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Exhibit 92. Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine
Notes: Top four concerns about adults and children and teens getting the COVID-19 vaccine shaded in blue. As
community members cited not being concerned about COVID-19, believing the vaccine to be unnecessary as they
had COVID-19, and having a medical condition as equal concerns for adults receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, five
concerns have been shaded in blue for adults.
Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage of Responses
Adults (18+) Children and Teens (5-17)
Topic
(%) (%)
Do Not Believe in Vaccines in General 0.0 0.0
Fear of Needles 10.0 12.5
Worried it Will be Harmful or Have Side Effects 80.0 100.0
Not Knowing Which Vaccine is Best 0.0 12.5
Not Concerned About COVID-19 So Do Not Need a 20.0 18.8
Shot
Not Necessary Since They Had COVID-19 20.0 18.8
Worried about Possible Costs 0.0 0.0
Unclear How to Get the Shot / Difficult Accessing 0.0 0.0
Religious Objections 0.0 0.0
Medical Condition 20.0 12.50
Other 80.0 62.5
Total Number of Responses 10 16
Pandemic effects on family: Lastly, respondents were asked to rank how the pandemic has affected their family’s
physical health, emotional health, and finances since February 2020. Response options were better, worse, or no change.
The results of this question are shown in Exhibit 93. The majority of responses indicated their family’s emotional health
had worsened as a result of the pandemic, while most reported no change in their family’s physical health or finances due
to the pandemic. For emotional health, there were the same number of responses for better and no change. For physical
health and finances, the second highest response was worse.
Exhibit 93. Pandemic effects on family
Notes: Highest response to the pandemic’s effect on families’ physical, emotional, and financial
heath shaded in blue.
Physical, emotional, and financial effects of the pandemic presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage of Responses
Physical Health Emotional Health Finances
Rank
(%) (%) (%)
Better 0.0 7.7 25.0
Worse 30.8 84.6 33.3
No change 69.2 7.7 41.7
Total Number of Responses 13 13 13
Demographic Profile of Poquoson Community Health Survey Respondents:
Presented below is a demographic profile of the Poquoson community resident survey respondents.
● The majority of survey respondents were adults aged 18 or older, with no respondents age 0-17, 0.5% age
18-24, 27.5% age 25-54, and 72.0% age 55 or older. The Poquoson respondents were slightly older than the
overall report.
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