Vaccine Hesitancy for COVID-19: Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs)
data.cdc.gov | Last Updated 17 Jun 2021Due to the change in the survey instrument regarding intention to vaccinate, our estimates for “hesitant or unsure” or “hesitant” derived from April 14-26, 2021, are not directly comparable with prior Household Pulse Survey data and should not be used to examine trends in hesitancy. To support state and local communication and outreach efforts, ASPE developed state, county, and sub-state level predictions of hesitancy rates(https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/vaccine-hesitancy) using the most recently available federal survey data. We estimate hesitancy rates at the state level using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey (HPS)(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey.html) data and utilize the estimated values to predict hesitancy rates in more granular areas using the Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/microdata.html). Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) level – PUMAs are geographic areas within each state that contain no fewer than 100,000 people. PUMAs can consist of part of a single densely populated county or can combine parts or all of multiple counties that are less densely populated. The HPS is nationally representative and includes information on U.S. residents’ intentions to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when available, as well as other sociodemographic and geographic (state, region and metropolitan statistical areas) information. The ACS is a nationally representative survey, and it provides key sociodemographic and geographic (state, region, PUMAs, county) information. We utilized data for the survey collection period May 26, 2021 – June 7, 2021, which the HPS refers to as Week 31. County and State Hesitancy Data - https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/Vaccine-Hesitancy-for-COVID-19-County-and-local-es/q9mh-h2tw
This dataset has the following 12 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMA Code | puma_code | number | Public Use Microdata Areas | 1801900 1703416 3702800 2600700 500400 view top 100 |
| PUMA Name | puma_name | text | Public Use Microdata Areas Name | Orange County (Southeast) Orange County (Northwest) Wayne County Sussex County Monroe County view top 100 |
| State | state | text | State | California Texas Florida New York Ohio view top 100 |
| Estimated hesitant | estimated_hesitant | number | Estimate of percentage of adults who describe themselves as “probably not” or “definitely not” going to get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available to them, based on national survey data. | 6.74 13.8 7.01 8.32 5.96 view top 100 |
| Estimated unsure or hesitant | estimated_unsure_or_hesitant | number | Estimate of percentage of adults who describe themselves as “unsure”, “probably not”, or “definitely not” going to get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available to them, based on national survey data | 22.28 17.02 14.77 17.46 12.9 view top 100 |
| Estimated strongly hesitant | estimated_strongly_hesitant | number | Estimate of percentage of adults who describe themselves as “definitely not” going to get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available to them, based on national survey data. | 4.74 3.59 7.22 3.65 4.38 view top 100 |
| Percent Hispanic | percent_hispanic | number | Percent of PUMA population that is Hispanic | 0.0966 0.0244 0.0416 0.0409 0.0209 view top 100 |
| Percent non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | percent_non_hispanic_american | number | Percent of PUMA population that is non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.0015 0.0014 0.0013 0.0023 0.0012 view top 100 |
| Percent non-Hispanic Asian | percent_non_hispanic_asian | number | Percent of PUMA population that is non-Hispanic Asian | 0.006 0.0058 0.0062 0.0063 0.0093 view top 100 |
| Percent non-Hispanic Black | percent_non_hispanic_black | number | Percent of PUMA population that is non-Hispanic Black | 0.0139 0.0058 0.0176 0.0289 0.0258 view top 100 |
| Percent non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | percent_non_hispanic_native | number | Percent of PUMA population that is non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0004 view top 100 |
| Percent non-Hispanic White | percent_non_hispanic_white | number | Percent of PUMA population that is non-Hispanic White | 0.7977 0.832 0.4478 0.8544 0.7743 view top 100 |