        Yes        Total
##  CoVLie_HadVax_kid 417 (89.9%) 47 (10.1%) 464 (100.0%)
##   CoVLie_NoVax_kid 166 (87.8%) 23 (12.2%) 189 (100.0%)

7 Lie reasons



7.1 Provider screening


Reasons why they did not mention that they thought they might have COVID-19 (or knew they had it) when being screened to enter a health care provider’s office (e.g., doctor, nurse, dentist, therapist)
  .1 .2
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 47 (54.0%) 87 (100.0%)
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 45 (51.7%) 87 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 44 (51.2%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t feel very sick. 40 (46.5%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t think I really had COVID-19. 39 (44.8%) 87 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to be stopped from doing something I needed to do. (i.e., have my appointment with the health care provider). 36 (41.4%) 87 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to have to get tested for COVID-19. 35 (40.7%) 86 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 35 (40.2%) 87 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 32 (36.8%) 87 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 31 (35.6%) 87 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 31 (35.6%) 87 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 29 (33.7%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 28 (32.2%) 87 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.1.1 Any other reasons?

7.1.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.2 Public Screening


Reasons why they did not mention that they thought they might have COVID-19 (or knew they had it) when being screened to enter a public place (e.g., grocery store, restaurant, gym, going on an airplane, etc)
  .1 .2
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 42 (53.8%) 78 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 39 (50.0%) 78 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 39 (50.0%) 78 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to be stopped from doing something I needed to do (e.g., go to the grocery store). 38 (49.4%) 77 (100.0%)
I didn’t think I really had COVID-19. 36 (46.2%) 78 (100.0%)
I didn’t feel very sick. 36 (46.2%) 78 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to have to get tested for COVID-19. 33 (42.9%) 77 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 29 (38.2%) 76 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 29 (37.2%) 78 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 28 (35.9%) 78 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 28 (35.9%) 78 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 26 (33.8%) 77 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.2.1 Any other reasons?

7.2.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.3 In person


Reasons why they did not mention that they thought they might have COVID-19 (or knew they had it) to someone you were with, or were about to see in-person.
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 44 (54.3%) 81 (100.0%)
I didn’t feel very sick. 42 (51.9%) 81 (100.0%)
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 42 (51.9%) 81 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 39 (48.8%) 80 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 37 (46.2%) 80 (100.0%)
I was bored or lonely. 35 (43.2%) 81 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 34 (42.5%) 80 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 34 (42.0%) 81 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 32 (39.5%) 81 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 32 (39.0%) 82 (100.0%)
I didn’t think I really had COVID-19. 31 (38.3%) 81 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 30 (37.0%) 81 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 30 (37.0%) 81 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 29 (35.8%) 81 (100.0%)
I didn’t want them to be angry at me for exposing them. 28 (35.0%) 80 (100.0%)
I was confused about the rules for quarantine. 28 (35.0%) 80 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 28 (34.6%) 81 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.3.1 Any other reasons?

7.3.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.4 Precautions


Reasons why they told someone that they were with, or were about to see in-person, that they were taking more measures to prevent COVID-19 than they actually were
  .1 .2
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 89 (50.9%) 175 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 86 (49.1%) 175 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 72 (41.4%) 174 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 70 (40.0%) 175 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 68 (39.1%) 174 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 66 (37.7%) 175 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 61 (34.9%) 175 (100.0%)
I was bored or lonely. 57 (32.8%) 174 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 56 (32.2%) 174 (100.0%)
I didn’t want them to be angry at me for exposing them. 55 (31.6%) 174 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 52 (29.9%) 174 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 47 (26.9%) 175 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 47 (26.9%) 175 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 46 (26.3%) 175 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.4.1 Any other reasons?

7.4.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.5 Vaccinated when not


Reasons why they told someone that they were vaccinated for COVID-19 even though they were not vaccinated
  .1 .2
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 13 (52.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 12 (50.0%) 24 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 12 (48.0%) 25 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 12 (48.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 12 (48.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 11 (44.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I wanted to be able to do something where being vaccinated was required (e.g., go to a special event, get together with friends or family who were vaccinated, etc). 10 (40.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 10 (40.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 9 (36.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I needed to be able to go to work. 8 (32.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 5 (20.0%) 25 (100.0%)
I needed to be able to attend college classes. 3 (12.0%) 25 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.5.1 Any other reasons?

7.5.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.6 Vaccine exemption


Reasons why they said they have a medical or religious reason for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine even though they didn’t really have such a reason
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 18 (54.5%) 33 (100.0%)
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 17 (51.5%) 33 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 16 (48.5%) 33 (100.0%)
I needed to be able to go to work. 11 (33.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I wanted to be able to do something where being vaccinated was required (e.g., go to a special event, get together with friends or family who were vaccinated, etc). 10 (30.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 9 (27.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 9 (27.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 9 (27.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 9 (27.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 9 (27.3%) 33 (100.0%)
I needed to be able to attend college classes. 5 (15.2%) 33 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 5 (15.2%) 33 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.6.1 Any other reasons?

7.6.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.7 Not vaccinated when are


Reasons why they told someone that they were not vaccinated for COVID-19 even though they were vaccinated
  .1 .2
I didn’t think it mattered. 29 (63.0%) 46 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 29 (63.0%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 26 (56.5%) 46 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 25 (54.3%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 23 (51.1%) 45 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.7.1 Any other reasons?

7.7.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.8 Avoid test


Reasons why they avoided getting tested for COVID-19 when they thought you might have it
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 40 (58.8%) 68 (100.0%)
I didn’t feel very sick. 34 (50.0%) 68 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 31 (45.6%) 68 (100.0%)
I was worried it would hurt or be uncomfortable to get tested. 30 (44.1%) 68 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to have to deal with the consequences of a test showing that I had COVID-19 (e.g., my family would have to quarantine, I would have to miss work, my child would miss school, etc). 30 (44.1%) 68 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 27 (40.3%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 26 (38.2%) 68 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 24 (35.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 24 (35.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I wanted to keep COVID-19 rates low in my area so public health measures were not put in place (e.g., closing schools, mask mandates). 24 (35.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t think I really had COVID-19. 23 (33.8%) 68 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 23 (33.8%) 68 (100.0%)
I thought I couldn’t afford the cost of getting tested. 21 (31.8%) 66 (100.0%)
I didn’t want the government to have my personal medical information. 22 (32.4%) 68 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 21 (31.3%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t have time to get tested. 19 (28.4%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t know how or where to get tested. 17 (25.0%) 68 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.8.1 Any other reasons?

7.8.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.9 Lie Qtine


Reasons why they told someone that they didn’t need to quarantine even though they were supposed to
  .1 .2
I didn’t feel very sick. 36 (56.2%) 64 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 34 (53.1%) 64 (100.0%)
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 33 (52.4%) 63 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 32 (50.0%) 64 (100.0%)
I didn’t think I really had COVID-19. 31 (48.4%) 64 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 29 (46.0%) 63 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 28 (43.8%) 64 (100.0%)
I was bored or lonely. 27 (42.2%) 64 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 26 (40.6%) 64 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 25 (39.7%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want them to be angry at me for exposing them. 25 (39.7%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 25 (39.1%) 64 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 24 (37.5%) 64 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 24 (37.5%) 64 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 23 (35.9%) 64 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 23 (35.9%) 64 (100.0%)
I was confused about the rules for quarantine. 20 (31.2%) 64 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.9.1 Any other reasons?

7.9.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.10 Broke Qtine


Reasons why they broke quarantine rules
  .1 .2
condition 2 Total
It’s no one else’s business. 47 (54.7%) 86 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 45 (52.3%) 86 (100.0%)
I wanted my life to feel “normal” (i.e., how I felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 43 (50.6%) 85 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want. 38 (44.7%) 85 (100.0%)
I didn’t feel very sick. 35 (40.7%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t think I really had COVID-19. 34 (39.5%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 31 (36.5%) 85 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 28 (33.3%) 84 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 28 (32.9%) 85 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 27 (31.8%) 85 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me. 27 (31.4%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 27 (31.4%) 86 (100.0%)
I was confused about the rules for quarantine. 27 (31.4%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 25 (29.4%) 85 (100.0%)
I was bored or lonely. 23 (26.7%) 86 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 16 (19.0%) 84 (100.0%)

7.10.1 Any other reasons?

7.10.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.11 In person (kid)


Reasons why they did not mention that they thought their child might have COVID-19 (or knew they had it) to someone their child was with, or was about to see in-person.
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want with my child. 33 (52.4%) 63 (100.0%)
My child didn’t feel very sick. 30 (47.6%) 63 (100.0%)
I wanted my child’s life to feel “normal” (i.e., how they felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 29 (46.0%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 28 (44.4%) 63 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 27 (43.5%) 62 (100.0%)
I didn’t think my child really had COVID-19. 27 (42.9%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss school to stay home. 27 (42.9%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me or my child. 25 (40.3%) 62 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 25 (39.7%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 25 (39.7%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss important activities to stay home (e.g., music, sports, clubs). 24 (38.1%) 63 (100.0%)
I was confused about the rules for quarantine. 23 (36.5%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want them to be angry at me or my child for exposing them. 22 (34.9%) 63 (100.0%)
My child was bored or lonely. 22 (34.9%) 63 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 22 (34.9%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 21 (33.3%) 63 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 20 (32.3%) 62 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 19 (30.2%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 18 (28.6%) 63 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 16 (25.4%) 63 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.11.1 Any other reasons?

7.11.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.12 Avoid test (kid)


Reasons why they avoided getting their child tested for COVID-19 when they thought they might have it
  .1 .2
My child and/or I were worried it would hurt or be uncomfortable to get tested. 24 (54.5%) 44 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want with my child. 22 (50.0%) 44 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 18 (40.9%) 44 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 16 (36.4%) 44 (100.0%)
I thought I couldn’t afford the cost of getting my child tested. 16 (36.4%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to have to deal with the consequences of a test showing that my child had COVID-19 (e.g., my family would have to quarantine, I would have to miss work, my child would miss school, etc). 16 (36.4%) 44 (100.0%)
My child didn’t feel very sick. 15 (34.1%) 44 (100.0%)
I wanted to keep COVID-19 rates low in my area so public health measures were not put in place (e.g., closing schools, mask mandates). 15 (34.1%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t think my child really had COVID-19. 14 (32.6%) 43 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 14 (31.8%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 14 (31.8%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t have time to get my child tested. 14 (31.8%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t want the government to have my child’s personal medical information. 14 (31.8%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me or my child. 13 (29.5%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 12 (27.3%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t know how or where to get my child tested. 11 (25.0%) 44 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 9 (20.5%) 44 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.12.1 Any other reasons?

7.12.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.13 Lie Qtine (kid)


Reasons why they told someone that their child didn’t need to quarantine even though they were supposed to
  .1 .2
I didn’t want them to be angry at me or my child for exposing them. 25 (48.1%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss important activities to stay home (e.g., music, sports, clubs). 24 (46.2%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t think my child really had COVID-19. 22 (42.3%) 52 (100.0%)
I wanted my child’s life to feel “normal” (i.e., how they felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 22 (42.3%) 52 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 21 (41.2%) 51 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 21 (40.4%) 52 (100.0%)
My child didn’t feel very sick. 20 (38.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me or my child. 20 (38.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 20 (38.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 20 (38.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 20 (38.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want with my child. 19 (36.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss school to stay home. 19 (36.5%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 18 (35.3%) 51 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 18 (35.3%) 51 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 17 (32.7%) 52 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 16 (30.8%) 52 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 16 (30.8%) 52 (100.0%)
My child was bored or lonely. 16 (30.8%) 52 (100.0%)
I was confused about the rules for quarantine. 13 (25.0%) 52 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.13.1 Any other reasons?

7.13.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.14 Broke Qtine (kid)


Reasons why they allowed their child to break quarantine rules
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want with my child. 32 (48.5%) 66 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 30 (44.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I wanted my child’s life to feel “normal” (i.e., how they felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 30 (44.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss important non-work responsibilities to stay home (e.g., get groceries, care for loved ones). 29 (43.3%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t think my child really had COVID-19. 28 (41.8%) 67 (100.0%)
My child didn’t feel very sick. 28 (41.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss important activities to stay home (e.g., music, sports, clubs). 26 (38.8%) 67 (100.0%)
My child was bored or lonely. 24 (35.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me or my child. 23 (34.3%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 22 (32.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 22 (32.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I couldn’t miss work to stay home. 22 (32.8%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t want to miss an event or other fun activity to stay home. 21 (31.8%) 66 (100.0%)
I didn’t want my child to miss school to stay home. 20 (29.9%) 67 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 19 (28.4%) 67 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 18 (26.9%) 67 (100.0%)
I was confused about the rules for quarantine. 16 (24.6%) 65 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 16 (24.2%) 66 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 14 (20.9%) 67 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.14.1 Any other reasons?

7.14.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.15 Lie vax age (kid)


Reasons why they said that their child was older than they actually were so that they could get a COVID-19 vaccine
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want with my child. 37 (66.1%) 56 (100.0%)
I wanted my child vaccinated to lower their risk of COVID-19 in time for school or camp. 36 (64.3%) 56 (100.0%)
I wanted my child vaccinated to lower their risk of COVID-19 in time for a trip or a visit with family or friends. 32 (57.1%) 56 (100.0%)
I wanted my child vaccinated to lower their risk of COVID-19 in general. 30 (53.6%) 56 (100.0%)
I wanted my child vaccinated to lower their risk of COVID-19 in time for an event or activity that they were participating in. 28 (50.0%) 56 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.15.1 Any other reasons?


7.16 Vaccinated when not (kid)


Reasons why they told someone that thier child was vaccinated for COVID-19 even though they were not vaccinated
  .1 .2
I wanted to exercise my freedom to do what I want with my child. 31 (67.4%) 46 (100.0%)
I wanted my child’s life to feel “normal” (i.e., how they felt before the COVID-19 pandemic began). 28 (62.2%) 45 (100.0%)
I wanted my child to be able to do something where being vaccinated was required (e.g., go to a special event, get together with friends or family who were vaccinated, etc). 28 (60.9%) 46 (100.0%)
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 24 (52.2%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 22 (47.8%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me or my child. 21 (45.7%) 46 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 19 (41.3%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 18 (39.1%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was real. 16 (34.8%) 46 (100.0%)
I didn’t think COVID-19 was a big deal. 15 (32.6%) 46 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.16.1 Any other reasons?

7.16.2 Reasons for feeling judged


7.17 Not vaccinated when are (kid)


Reasons why they told someone that thier child was not vaccinated for COVID-19 even though they were vaccinated
  .1 .2
I was following guidance from a public figure that I trust (e.g., politicians, scientists, people on the news, celebrities). 15 (65.2%) 23 (100.0%)
I didn’t want someone to judge or think badly of me or my child. 13 (56.5%) 23 (100.0%)
It’s no one else’s business. 10 (43.5%) 23 (100.0%)
I didn’t think it mattered. 9 (39.1%) 23 (100.0%)
I didn’t want certain people to know. 8 (34.8%) 23 (100.0%)
condition Yes Total

7.17.1 Any other reasons?

7.17.2 Reasons for feeling judged


8 Vax and masking qs



8.1 Anonymous vaccination

##  data$AnonVaxIntent_Chr   n percent valid_percent
##                   Maybe  28    4.8%         11.0%
##                      No 213   36.7%         83.5%
##                     Yes  14    2.4%          5.5%
##                    <NA> 325   56.0%             -
##                   Total 580  100.0%        100.0%
##  data$AnonVax_Chr   n percent valid_percent
##                No 234   40.3%         83.6%
##               Yes  46    7.9%         16.4%
##              <NA> 300   51.7%             -
##             Total 580  100.0%        100.0%


8.2 Masking

How often, if at all, have you worn a protective mask in each of the following places in the past month?

Important: remember that means have been calculated after removing those who answer “I dont go to this place”

vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Outdoors (crowded places) 1 545 2.622018 1.167998 3 2.652174 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.1324582 -1.463185 0.0500316
Outdoor (w/friends/family) 2 559 2.262970 1.197626 2 2.204900 1.4826 1 4 3 0.3035071 -1.461130 0.0506542
At work 3 450 2.866667 1.190160 3 2.958333 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.4541534 -1.369381 0.0561047
Grocery store 4 569 2.813708 1.121378 3 2.890591 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.3479035 -1.301099 0.0470106
Public transport 5 368 2.904891 1.194528 3 3.003378 1.4826 1 4 3 -0.5632037 -1.264752 0.0622691

## $total
##  raw_alpha std.alpha   G6(smc) average_r      S/N         ase     mean       sd
##  0.9050516 0.9055763 0.8968419 0.6573126 9.590559 0.006314074 2.656362 1.009163
##   median_r
##  0.6558116
##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad min max range  skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 579 2.66 1.01   2.75    2.69 1.36   1   4     3 -0.16    -1.24 0.04

8.3 Mask + vax norm

vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Mask compared to others 1 578 3.160900 1.213755 3 3.200431 1.4826 1 5 4 -0.0829389 -0.7745168 0.0504855
Other vax 2 580 3.012069 1.078055 3 2.987069 1.4826 1 5 4 0.0834394 -0.7821660 0.0447638

8.4 Mandates

##  data$MaskMandateSchools   n percent
##                       No 173   29.8%
##                      Yes 345   59.5%
##                   Unsure  62   10.7%
##                    Total 580  100.0%
##                         data$VaxMandateWork   n percent valid_percent
##                      Not currently employed 192   33.1%         38.9%
##                                          No 215   37.1%         43.5%
##          Yes: Employer requires vaccination  87   15.0%         17.6%
##  Yes: Employed requires vaccination or test   0    0.0%          0.0%
##                                        <NA>  86   14.8%             -
##                                       Total 580  100.0%        100.0%
##  data$VaxRequireOther   n percent
##                    No 407   70.2%
##                   Yes 173   29.8%
##                 Total 580  100.0%


8.5 Exemptions


##  data$MedExempt   n percent
##              No 500   86.2%
##             Yes  80   13.8%
##           Total 580  100.0%
##  data$ReligExempt   n percent
##                No 495   85.3%
##               Yes  85   14.7%
##             Total 580  100.0%

8.5.1 Medical reasons:

8.5.2 Religious reasons:


8.6 Any final thoughts



9 Demographics



9.1 Age


Mean age and plot of all ages.

##    vars   n  mean   sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 578 35.88 8.79     35   35.42 8.9  18  70    52 0.48     0.17 0.37



9.2 Gender



##  data$Gender_Model   n percent valid_percent
##             Female 403   69.5%         70.2%
##               Male 171   29.5%         29.8%
##               <NA>   6    1.0%             -
##              Total 580  100.0%        100.0%
##            data$Gender_CHR   n percent
##                     Female 403   69.5%
##                       Male 171   29.5%
##    Non-binary/third gender   1    0.2%
##          Prefer to not say   1    0.2%
##    Prefer to self-describe   1    0.2%
##  Transgender man /Transman   3    0.5%
##                      Total 580  100.0%


9.3 Race/Ethnicity



##  data$NonHispanicWhite_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##                         No 185   31.9%         32.2%
##                        Yes 389   67.1%         67.8%
##                       <NA>   6    1.0%             -
##                      Total 580  100.0%        100.0%
##                                          Race_ovr   n percent
##      Hispanic - American Indian or Alaskan Native   3    0.5%
##                Hispanic - Asian or Asian American   2    0.3%
##              Hispanic - Black or African American  11    1.9%
##                               Hispanic - Multiple   4    0.7%
##                                  Hispanic - Other  14    2.4%
##             Hispanic - White or European American  44    7.6%
##          No response - White or European American   1    0.2%
##  Non-hispanic - American Indian or Alaskan Native   5    0.9%
##            Non-hispanic - Asian or Asian American  14    2.4%
##          Non-hispanic - Black or African American  86   14.8%
##                           Non-hispanic - Multiple   5    0.9%
##                              Non-hispanic - Other   2    0.3%
##         Non-hispanic - White or European American 389   67.1%
##                                             Total 580  100.0%
##                                         Race_ovr1   n percent
##                                          Hispanic  78   13.4%
##          No response - White or European American   1    0.2%
##  Non-hispanic - American Indian or Alaskan Native   5    0.9%
##            Non-hispanic - Asian or Asian American  14    2.4%
##          Non-hispanic - Black or African American  86   14.8%
##                           Non-hispanic - Multiple   5    0.9%
##                              Non-hispanic - Other   2    0.3%
##         Non-hispanic - White or European American 389   67.1%
##                                             Total 580  100.0%


9.4 Education


How participants best described their highest level of education

##                            data$Education_Fct   n percent
##                                          None   1    0.2%
##                             Elementary school   1    0.2%
##               Some high school but no diploma  35    6.0%
##                  High school (Diploma or GED) 177   30.5%
##                   Some college, but no degree 127   21.9%
##                                  Trade school  47    8.1%
##              Bachelor’s degree (BS, BA, etc.) 144   24.8%
##               Master’s degree (MA, MPH, etc.)  44    7.6%
##  Doctoral/Professional degree (PhD, MD, etc.)   3    0.5%
##                                   No response   1    0.2%
##                                         Total 580  100.0%

9.5 Rural/Urban


How participants best described the place where they live

##                   data$UrbanRural_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##                                 Rural 162   27.9%         28.0%
##             Small (less than 100,000)  89   15.3%         15.4%
##              Suburban near large city 175   30.2%         30.2%
##  Mid sized city (100,000 to 1million)  48    8.3%          8.3%
##         large city more than 1million 102   17.6%         17.6%
##                                 Other   3    0.5%          0.5%
##                                  <NA>   1    0.2%             -
##                                 Total 580  100.0%        100.0%

9.6 States/Regions


Looking at regions based on states.

9.6.1 Region

##  data$State_Region   n percent valid_percent
##            Midwest 123   21.2%         21.4%
##          Northeast 108   18.6%         18.8%
##              South 281   48.4%         48.8%
##               West  64   11.0%         11.1%
##               <NA>   4    0.7%             -
##              Total 580  100.0%        100.0%

9.6.2 State


10 Individual differences



10.1 Politics


##              data$Political_Fct   n percent
##                        Democrat 208   35.9%
##                      Republican 167   28.8%
##                     Independent 130   22.4%
##             Liberal third party  10    1.7%
##        Conservative third party   2    0.3%
##  No political party affiliation  63   10.9%
##                           Total 580  100.0%

##  data$PoliticalSocial_Fct   n percent
##              Very liberal  64   11.0%
##                   Liberal  61   10.5%
##          Slightly liberal  46    7.9%
##                  Moderate 260   44.8%
##     Slightly conservative  37    6.4%
##              Conservative  67   11.6%
##         Very conservative  45    7.8%
##                     Total 580  100.0%
vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Political views 1 580 3.906897 1.647195 4 3.911638 1.4826 1 7 6 -0.0134031 -0.4553139 0.068396

10.2 Religion


##  data$Religiosity_Fct   n percent
##  Not at all religious 120   20.7%
##                     2  43    7.4%
##                     3  48    8.3%
##                     4  98   16.9%
##                     5 108   18.6%
##                     6  70   12.1%
##        Very religious  93   16.0%
##                 Total 580  100.0%
vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Religiosity 1 580 4.056897 2.087516 4 4.071121 2.9652 1 7 6 -0.1675041 -1.241419 0.0866794

##   data$ReligiousViews_Fct   n percent
##          Very traditional  52    9.0%
##                         2  58   10.0%
##                         3  65   11.2%
##                         4 103   17.8%
##                         5  75   12.9%
##                         6  41    7.1%
##          Very progressive  76   13.1%
##  I'm not religious at all 110   19.0%
##                     Total 580  100.0%
vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Religious views 1 470 4.102128 1.894385 4 4.12766 1.4826 1 7 6 0.0018236 -1.020117 0.0873815

10.3 Vax general


##  data$VaxGeneral_Fct   n percent valid_percent
##        Very negative  68   11.7%         11.7%
##                    2  31    5.3%          5.4%
##                    3  50    8.6%          8.6%
##                    4 113   19.5%         19.5%
##                    5  90   15.5%         15.5%
##                    6  66   11.4%         11.4%
##        Very positive 161   27.8%         27.8%
##                 <NA>   1    0.2%             -
##                Total 580  100.0%        100.0%
vars n mean sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis se
Vax General 1 579 4.671848 2.006758 5 4.836559 2.9652 1 7 6 -0.4351401 -0.9455664 0.083398

10.4 Belief in science


The reliability of the (lack of) Belief in science items is good. Cronbach’s Alpha is .94.

## $total
##  raw_alpha std.alpha   G6(smc) average_r      S/N         ase     mean       sd
##  0.9279774 0.9280844 0.9177858 0.6826268 12.90519 0.004637504 4.133333 1.474365
##   median_r
##  0.6684092
## $sample.size
## [1] 577
## 
## $number.of.items
## [1] 6
## 
## $alpha
## [1] 0.9285853

Overall descriptives

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad min max range  skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 580 4.13 1.47      4    4.15 1.48   1   7     6 -0.12    -0.41 0.06
##                   vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad min max range  skew
## beliefinscience_1    1 580 4.23 1.72      4    4.26 1.48   1   7     6 -0.19
## beliefinscience_2    2 579 4.17 1.64      4    4.19 1.48   1   7     6 -0.17
## beliefinscience_3    3 579 4.04 1.73      4    4.06 1.48   1   7     6 -0.11
## beliefinscience_4    4 579 4.15 1.78      4    4.19 1.48   1   7     6 -0.18
## beliefinscience_5    5 580 4.06 1.72      4    4.07 1.48   1   7     6 -0.09
## beliefinscience_6    6 580 4.14 1.73      4    4.15 1.48   1   7     6 -0.12
##                   kurtosis   se
## beliefinscience_1    -0.75 0.07
## beliefinscience_2    -0.59 0.07
## beliefinscience_3    -0.78 0.07
## beliefinscience_4    -0.85 0.07
## beliefinscience_5    -0.80 0.07
## beliefinscience_6    -0.81 0.07

Reported belief in science for each item


10.5 Conspiracy theories


The reliability of the Belief in conspiracy theories items is good. Cronbach’s Alpha is .90.

## $total
##  raw_alpha std.alpha   G6(smc) average_r      S/N         ase     mean       sd
##  0.8840193 0.8838441 0.8775973 0.5591191 7.609118 0.007492164 2.669253 1.006953
##   median_r
##  0.5873446

Overall descriptives

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 580 2.67 1.01   2.83    2.66 0.99   1   5     4 0.01    -0.63 0.04
##              vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad min max range  skew
## conspiracy_1    1 580 3.02 1.29      3    3.02 1.48   1   5     4 -0.19
## conspiracy_2    2 580 2.85 1.27      3    2.82 1.48   1   5     4 -0.09
## conspiracy_3    3 580 2.87 1.30      3    2.84 1.48   1   5     4 -0.06
## conspiracy_4    4 580 2.40 1.29      2    2.29 1.48   1   5     4  0.37
## conspiracy_5    5 580 2.11 1.26      2    1.96 1.48   1   5     4  0.73
## conspiracy_6    6 580 2.76 1.19      3    2.74 1.48   1   5     4 -0.02
##              kurtosis   se
## conspiracy_1    -1.03 0.05
## conspiracy_2    -1.06 0.05
## conspiracy_3    -1.08 0.05
## conspiracy_4    -1.08 0.05
## conspiracy_5    -0.70 0.05
## conspiracy_6    -0.84 0.05

Reported belief in each conspiracy theory item



10.6 Info Sources


From where do you get guidance regarding COVID-19?

##                              measurement                         
##                    condition          No         Yes        Total
##                    My doctor 197 (34.3%) 378 (65.7%) 575 (100.0%)
##                      Friends 318 (55.2%) 258 (44.8%) 576 (100.0%)
##                       Family 261 (45.2%) 317 (54.8%) 578 (100.0%)
##            Local Health Dept 263 (45.7%) 313 (54.3%) 576 (100.0%)
##                          CDC 240 (41.7%) 335 (58.3%) 575 (100.0%)
##                       Google 284 (49.4%) 291 (50.6%) 575 (100.0%)
##         A certain politician 522 (93.4%)  37  (6.6%) 559 (100.0%)
##          A certain celebrity 528 (94.0%)  34  (6.0%) 562 (100.0%)
##  A certain media personality 503 (90.0%)  56 (10.0%) 559 (100.0%)

10.6.1 Politician

10.6.2 Celebrity

10.6.3 Media personality


11 Checking for DV



11.1 COVID Lying questions only


We can see below that 254 (44%) lied at least once to one of the LYING COVID questions and 326 (56%) did not lie at all on these questions.

(Provider screen, public screen, in-person, precautions, had vax, not had vax, need for quarantine)

##  data$TimesLied   n percent
##               0 326   56.2%
##               1 125   21.6%
##               2  47    8.1%
##               3  31    5.3%
##               4  24    4.1%
##               5  13    2.2%
##               6  14    2.4%
##           Total 580  100.0%

Here we can see that respondents reported lying to 19% (±27%) of the questions on average with the median and mode both 0%. We can also see the data are highly skewed with a long tail.

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 580 0.19 0.27      0    0.13   0   0   1     1 1.43     1.14 0.01

##  data$Avg_TimesLied   n percent
##                   0 326   56.2%
##   0.166666666666667  53    9.1%
##                 0.2  32    5.5%
##                0.25   1    0.2%
##   0.333333333333333  51    8.8%
##                 0.4  14    2.4%
##                 0.5  35    6.0%
##                 0.6   8    1.4%
##   0.666666666666667  25    4.3%
##                0.75   1    0.2%
##                 0.8   4    0.7%
##   0.833333333333333  12    2.1%
##                   1  18    3.1%
##               Total 580  100.0%


Here we can see that respondents who lied at least once reported lying to 43% (±25%) of the questions on average with the median 33%.

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad  min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 254 0.43 0.25   0.33     0.4 0.25 0.17   1  0.83 0.82    -0.34 0.02

##  data_liars$Avg_TimesLied   n percent
##         0.166666666666667  53   20.9%
##                       0.2  32   12.6%
##                      0.25   1    0.4%
##         0.333333333333333  51   20.1%
##                       0.4  14    5.5%
##                       0.5  35   13.8%
##                       0.6   8    3.1%
##         0.666666666666667  25    9.8%
##                      0.75   1    0.4%
##                       0.8   4    1.6%
##         0.833333333333333  12    4.7%
##                         1  18    7.1%
##                     Total 254  100.0%


11.2 All COVID adult questions


We can see below that 287 (49.5%) lied at least once to one of the LYING + NON-ADHERENCE COVID questions and 293 (50.5%) did not lie at all on these questions.

(Provider screen, public screen, in-person, precautions, had vax, not had vax, need for quarantine, avoid testing, broke quarantine)

##  data$TimesLied_all   n percent
##                   0 293   50.5%
##                   1 130   22.4%
##                   2  52    9.0%
##                   3  39    6.7%
##                   4  23    4.0%
##                   5  17    2.9%
##                   6  11    1.9%
##                   7   3    0.5%
##                   8  12    2.1%
##               Total 580  100.0%

Here we can see that respondents reported lying to 19% (±26%) of the questions on average with the median and mode both 0%. We can also see the data are highly skewed with a long tail.

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 580 0.19 0.26      0    0.14   0   0   1     1 1.42     1.28 0.01

##  data$Avg_TimesLied_all   n percent
##                       0 293   50.5%
##                   0.125  52    9.0%
##       0.142857142857143   2    0.3%
##       0.166666666666667  33    5.7%
##                     0.2   3    0.5%
##                    0.25  50    8.6%
##       0.285714285714286   3    0.5%
##       0.333333333333333   9    1.6%
##                   0.375  22    3.8%
##                     0.4   3    0.5%
##       0.428571428571429   2    0.3%
##                     0.5  52    9.0%
##                     0.6   3    0.5%
##                   0.625  14    2.4%
##       0.666666666666667   3    0.5%
##       0.714285714285714   1    0.2%
##                    0.75  14    2.4%
##                     0.8   1    0.2%
##       0.833333333333333   2    0.3%
##                   0.875   3    0.5%
##                       1  15    2.6%
##                   Total 580  100.0%


Here we can see that respondents who lied at least once reported lying to 38% (±24%) of the questions on average with the median 33%.

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed  mad  min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 287 0.38 0.24   0.33    0.35 0.25 0.12   1  0.88 0.94     0.09 0.01

##  data_liars_all$Avg_TimesLied_all   n percent
##                             0.125  52   18.1%
##                 0.142857142857143   2    0.7%
##                 0.166666666666667  33   11.5%
##                               0.2   3    1.0%
##                              0.25  50   17.4%
##                 0.285714285714286   3    1.0%
##                 0.333333333333333   9    3.1%
##                             0.375  22    7.7%
##                               0.4   3    1.0%
##                 0.428571428571429   2    0.7%
##                               0.5  52   18.1%
##                               0.6   3    1.0%
##                             0.625  14    4.9%
##                 0.666666666666667   3    1.0%
##                 0.714285714285714   1    0.3%
##                              0.75  14    4.9%
##                               0.8   1    0.3%
##                 0.833333333333333   2    0.7%
##                             0.875   3    1.0%
##                                 1  15    5.2%
##                             Total 287  100.0%


12 EVCI


The reliability of the Emory vaccine items is good. Cronbach’s Alpha is .92.

## $total
##  raw_alpha std.alpha   G6(smc) average_r      S/N         ase     mean
##  0.9176905 0.9181734 0.9212983 0.5837878 11.22096 0.005208383 1.794212
##         sd  median_r
##  0.7725635 0.5601648

Overall descriptives

##    vars   n  mean   sd median trimmed  mad min max range  skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 580 14.34 6.18     15   14.86 5.93   0  24    24 -0.66     -0.1 0.26

Vaccine confidence for each item

Trust: Scientists involved in developingand testing new vaccines


Trust: Federal government agencies responsible formonitoring the safety of recommended vaccines


Trust: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,the federal government agency that makesrecommendations about who should getlicensed vaccines


Trust: Food & Drug Administration, the federalgovernment agency that licenses vaccines


Confidence: Vaccines recommendedchildren are safe.


Confidence: My doctor/nurse is a reliableof trustworthy vaccine information


**Confidence: My doctor/nurse has my best healthinterests mind when making vaccine*


It is important for everyone to get thevaccines for their child(ren)


There were also two items we added


Vaccines recommended for adults are safe

It is important for everyone to get the recommended vaccines for them


13 New plots














14 Analyses: Adult



14.1 Predicting dishonesty


## 
##   1   2   3   4   5 
## 107  80 162 157  74
##  data$TimesBelievedCT   n percent
##                     0 243   41.9%
##                     1  86   14.8%
##                     2  63   10.9%
##                     3  63   10.9%
##                     4  54    9.3%
##                     5  41    7.1%
##                     6  30    5.2%
##                 Total 580  100.0%
  Dishonesty
Predictors Odds Ratios CI p value
(Intercept) 0.33 0.08 – 1.38 0.130
age_cat35-44 1.40 0.81 – 2.46 0.231
age_cat25-34 1.82 1.03 – 3.27 0.041
age_cat18-24 3.18 1.37 – 7.61 0.008
Education [High School, College, or Trade] 1.43 0.63 – 3.40 0.401
Education [Bachelors or More] 1.69 0.70 – 4.27 0.249
RaceEthnicity 1 [Non-Hispanic black] 0.81 0.44 – 1.48 0.490
RaceEthnicity 1 [Hispanic] 1.51 0.84 – 2.74 0.171
RaceEthnicity 1 [Any other race/ethnicity] 0.53 0.21 – 1.27 0.162
Residence [Urban] 0.98 0.64 – 1.48 0.907
PoliticalParty [Democrat] 1.76 1.01 – 3.11 0.048
PoliticalParty [Independent] 1.01 0.59 – 1.72 0.965
PoliticalParty [Other third Party] 0.83 0.21 – 3.30 0.790
PoliticalParty [No political party affiliation] 0.45 0.21 – 0.89 0.025
PoliticalBelief 0.98 0.86 – 1.12 0.771
Religiosity 0.98 0.89 – 1.07 0.635
VaxStatus 2 [Partially vaccinated] 4.90 2.06 – 12.81 0.001
VaxStatus 2 [Fully Vaccinated] 1.63 1.02 – 2.62 0.043
VaxStatus 2 [Fully Vaccinated + Booster] 2.49 1.33 – 4.73 0.005
GroceryMaskUse 0.98 0.80 – 1.21 0.879
Prevent norm 0.86 0.71 – 1.03 0.099
VaccineAttitudes 0.94 0.83 – 1.05 0.258
R BeliefinScience 1.20 1.03 – 1.39 0.017
ConspiracyBeliefs Yes [Yes] 0.90 0.60 – 1.37 0.631
Info Dr CDC DoH [Yes] 1.03 0.63 – 1.69 0.892
Info Celeb Media [Yes] 2.62 1.40 – 5.10 0.003
Observations 560
R2 Tjur 0.136
Observations 560 (20 missing obs. deleted)
Dependent variable Dishonesty
Type Generalized linear model
Family binomial
Link logit
𝛘²(25) 82.43
Pseudo-R² (Cragg-Uhler) 0.18
Pseudo-R² (McFadden) 0.11
AIC 745.72
BIC 858.24
Est. S.E. z val. p VIF
(Intercept) -1.12 0.74 -1.51 0.13 NA
age_cat35-44 0.34 0.28 1.20 0.23 1.27
age_cat25-34 0.60 0.29 2.05 0.04 1.27
age_cat18-24 1.16 0.44 2.65 0.01 1.27
EducationHigh School, College, or Trade 0.36 0.43 0.84 0.40 1.35
EducationBachelors or More 0.53 0.46 1.15 0.25 1.35
RaceEthnicity_1Non-Hispanic black -0.21 0.31 -0.69 0.49 1.54
RaceEthnicity_1Hispanic 0.41 0.30 1.37 0.17 1.54
RaceEthnicity_1Any other race/ethnicity -0.63 0.45 -1.40 0.16 1.54
ResidenceUrban -0.02 0.21 -0.12 0.91 1.10
PoliticalPartyDemocrat 0.57 0.29 1.98 0.05 2.06
PoliticalPartyIndependent 0.01 0.27 0.04 0.97 2.06
PoliticalPartyOther third Party -0.18 0.69 -0.27 0.79 2.06
PoliticalPartyNo political party affiliation -0.81 0.36 -2.23 0.03 2.06
PoliticalBelief -0.02 0.07 -0.29 0.77 1.42
Religiosity -0.02 0.05 -0.48 0.63 1.25
VaxStatus_2Partially vaccinated 1.59 0.46 3.45 0.00 1.67
VaxStatus_2Fully Vaccinated 0.49 0.24 2.02 0.04 1.67
VaxStatus_2Fully Vaccinated + Booster 0.91 0.32 2.82 0.00 1.67
GroceryMaskUse -0.02 0.11 -0.15 0.88 1.70
Prevent_norm -0.16 0.09 -1.65 0.10 1.59
VaccineAttitudes -0.07 0.06 -1.13 0.26 1.67
R_BeliefinScience 0.18 0.07 2.38 0.02 1.52
ConspiracyBeliefs_YesYes -0.10 0.21 -0.48 0.63 1.32
Info_Dr_CDC_DoHYes 0.03 0.25 0.14 0.89 1.22
Info_Celeb_MediaYes 0.96 0.33 2.94 0.00 1.09
Standard errors: MLE




Table: Logistic regression predicting dishonesty



14.2 Beliefs x vax status




15 Analyses: Kids



15.1 Predicting dishonesty


We can see below that 150 (26%) lied at least once to one of the seven LYING COVID questions about their children and 430 (74%) did not lie at all on these questions.

(To someone in-person, avoided tested, lied about quarantine, broke quarantine, lied about kids age, said kid not vaccinated when they are, said kid vaccinated when they are not)

##  data_Kid$TimesLied_Kid   n percent
##                       0 430   74.1%
##                       1  75   12.9%
##                       2  22    3.8%
##                       3  19    3.3%
##                       4  13    2.2%
##                       5   5    0.9%
##                       6  13    2.2%
##                       7   3    0.5%
##                   Total 580  100.0%

Here we can see that respondents reported lying to 12% (±2%) of the questions on average with the median and mode both 0%. We can also see the data are highly skewed with a long tail.

##    vars   n mean   sd median trimmed mad min max range skew kurtosis   se
## X1    1 580 0.12 0.25      0    0.05   0   0   1     1 2.32     4.57 0.01

  Dishonesty Kid
Predictors Odds Ratios CI p value
(Intercept) 0.12 0.02 – 0.63 0.014
age_cat130-39 0.96 0.58 – 1.61 0.885
age_cat118-29 2.10 1.13 – 3.93 0.019
Education [High School, College, or Trade] 1.43 0.55 – 4.25 0.490
Education [Bachelors or More] 1.83 0.65 – 5.83 0.272
RaceEthnicity 1 [Non-Hispanic black] 0.70 0.34 – 1.39 0.317
RaceEthnicity 1 [Hispanic] 1.63 0.87 – 3.01 0.120
RaceEthnicity 1 [Any other race/ethnicity] 0.59 0.18 – 1.64 0.346
Residence [Urban] 1.14 0.70 – 1.88 0.591
PoliticalParty [Democrat] 0.94 0.49 – 1.81 0.860
PoliticalParty [Independent] 1.03 0.56 – 1.90 0.918
PoliticalParty [Other third Party] 1.29 0.30 – 5.33 0.723
PoliticalParty [No political party affiliation] 0.68 0.29 – 1.51 0.359
PoliticalBelief 0.84 0.73 – 0.98 0.023
Religiosity 1.05 0.94 – 1.18 0.388
ChildVaxed Fct [No (None of my children who are
old enough have got one)]
1.94 1.10 – 3.44 0.022
ChildVaxed Fct [Yes (Some but not all who are old
enough have)]
4.90 2.51 – 9.68 <0.001
ChildVaxed Fct [Yes (All who are old enough have)] 1.80 0.96 – 3.37 0.065
GroceryMaskUse 0.84 0.66 – 1.06 0.135
Prevent norm 0.91 0.74 – 1.13 0.401
VaccineAttitudes 1.00 0.88 – 1.13 0.999
R BeliefinScience 1.27 1.07 – 1.51 0.008
ConspiracyBeliefs Yes [Yes] 1.12 0.69 – 1.84 0.644
Info Dr CDC DoH [Yes] 0.85 0.49 – 1.53 0.588
Info Celeb Media [Yes] 2.36 1.24 – 4.47 0.009
Observations 560
R2 Tjur 0.141
Observations 560 (20 missing obs. deleted)
Dependent variable Dishonesty_Kid
Type Generalized linear model
Family binomial
Link logit
𝛘²(24) 74.41
Pseudo-R² (Cragg-Uhler) 0.18
Pseudo-R² (McFadden) 0.12
AIC 603.19
BIC 711.39
Est. S.E. z val. p VIF
(Intercept) -2.14 0.87 -2.46 0.01 NA
age_cat130-39 -0.04 0.26 -0.14 0.88 1.48
age_cat118-29 0.74 0.32 2.34 0.02 1.48
EducationHigh School, College, or Trade 0.35 0.51 0.69 0.49 1.42
EducationBachelors or More 0.61 0.55 1.10 0.27 1.42
RaceEthnicity_1Non-Hispanic black -0.36 0.36 -1.00 0.32 1.52
RaceEthnicity_1Hispanic 0.49 0.32 1.55 0.12 1.52
RaceEthnicity_1Any other race/ethnicity -0.52 0.56 -0.94 0.35 1.52
ResidenceUrban 0.13 0.25 0.54 0.59 1.09
PoliticalPartyDemocrat -0.06 0.33 -0.18 0.86 2.08
PoliticalPartyIndependent 0.03 0.31 0.10 0.92 2.08
PoliticalPartyOther third Party 0.26 0.73 0.35 0.72 2.08
PoliticalPartyNo political party affiliation -0.38 0.41 -0.92 0.36 2.08
PoliticalBelief -0.17 0.08 -2.27 0.02 1.40
Religiosity 0.05 0.06 0.86 0.39 1.28
ChildVaxed_FctNo (None of my children who are old enough have got one) 0.66 0.29 2.29 0.02 1.51
ChildVaxed_FctYes (Some but not all who are old enough have) 1.59 0.34 4.63 0.00 1.51
ChildVaxed_FctYes (All who are old enough have) 0.59 0.32 1.85 0.06 1.51
GroceryMaskUse -0.18 0.12 -1.49 0.14 1.63
Prevent_norm -0.09 0.11 -0.84 0.40 1.61
VaccineAttitudes 0.00 0.06 0.00 1.00 1.47
R_BeliefinScience 0.24 0.09 2.64 0.01 1.51
ConspiracyBeliefs_YesYes 0.12 0.25 0.46 0.64 1.32
Info_Dr_CDC_DoHYes -0.16 0.29 -0.54 0.59 1.23
Info_Celeb_MediaYes 0.86 0.33 2.62 0.01 1.12
Standard errors: MLE
##  [1] 0.885 0.019 0.490 0.272 0.317 0.120 0.346 0.591 0.860 0.918 0.723 0.359
## [13] 0.023 0.388 0.022 0.000 0.065 0.135 0.401 0.999 0.008 0.644 0.588 0.009
##  [1] 1.000 0.409 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
## [13] 0.445 1.000 0.440 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.190 1.000 1.000 0.191


16 End