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Religious Identities and the Race Against the Virus:

Successes and Opportunities for Engaging Faith Communities on COVID-19 Vaccination

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• Survey designed and conducted jointly by PRRI and IFYC

• Conducted online June 7 - 23, 2021

• Wave 2 is a follow-up survey to Wave 1 conducted in March 2021

• Total sample size is 5,851 adults (ages 18 and over) living in all 50 states

• 5,123 who are part of Ipsos’s Knowledge Panel

• Oversample of smaller states (382) recruited by Ipsos using opt-in survey panels

• Oversample of Hispanic Protestants (346) recruited from Ipsos Knowledge Panel

• Margin of error is +/- 1.65 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence, including

the design effect of 1.7.

About the PRRI-IFYC Religion and the Vaccine Survey, Wave 2

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THE RACE AGAINST THE VIRUS: VACCINE ACCEPTERS, HESITANCY, AND REFUSERS

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Vaccine Acceptance Up, Hesitancy Down, But No Decline in Refusers

32

26

19

9

14

MarchPercent who:

Already received a dose Will get a dose ASAPWill wait and see Will only get if requiredWill not get

Vaccine Accepter

(58%)

Vaccine Refuser

(14%)

Vaccine

Hesitant

(28%)

674

10

5

13

JunePercent who:

Already received a dose Will get a dose ASAPWill wait and see Will only get if requiredWill not get

Vaccine

Accepter (71%)

Vaccine Refuser

(13%)

Vaccine

Hesitant

(15%)

Sources: PRRI–IFYC March 2021 Survey, June 2021 Survey.

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Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Refusal, by Religious Affiliation

85

56

69

64

64

60

63

45

49

50

45

43

10

34

23

26

25

28

24

35

32

33

28

42

5

10

8

10

11

12

13

20

19

17

26

15

85

80

79

78

77

75

74

69

66

65

56

56

8

14

13

9

18

13

15

16

21

15

20

26

7

6

8

13

4

12

10

15

13

19

24

17

0 20 40 60 80 100

Jewish

Hispanic Catholic

White Catholic

Non-Christian religion

Other Christian

Religiously unaffiliated

White mainline Protestant

Other Protestant of color

Black Protestant

Latter-day Saint (Mormon)

White evangelical…

Hispanic Protestant

Percent who are:Acceptant - March Hesitant - March Refuser - March Acceptant - June Hesitant - June Refuser - June


66

Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Refusal, by Party Affiliation

45

58

73

32

29

21

23

13

6

63

71

85

18

17

10

19

12

4

0 20 40 60 80 100

Republican

Independent

Democrat

Percent who are:

Acceptant - March Hesitant - March Refuser - March Acceptant - June Hesitant - June Refuser - June


77

Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Refusal, by Republican Subgroups

27

44

67

32

30

54

58

49

37

45

31

35

25

37

35

29

31

33

31

32

41

21

7

31

36

16

11

19

32

23

45

66

79

45

53

64

77

67

55

63

17

19

16

8

23

18

14

17

21

18

37

15

5

46

24

18

8

16

24

19

0 20 40 60 80 100

QAnon believers

QAnon doubters

QAnon rejectors

Far-right news

No television news

Fox News

Mainstream news

Not white evangelical Protestant

White evangelical Protestant

All Republicans

Percent who are:

Acceptant - March Hesitant - March Refuser - March Acceptant - June Hesitant - June Refuser - June


88

Progress among Groups that were High Vaccine Hesitant/Refusers In March

35

32

33

33

34

35

29

32

30

42

28

20

19

17

18

19

17

21

23

24

15

26

16

21

15

22

21

18

15

18

20

26

20

15

13

19

13

14

17

20

19

20

17

24

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Other Protestant of color

Black Protestant

Latter-day Saint (Mormon)

Age 18-29

Black American

Age 30-49

Multiracial American

Republican

Rural resident

Hispanic Protestant


Percent who are:

Hesitant - March Refuser - March Hesitant - June Refuser - June


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THE IMPACT OF FAITH-BASED APPROACHES

ON VACCINE UPTAKE

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Impact of 10 Faith-Based Approaches on Vaccine Acceptance

A healthcare professional from a local religious community you trust addressed your concerns about

the vaccineA religious leader encouraged you to get the vaccine

A local religious community you trust held a forum to discuss the safety of the vaccine

A member of a local religious community you trust addressed your concerns about the vaccine

A religious leader you trust got the vaccine A local religious community you trust created informational materials that answer common

questions about the vaccine

A member of a local religious community you trust got the vaccine

A local religious community you trust provided assistance in getting an appointment to get the vaccine

A local religious community you trust provided information about the vaccine on social media

You could get the vaccine at a nearby religious congregation

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Faith-based Interventions are Working, by Religious Affiliation and Church Attendance

40

30

25

22

15

13

54

42

45

26

25

19

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Hispanic Protestant

Black Protestant

Hispanic Catholic


White Catholic

White mainline (non-evangelical) Protestant

Percent of vaccinated who say faith-based approaches made them more likely to get vaccinated:

All Attends services

Source: PRRI-IFYC June 2021 Survey.

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Faith-Based Interventions Remain Promising among Hesitant/Refusers, by Religious Attendance

4

18

7

7

19

12

14

44

26

19

38

26

0 10 20 30 40 50

Seldom/never attend

Attend religious services

All Americans

Percent who say faith-based approaches would make them more likely to get vaccinated:

Hesitant - June Hesitant - March Refuser - June Refuser - March


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Potential Impact of Faith-based Approaches on Increasing Vaccine Acceptance, by Religious Affiliation

44

28

31

14

*

13

*

*

0 10 20 30 40 50

Hispanic Protestant


White Catholic

White mainline (non-evangelical)Protestant

Percent who say one or more faith-based approaches would make them more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine:

Hesitant Refuser

*Sample size too small to report.


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Access: Barriers Preventing Hesitant/Refuser Groups from Getting Vaccinated

25

44

38

37

37

36

31

28

27

14

21

18

19

19

20

11

12

7

10

21

15

11

18

16

7

6

4

0 10 20 30 40 50

All Americans

Hispanic Protestant

Age 18-29

Age 30-49

Black Protestant

Black American

Republican

Rural resident


Percent among the vaccine hesitant and refusers who say the following is a critical reason or one of the reasons they have not gotten vaccinated:

Time off Childcare Transportation


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TAKING ACTION: ENCOURAGING THE UNCOMFORTABLE, VACCINATING THE PERSUADED

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The PRRI-IFYC Research-to-Practice Model

Conduct National Survey

Release Findings and

Discuss Implications

Integrate Learnings into Interventions/

Trainings

Mobilize into the Field

Gather Learnings from

the Field

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Faith in the Vaccine Overview

IFYC’s Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador program…

• An interfaith public health worker program equipping local leaders to engage in vaccine outreach through religious communities, leaders, and institutions.

• Includes 100+ campuses, 80+ civic institutions, 2000 individual ambassadors

• IFYC’s role is to train, resource, and network these leaders for on-the ground relational outreach

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Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador Campuses

Agnes Scott College

Alabama A&M University

Anderson University

Arrupe College

Azusa Pacific University

Baylor University

Belhaven University

Bethany College – KS

Bethany College – WV

Bethel University – IN

Bethel University – MN

Bloomfield College

Brown University

Butler University

Brigham Young University

Calvin University

Campbell University

Capital University

Central College

Central Piedmont

Community College

Charleston Southern University

CUNY: York College

Clark Atlanta University

Clayton State University

Concordia College – MN

Concordia University – WI

Corban University

Cornerstone University

Crown College

Davidson College

DePaul University

Doane University

Dominican University

East Texas Baptist University

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University

Emory University

Fuller Seminary/Biola University

Geneva College

George Fox University

Georgia Gwinnett College

Gonzaga University

Greenville University

Hebrew College

Houghton College

Huntington University

John Brown University

Johns Hopkins University

Johnson C. Smith University

Kuyper College

Lee University School of Nursing

LeMoyne College

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Livingstone College

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland

Madonna University

Malone University

Mercer University

Missouri State University

Morehouse College

Mount Vernon Nazarene

University

North Park University

Northwest University

Northwestern College

Oklahoma Christian University

Oxford College of Emory

Pepperdine University

Philander Smith College

Point University

Providence College

Queens University of Charlotte

Regis University

RTI/ Salem Alliance Church

Ministry School

Rutgers University – NJ

Simpson University

South Piedmont

Community College

Southeastern University

Southern Nazarene University

Southern University

Southern Wesleyan University

St Mary’s College – IN

St Mary's College of California

St Mary's University of Minnesota

St. Olaf College

University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-

ChampaignUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of Georgia University of La VerneUniversity of MiamiUniversity of Mount UnionUniversity of Nebraska – OmahaUniversity of Northwestern –

St. PaulUniversity of RedlandsUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of the Incarnate WordUniversity of the SouthwestVanguard UniversityViterbo University Voorhees CollegeWarner Pacific College Wartburg CollegeWashington University in St. LouisWayland Baptist UniversityWheaton CollegeWingate UniversityXavier University

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Faith in the Vaccine…. Across the Nation

2020

Chicago Communities Mobilizing Around Vaccine Outreach

Abiding in Christ Prayer & Worship MinistriesAj & CompanyAlpha Omega TempleDestiny Christian ChurchPublic Equity

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Chicago Communities Mobilizing Around Vaccine Outreach

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FIVA in Action: Churches Tackle Hurdles to Vaccine Access

IFYC alumna Rev. Alexis Kassim is working with her congregation at Little River United Church of Christ and Mount

Olive Baptist Church, a historically African American congregation in Northern Virginia, to improve vaccine access by

opening a community vaccination clinic and addressing transportation and other hurdles to vaccination.

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FIVA in Action: Students Pair Food Distribution with Vaccine Outreach

Student vaccine ambassadors at Dominican University have

partnered with the Quinn Center of Saint Eulalia in the

Maywood neighborhood of Chicago. They help with weekly

food distributions and use that opportunity to address

concerns and share information about Covid-19 vaccines.

“The purpose of our Faith in the Vaccine project is to not only educate members of our community and get them vaccinated, but to help relieve some of the hardships and injustices of Covid-19. “

- Gabriel Allori, Student at Dominican University

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Encourage the Uncomfortable, Vaccinate the Persuaded…

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19.9

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17.3 16.815.3 15.3 15.2

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10

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20

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Source: Pew Religion and Public Life Survey, 2006-2009; PRRI Surveys, 2010-2012; PRRI American Values Atlas, 2013-2020.

White evangelical Protestant White mainline Protestant White Catholic

Make it familiar.

- Houses of worship

- Block parties

- Community centers

- Schools

Make it easy.

- Transportation

- Childcare

- Meals

Make it comfortable.

- Gender-specific healthcare providers

- Recipients’ native language

- Meeting people where they’re at

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Promoting Comfort and Ease Is the Focus Now

Screenshot from WBEZ Chicago: https://www.wbez.org/stories/vaccination-rates-across-chicago-suburbs-range-from-under-15-to-over-80/01c45765-cbf4-4ead-97d7-c76a7b93f1e9.

https://www.wbez.org/stories/vaccination-rates-across-chicago-suburbs-range-from-under-15-to-over-80/01c45765-cbf4-4ead-97d7-c76a7b93f1e9

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THE

AMBASSADOR

MODEL IS EASY

TO SPREAD;

IT CAN BE A

POSITIVE

CONTAGION.

“They trust me that I won’t be giving out

wrong information, that I will be giving them

100% truth. I won’t be hiding anything.”

- Tehmina Naheed

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