COVID-19 vaccination intent by priority group U.S. 2020

In December 2020, around 38 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions reported that they were not likely to get a COVID-19 vaccination. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults who intended to get a COVID-19 vaccination as of December 2020, by vaccination priority group.

Percentage of U.S. adults who intended to get a COVID-19 vaccination as of December 2020, by vaccination priority group*

Characteristic	Absolutely certain/Very likely**	Somewhat likely	Not likely
All adults	49.1%	18.9%	32.1%
Essential workers	45.9%	18.7%	35.4%
Adults aged ≥65 yrs	66.2%	15.1%	18.7%
Adults aged 18–64 yrs with underlying medical conditions	41.8%	19.9%	38.3%
Adults aged 18–64 yrs without underlying medical conditions and nonessential workers	47.5%	20.3%	32.2%

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 18 to 20, 2020

Number of respondents

2,033 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This statistic represents the average of two surveys from IPSOS and NORC. IPSOS KnowledgePanel Omnibus Survey was fielded December 18–20 among 1,005 adults. NORC AmeriSpeak Omnibus Survey was fielded December 18–20 among 1,028 adults.
** Might include some persons who already received the COVID-19 vaccine.

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