33% of unvaccinated Americans say they will never get vaccinated according to Premise Data survey

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the platform that democratizes the way actionable data is sourced and used, released data and findings on vaccine hesitancy in the United States and United Kingdom today.

Premise's survey was conducted from August 5, 2021 to August 17, 2021 and polled approximately 5,000 participants in the United States and 1,000 participants in the United Kingdom. The data was collected using a novel approach of paying smartphone users as "gig" workers for their participation and resulted in substantial responses in the thousands to date with more coming. Premise's survey was conducted through its app at a speed and scale not traditionally seen in polling.

The results revealed important distinctions among unvaccinated populations in the U.S. and U.K. and show varying levels of resistance to vaccination. The survey also highlights possible openings which could be used to persuade the unvaccinated to become vaccinated. Here are some of the most relevant findings from the survey:

• Americans were twice as likely to not have received a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (45%) than their U.K. counterparts (23%).
• 33% of unvaccinated Americans and 23% of unvaccinated U.K. citizens said they would never get vaccinated.
• Of those who are currently unvaccinated, 39% of Americans and 33% of U.K. participants said they would not get vaccinated because they do not trust the government
• Of those who are currently unvaccinated, 46% of U.K. participants said they would get vaccinated if there were more proof the vaccines worked compared to only 21% of unvaccinated Americans.
• Only 7% of American unvaccinated participants said they were not getting vaccinated because they didn't think COVID was a real danger, but 33% of unvaccinated U.K. participants listed that as their reasoning.

These findings indicate that public health officials in the U.S. and U.K. face unique challenges in convincing their respective unvaccinated populations to get the COVID vaccine. With 69% of the U.K. unvaccinated population willing to get vaccinated once they receive more information on testing, safety, or efficacy (compared to just 49% of unvaccinated Americans), the path forward for U.K. policymakers appears more straightforward. U.S. policymakers, on the other hand, have to contend with larger portions of the population that have stated they will never get vaccinated and won't do so because they distrust the government.

"The U.S. government has a serious journey ahead in convincing its citizens about the importance of getting vaccinated," said Maury Blackman, CEO of Premise. "Through crowdsourced data, we learned about the stark differences in vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. versus the U.K. It is essential that our leaders build trust by educating Americans about the safety and efficacy of vaccines."

For more details, check out Premise's blog.

About Premise
For decision-makers inside organizations worldwide, Premise is their partner in data, allowing them to gather insights from a worldwide community of willing and well-rewarded individuals, leading to better decisions today and smarter questions tomorrow. By combining the power of a global network of two million on-the-ground contributors with industry-leading data science and machine learning, Premise empowers decision makers with the high-quality, trustworthy data they need. Premise has offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., London and Seattle. For more information, visit www.premise.com.

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