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COVID-19: Majority Against Mandatory Vaccination for Public School Children - Demographic Details

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National Survey of 1,000 American Adults
Conducted November 4 and 7, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports
Co-sponsored by Miranda Devine's new book Laptop from Hell - available Nov 30th
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Education Employment Investor The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate School Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Not sure Yes No Not sure
The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children? Very concerned 39% 37% 42% 36% 45% 33% 31% 39% 30% 45% 37% 40% 45% 55% 27% 39% 45% 34% 47% 35% 40% 41% 39% 33% 31% 49% 39% 42% 42% 37% 33% 50% 35% 44% 38% 36% 43% 35% 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 16% 59% 12%
Somewhat concerned 21% 21% 21% 29% 17% 15% 27% 19% 35% 18% 20% 27% 21% 23% 19% 22% 18% 24% 23% 20% 19% 26% 24% 20% 9% 12% 34% 25% 22% 21% 13% 0% 23% 21% 26% 14% 20% 18% 23% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 16% 23% 23%
Not very concerned 18% 20% 16% 16% 17% 23% 22% 19% 17% 15% 20% 20% 10% 11% 24% 17% 16% 19% 16% 19% 19% 17% 18% 22% 19% 11% 5% 15% 16% 19% 23% 12% 26% 18% 16% 20% 15% 22% 15% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 27% 9% 33%
Not at all concerned 17% 20% 15% 15% 17% 24% 18% 20% 10% 17% 18% 10% 21% 8% 28% 14% 17% 18% 12% 20% 17% 14% 17% 23% 33% 15% 21% 11% 15% 20% 27% 2% 15% 15% 16% 25% 14% 22% 14% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 39% 5% 9%
Not sure 4% 2% 6% 4% 4% 5% 2% 3% 8% 6% 5% 3% 2% 3% 2% 8% 4% 5% 1% 6% 6% 3% 3% 2% 8% 13% 1% 6% 5% 3% 4% 36% 2% 2% 3% 4% 8% 2% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 2% 3% 21%
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Education Employment Investor The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate School Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other Yes No Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned Not sure Yes No Not sure
Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Yes 35% 36% 34% 33% 33% 44% 39% 36% 27% 35% 35% 38% 33% 17% 61% 24% 32% 38% 29% 38% 36% 35% 33% 44% 50% 21% 45% 27% 31% 36% 49% 12% 39% 30% 33% 40% 34% 40% 31% 14% 27% 53% 78% 15% 100% 0% 0%
No 55% 55% 54% 56% 60% 40% 52% 56% 60% 53% 55% 46% 58% 77% 31% 61% 59% 50% 63% 50% 52% 57% 60% 46% 38% 58% 40% 64% 56% 56% 41% 47% 50% 63% 58% 47% 54% 51% 58% 83% 61% 28% 17% 34% 0% 100% 0%
Not sure 10% 8% 12% 11% 7% 16% 9% 8% 14% 12% 10% 16% 9% 6% 9% 15% 9% 12% 9% 11% 12% 8% 8% 10% 12% 21% 14% 9% 14% 7% 10% 41% 11% 7% 9% 13% 12% 9% 11% 3% 11% 19% 6% 50% 0% 0% 100%
Additional Analysis
  The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children?
Concerned Not concerned Not sure
Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Party Republican Age 18-39 10% 87% 3% 44% 56% 0% 0% 0% 100%
40-64 9% 89% 2% 48% 43% 9% 37% 42% 21%
65+ 12% 78% 10% 40% 35% 25% 7% 61% 32%
Democrat Age 18-39 47% 50% 3% 72% 19% 10% 0% 0% 0%
40-64 26% 65% 9% 76% 16% 8% 66% 0% 34%
65+ 52% 23% 24% 90% 1% 9% 35% 10% 55%
Other Age 18-39 11% 79% 10% 48% 26% 26% 0% 33% 67%
40-64 12% 83% 5% 65% 22% 12% 11% 57% 33%
65+ 13% 75% 11% 52% 31% 18% 16% 14% 70%
  The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children?
Concerned Not concerned Not sure
Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Party Republican Children at Home Yes 7% 90% 3% 41% 55% 4% 0% 0% 100%
No 13% 83% 5% 48% 39% 13% 26% 51% 23%
Democrat Children at Home Yes 35% 58% 7% 72% 13% 15% 100% 0% 0%
No 45% 47% 8% 80% 14% 7% 38% 6% 56%
Other Children at Home Yes 4% 85% 11% 58% 34% 8% 53% 0% 47%
No 15% 79% 6% 55% 22% 23% 1% 42% 57%
                         
  The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children?
Concerned Not concerned Not sure
Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Income Under $30K 17% 74% 9% 70% 20% 10% 16% 46% 38%
$30K-$50K 21% 76% 2% 64% 19% 16% 18% 23% 59%
$50K-$100K 16% 77% 7% 64% 25% 11% 7% 90% 4%
$100K-$200K 29% 65% 6% 62% 25% 13% 28% 31% 41%
$200K+ 21% 79% 0% 76% 11% 13% 33% 0% 67%
Not sure 6% 83% 11% 60% 32% 9% 9% 4% 87%
  The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children?
Concerned Not concerned Not sure
Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Personal Finances Getting Better or Worse? Better 44% 52% 4% 73% 12% 15% 56% 0% 44%
Worse 14% 80% 6% 46% 46% 8% 17% 31% 52%
About the same 16% 78% 6% 73% 14% 13% 16% 48% 35%
Not sure 16% 69% 15% 91% 3% 5% 0% 14% 86%
  The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as five years old. How concerned are you about the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for children?
Concerned Not concerned Not sure
Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students? Should public schools make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for students?
Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Education Attended high school, but did not graduate 28% 54% 19% 97% 0% 3% 0% 100% 0%
High school graduate 16% 80% 4% 59% 27% 14% 8% 49% 43%
Attended college, but did not complete 14% 76% 11% 68% 19% 13% 11% 27% 62%
College graduate 19% 78% 4% 64% 26% 10% 17% 46% 37%
Graduate School 30% 67% 3% 66% 19% 15% 49% 18% 34%
Not sure 0% 89% 11% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% 100%
                     
Survey Demographics
  Total
Adults
Gender Men 49%
Women 51%
  Total
Adults
Age 18-39 38%
40-64 43%
65+ 18%
  Total
Adults
Race White 62%
Black 14%
Other 24%
  Total
Adults
Party Republican 28%
Democrat 35%
Other 37%