COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: The role of socioeconomic factors and spatial effects

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Jim
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Yuxia
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9830-3012en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-8992en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9830-3012
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-8992
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T14:59:15Z
dc.date.available2022-08-03T14:59:15Z
dc.date.issued2/24/2022
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the spatial dimension of socioeconomic and demographic factors behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. With a focus on a county with considerable sociodemographic diversity in the state of Texas, USA, we apply regression models to census-tract-level data of the unvaccinated population. In addition to disparities in accessing the vaccination service, particularly for residents in rural areas, empirical results confirm under-vaccination among lower socioeconomic neighborhoods and communities with signs of distrust in government. The spatial model regressions further underscore the impact that vaccine hesitancy among residents in one community spread to its nearby communities. This observed spatial spillover effect is attributable to the geographic interactions of similar socioeconomic groups.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the spatial dimension of socioeconomic and demographic factors behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. With a focus on a county with considerable sociodemographic diversity in the state of Texas, USA, we apply regression models to census-tract-level data of the unvaccinated population. In addition to disparities in accessing the vaccination service, particularly for residents in rural areas, empirical results confirm under-vaccination among lower socioeconomic neighborhoods and communities with signs of distrust in government. The spatial model regressions further underscore the impact that vaccine hesitancy among residents in one community spread to its nearby communities. This observed spatial spillover effect is attributable to the geographic interactions of similar socioeconomic groups.
dc.identifier.citationLee, J.; Huang, Y. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors and Spatial Effects. Vaccines 2022, 10, 352. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030352en_US
dc.identifier.citationLee, J.; Huang, Y. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors and Spatial Effects. Vaccines 2022, 10, 352. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030352
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030352
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/93607
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcovid-19en_US
dc.subjectvaccine hesitancyen_US
dc.subjectsocioeconomic and demographic factorsen_US
dc.subjectspatial spilloveren_US
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectvaccine hesitancy
dc.subjectsocioeconomic and demographic factors
dc.subjectspatial spillover
dc.titleCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: The role of socioeconomic factors and spatial effectsen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: The role of socioeconomic factors and spatial effects
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