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COVID-19 Current Events Tracker (CET)
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| File Title | COVID-19 Current Events Tracker (CET) |
| Author | Lindsey Strausser |
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| File Modified | 2022-09-16 |
| File Created | 2026-10-05 |
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CET – Annotated Questionnaire (Wave 77) Note: The questions below are the proposed questions for the 77th 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. // Page Break // //PROGRAMMING NOTE: RANDOMIZE ORDER OF Q1/Q2 //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q1 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 -100 Valid skip // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q2 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q3 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: beh1_cet_r=1 or 2// Item #: Q4 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: beh1_cet_r=2// Item #: Q5 Question Type: Dropdown menu // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: beh1_cet_r=2// Item #: Q6 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 -100 Valid skip // Page Break // //BASE: beh1_cet_r=2 Item #: Q7 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE beh1_cet_r =2// Item #: Q8 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q9 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q10 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // booster_vaxx2: Which of the following statements best reflects your understanding of the terms “updated vaccine” and “updated booster”? //PROGRAMMING NOTE: RANDOMIZE response options// 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 //PAGE BREAK// //BASE: beh1_cet_r=0 OR -99// Item #: Q11 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: beh1_cet_r=0 OR -99// Item #: Q12 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q13 Question Type: Multi punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: parent=2-6// Item #: Q14 Question Type: Single punch grid // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: child_vaxxed_2_4=2 AND/OR child_vaxxed_2_5=2 AND/OR child_vaxxed_2_6=2// Item #: Q15 Question Type: Single punch grid // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q16-17 Question Type: Single punch grid // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 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? //PROGRAMMING NOTE: randomize variables in grid// 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q18 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q19 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 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 // Page Break // //BASE: cv_diagnose_8=1/2 // Item #: Q20 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 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 // Page Break // //BASE: lc_self=1 // Item #: Q21 Question Type: Single punch // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// lc_sx_self: Are you currently experiencing symptoms of long COVID? Value Value Label 0 No 1 Yes -99 Refused // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q22 Question Type: Single punch grid // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// cv_sx: If you were experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, how likely would you be to do each of the following? //PROGRAMMING NOTE: RANDOMIZE options // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q23-24 Question Type: Single punch grid // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// hol_plans: Thinking about the upcoming holiday season, do you plan to do any of the following? //PROGRAMMING NOTE: RANDOMIZE options // 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 // Page Break // //BASE: All respondents// Item #: Q25 Question Type: Single punch grid // Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 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.” //PROGRAMMING NOTE: randomize variables in grid// 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