Large and small financial incentives may motivate COVID-19 vaccination: A randomized, controlled survey experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Experts continue to debate how to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. Some experts advocate for financial incentives. Others argue that financial incentives, especially large ones, will have counterproductive psychological effects, reducing the percent of people who want to vaccinate. Among a racially and ethnically diverse U.S. sample of lower income adults, for whom vaccine uptake has lagged compared with higher income adults, we empirically examine such claims about relatively large and small guaranteed cash payments.

Methods

In 2021, we conducted a randomized, controlled experiment among U.S. residents with incomes below $80,000 who reported being unvaccinated against COVID-19. Study participants were randomized to one of four study arms. In two arms, respo

SUBMITTER: Fishman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022800 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature