Page 87 - Attitude Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Among Vulnerable Californians - TCE

Doctors, nurses, scientists, and public health

departments are the most trusted messengers.

I am going to read you a list of people and organizations that may speak out to encourage people
to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Please tell me if you would generally trust or be suspicious of what
each one says about the vaccine; if you have never heard of them, please tell me that too.

Total Total

Trust a Great Deal Trust Smwt. Smwt. Susp. Very Susp. Never Heard of Don't know/No Opin. Trust Susp.
Your doctor 53% 24% 7%7% 7% 78% 14%
Doctors 52% 23% 11%7% 5% 75% 19%

Nurses 50% 23% 10%7% 9% 73% 17%

Scientists 48% 23% 11%10% 5% 71% 22%

Your local department of public health 37% 33% 10% 12% 6% 70% 23%

California Department of Public Health 43% 26% 12% 12% 6% 68% 24%
People who have had COVID-19 29% 29% 15% 7% 17% 57% 22%

Grandmothers 32% 23% 12% 14% 16% 56% 26%

Your local mayor 20% 30% 16% 20% 12% 49% 36%

Neighbors in your community 15% 32% 23% 14% 13% 47% 37%

Local faith leaders 21% 26% 15% 22% 14% 46% 37%

Your school district’s superintendent 16% 25% 18% 16% 5% 21% 41% 33%
Young people 13% 24% 21% 21% 18% 37% 42%

News personalities 9% 20% 23% 30% 5% 13% 29% 53%

Q32. Split Sample 87