COVID-19 Current Events Tracker (CET)

ASPA COVID-19 PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

A campaign to increase vaccine acceptance and reinforce basic prevention measures

CET – Annotated Questionnaire (Wave 77)

Note: The questions below are the proposed questions for the 77^th wave of the Weekly Current Events Tracker (CET). Questions highlighted in yellow will be asked every week; questions highlighted in blue will be rotated into the survey on a monthly basis; and questions highlighted in green are meant to be asked in this wave only or are being asked again to update data on a variable of interest. We will be fielding questions about HHS and CDC trust, long COVID, and precautions.

For the next section we would like to talk about current events.

  

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Question Type: Single punch  

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hhs_trust: How much do you trust the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide you with accurate information about the coronavirus or COVID-19?  

Variable Label: hhs_trust: Trust in HHS  

Value	Value Label
1	None at all
2	Not very much
3	A fair amount
4	A great deal
99	I am not familiar with HHS
-99	Refused
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Item #: Q2  

Question Type: Single punch  

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cdc_trust: How much do you trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide you with accurate information about the coronavirus or COVID-19?  

Variable Label: cdc_trust: Trust in CDC  

Value	Value Label
1	None at all
2	Not very much
3	A fair amount
4	A great deal
99	I am not familiar with the CDC
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

  

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Item #: Q3

Question Type: Single punch

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beh1_cet_r: Have you received a COVID-19 vaccine?

Variable Label: beh1_cet_r: Vaccination behavior

Value	Value Label
0	No, I have not received a COVID-19 vaccine
1	Yes, but I have only received one shot out of the two required shots
2	Yes, I have received all of the required shots
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q4

Question Type: Single punch

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vaccine_id: Which COVID-19 vaccine did you receive?

Variable Label: vaccine_id: Vaccine ID

Value	Value Label
2	Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
3	Moderna
4	Pfizer-BioNTech
6	Novavax
5	Other
99	I do not remember
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

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Item #: Q5

Question Type: Dropdown menu

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fully_vacc_date2: Approximately when did you receive your final COVID-19 vaccine dose? Final vaccine dose refers to either the second dose of the Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax vaccine, or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Please do not consider booster shots for this question. If you do not remember the exact date, give your best guess.

Variable Label: fully_vacc_date2: Date of vaccination

Participants select date from range: December 1, 2020 to present

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Item #: Q6

Question Type: Single punch

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booster_uptake5: U.S. health officials and medical experts now recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Have you received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot?

Variable Label: booster_uptake5: Booster uptake – Fall 2022

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes, I have received 1 booster shot
2	Yes, I have received 2 booster shots
3	Yes, I have received 3 booster shots
-99	Refused
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Item #: Q7

Question Type: Single punch

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booster_likely_v3: What is the likelihood that you will get [PIPE “a” if booster_uptake5=0; “another” if booster_uptake5=1-3] COVID-19 vaccine booster shot when eligible?

Variable Label: booster_likely_v3: Booster uptake likelihood

Value	Value Label
1	Very unlikely
2	Somewhat unlikely
3	Neither likely nor unlikely
4	Somewhat likely
5	Very likely
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

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Item #: Q8   

Question Type: Single punch    

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booster_annual: If it were recommended by U.S. public health officials, how likely would you be to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster once a year?

    

Variable Label: booster_annual: Likelihood of getting booster annually        

Value	Value Label
1	Very unlikely
2	Somewhat unlikely
3	Neither likely nor unlikely
4	Somewhat likely
5	Very likely
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

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Item #: Q9
Question Type: Single punch 

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boost_auth: Have you heard that the FDA recently authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines for people ages 12 and older who have received their primary vaccine series?

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q10    

Question Type: Single punch 

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booster_vaxx2: Which of the following statements best reflects your understanding of the terms “updated vaccine” and “updated booster”?  

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Variable Label: booster_vaxx2: Updated booster vs. vaccine differences 

Value	Value Label
1	“Updated vaccine” and “updated booster” mean the same thing to me.
2	“Updated vaccine” and “updated booster” mean different things to me.
3	Not sure [ANCHOR]
-99	Refused

 

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Item #: Q11

Question Type: Single punch

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beh2a_cet: What is the likelihood that you will get a COVID-19 vaccine?

Variable Label: beh2a: Intention to get vaccinated

Value	Value Label
1	Very unlikely
2	Somewhat unlikely
3	Neither likely nor unlikely
4	Somewhat likely
5	Very likely
-99	Refused
-100	Valid Skip

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Item #: Q12

Question Type: Single punch

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beh3a_cet_r: How soon will you get vaccinated?

Variable Label: beh3a_cet_r: Wait to get vaccinated

Value	Value Label
1	I will get a vaccine as soon as I can
2	I will wait to get a vaccine for one or more reasons
3	I will never get a COVID-19 vaccine
-99	Refused
-100	Valid Skip

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Item #: Q13

Question Type: Multi punch

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parent: Are you the parent of a child or children in the following age groups?

Variable Label: parent: Parent of children in following age groups

Value	Value Label
1	Younger than 6 months old
2	6 months to <2 years old
3	2 to 4 years old
4	5 to 11 years old
5	12 to 15 years old
6	16 to 17 years old
99	None of the above, I do not have children in those age groups [EXCLUSIVE]
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q14

Question Type: Single punch grid

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child_vaxxed_2: Has your child(ren) in the following age group(s) received a COVID-19 vaccine?

Note: If you have more than one child in the same age group, please answer for at least one of them.

*Children ages 6 months–4 years old who received a Pfizer vaccine have 3 doses included in their vaccine series. Children ages 5–17 years old who received a Pfizer vaccine, or children of any age who received a Moderna vaccine, have 2 doses included in their vaccine series. 

Variable Name	Variable Text	Variable Label
child_vaxxed_2_2	6 months to <2 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent=2]	child_vaxxed_2_2: 6 months to <2 years old
child_vaxxed_2_3	2 to 4 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent=3]	child_vaxxed_2_3: 2 to 4 years old
child_vaxxed_2_4	5 to 11 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent=4]	child_vaxxed_2_4: 5 to 11 years old
child_vaxxed_2_5	12 to 15 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent=5]	child_vaxxed_2_5: 12 to 15 years old
child_vaxxed_2_6	16 to 17 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent=6]	child_vaxxed_2_6: 16 to 17 years old

Value	Value Label
0	No, has not received a COVID-19 vaccine
1	Yes, has started but not yet finished their vaccine series.*
2	Yes, has received all of the required shots in their vaccine series.*
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

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Item #: Q15

Question Type: Single punch grid

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child_boosted: Has your child(ren) in the following age group(s) received at least one COVID-19 vaccine booster shot?

Note: If you have more than one child in the same age group, please answer for at least one of them.

Variable Name	Variable Text	Variable Label
child_boosted_4	5 to 11 years old [ONLY SHOW IF child_vaxxed_2_4=2]	child_boosted_4: 5 to 11 years old
child_boosted_5	12 to 15 years old [ONLY SHOW IF child_vaxxed_2_5=2]	child_boosted_5: 12 to 15 years old
child_boosted_6	16 to 17 years old [ONLY SHOW IF child_vaxxed_2_6=2]	child_boosted_6: 16 to 17 years old

Value	Value Label
0	No, has not received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot
1	Yes, has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine booster shot
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

 

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Item #: Q16-17
Question Type: Single punch grid  

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lc_perc3: Some people experience long COVID (also called long haul COVID or post-COVID conditions), which includes a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience 3 months or longer after first being infected with COVID.

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about long COVID?

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Variable Name	Variable Text	Variable Label
lc_perc3_1	Most people who get COVID end up having long COVID.	lc_perc3_1: Most get LC
lc_perc3_2	Concern about getting long COVID was one of the main reasons I got vaccinated. [ONLY SHOW IF beh1_cet_r=1 or 2]	lc_perc3_2: Reason got vaccinated
lc_perc3_3	Concern about long COVID makes me more likely to get vaccinated. [ONLY SHOW IF beh1_cet_r=0 or -99]	lc_perc3_3: More likely to get vaccinated
lc_perc3_4	Adults are more likely than children to get long COVID.	lc_perc3_4: Children less likely than adults
lc_perc3_5	Concern about my child(ren) getting long COVID was one of the main reasons I got them vaccinated. [ONLY SHOW IF child_vaxxed_2_2 OR child_vaxxed_2_3 OR child_vaxxed_2_4 OR child_vaxxed_2_5 OR child_vaxxed_2_6=1/2]	lc_perc3_5: Concern about children
lc_perc3_6	Concerns about long COVID are overblown.	lc_perc3_6: Concerns overblown
lc_perc3_7	Concern about long COVID has made me more likely to practice preventive behavior (such as masking, social distancing).	lc_perc3_7: Preventive behavior
lc_perc3_8	At this point, I am more concerned about long COVID than I am about the virus.	lc_perc3_8: More concerned about long COVID
lc_perc3_9	Concern about long COVID makes me more likely to get a booster shot. [ONLY SHOW IF booster_uptake5=0]	lc_perc3_9: More likely to get a booster
lc_perc3_10	Concern about long COVID was one of the main reasons I got a booster shot. [ONLY SHOW IF booster_uptake5=1-3]]	lc_perc3_10: Reason got a booster
lc_perc3_11	Getting a COVID-19 vaccine decreases the chances of getting long COVID.	lc_perc3_11: Vaccine decreases risk

Value	Value Label
1	Strongly disagree
2	Somewhat disagree
3	Neither agree nor disagree
4	Somewhat agree
5	Strongly agree
-99	Refused
-100	Valid skip

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Item #: Q18
Question Type: Single punch 

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lc_know_other: Do you personally know anyone who experienced COVID symptoms lasting 3 months or longer after being diagnosed with COVID-19? Please only think about symptoms that they did not have prior to having COVID.

Long term COVID symptoms may include tiredness or fatigue; difficulty thinking, concentrating, forgetfulness, or memory problems (sometimes referred to as "brain fog"); difficulty breathing or shortness of breath; joint or muscle pain; fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations); chest pain; dizziness on standing; menstrual changes; changes to taste/smell; or inability to exercise.

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q19
Question Type: Single punch 

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cv_diagnose_8: Have you ever been diagnosed with or tested positive for COVID-19?

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes, once
2	Yes, more than once
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q20
Question Type: Single punch 

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lc_self: Did you experience any COVID symptoms lasting 3 months or longer after being diagnosed with COVID-19? Please only think about symptoms that you did not have prior to having COVID.

Long term COVID symptoms may include tiredness or fatigue; difficulty thinking, concentrating, forgetfulness, or memory problems (sometimes referred to as "brain fog"); difficulty breathing or shortness of breath; joint or muscle pain; fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations); chest pain; dizziness on standing; menstrual changes; changes to taste/smell; or inability to exercise.

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q21
Question Type: Single punch 

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lc_sx_self: Are you currently experiencing symptoms of long COVID?

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q22
Question Type: Single punch grid

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cv_sx: If you were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, how likely would you be to do each of the following?

 

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Variable Name	Variable Text	Variable Label
cv_sx_1	Wear a mask in public	cv_sx_1: Wear mask
cv_sx_2	Isolate from others	cv_sx_2: Isolate
cv_sx_3	Avoid going out in public	cv_sx_3: Avoid public
cv_sx_4	Get tested for COVID-19	cv_sx_4: Get tested
cv_sx_5	Seek treatment for COVID-19, if you tested positive	cv_sx_5: Seek treatment

 

Value	Value Label
1	Not at all likely
2	Slightly likely
3	Moderately likely
4	Very likely
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q23-24
Question Type: Single punch grid

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hol_plans: Thinking about the upcoming holiday season, do you plan to do any of the following?

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Variable Name	Variable Text	Variable Label
hol_plans_1	Wear a mask at gatherings	hol_plans_1: Mask
hol_plans_2	Ask others to wear a mask at gatherings	hol_plans_2: Others mask
hol_plans_3	Take a COVID-19 test (PCR or rapid) before attending gatherings	hol_plans_3: Test
hol_plans_4	Ask others to take a COVID-19 test (PCR or rapid) before attending gatherings	hol_plans_4: Others test
hol_plans_5	Check local COVID-19 case counts to inform decisions around gatherings (for example, taking extra precautions when case counts are high)	hol_plans_5: Case counts
hol_plans_6	Stay at home if you experience COVID-19 symptoms	hol_plans_6: Experience symptoms
hol_plans_7	Keep gatherings smaller or shorter than usual	hol_plans_7: Shorten gatherings
hol_plans_8	Hold gatherings outdoors	hol_plans_8: Gather outdoors
hol_plans_9	Make changes to improve ventilation (for example, open doors and windows, run HVAC systems, install high-quality air filters)	hol_plans_9: Improve ventilation
hol_plans_10	Check CDC and/or local guidance for updated information about gathering safely	hol_plans_10: Check guidance
hol_plans_11	Get a booster before gathering with others	hol_plans_11: Get a booster

Value	Value Label
0	No
1	Yes
-99	Refused

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Item #: Q25
Question Type: Single punch grid  

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ptn_w77: We are interested in your opinion of a few messages about COVID-19 vaccines or boosters. 

 

For each of the below messages, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: 

  

“I would share the information in the message with a friend or family member who wants to know more about COVID-19 vaccines or boosters.” 

 

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Variable Name	Variable Text	Variable Label
ptn_w77_1	People age 50+ still have the highest risk of complications from COVID.	ptn_w77_1: 50 plus
ptn_w77_2	The updated COVID vaccines will be given in one dose. Unvaccinated people will not be able to get the updated vaccine until they've gotten all of their primary vaccine doses.	ptn_w77_2: One dose
ptn_w77_3	The world is under-vaccinated against COVID, making it more likely for new variants to emerge.	ptn_w77_3: Under-vaccinated
ptn_w77_4	The updated COVID vaccine contains both the original COVID vaccine plus an ingredient to create an immune reaction to the Omicron variant.	ptn_w77_4: OG and omicron
ptn_w77_5	You can help protect yourself from a fall or winter COVID surge by getting an updated COVID vaccine.	ptn_w77_5: COVID surge

   

Value	Value Label
1	Strongly disagree
2	Disagree
3	Neither agree nor disagree
4	Agree
5	Strongly agree
-99	Refused

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