Trust in federal statistical agencies and vaccine uptake among U.S. adults
Nathaniel J Maxey, Jemar R Bather, Taliyah S Griffin, Plamena P Powla, Felix M Pabon-Rodriguez · 2026
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Nathaniel J Maxey and colleagues linked trust in federal statistics in 2026 to COVID-19 and flu vaccine uptake among United States adults. Vaccination saved an estimated 3.2 million American lives from 2020 to 2023, yet uptake still lags. The team used repeated Household Pulse Survey data, measuring shots since August 2024 against trust in federal statistics, the Census Bureau, and statistical agencies.
Adults who distrusted federal statistics had 2.61 times the odds of skipping COVID shots and 1.87 times the odds of skipping flu shots, after adjusting for background traits. Very low confidence in the Census Bureau or in statistical agencies showed similar gaps. Institutional trust thus shapes vaccine choices in its own right, not just through general government scepticism, the authors argue.
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| CREATOR | Nathaniel J Maxey, Jemar R Bather, Taliyah S Griffin, Plamena P Powla, Felix M Pabon-Rodriguez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |