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 89)
Note: The questions below are the proposed questions for the 89th 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.
For the next section we would like to talk about current events.
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Item #: Q1
Question Type: Single punch grid 
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biv_upvax: Thinking about COVID vaccines, have you heard that [PIPE TEXT: “updated
vaccines” if exp_w89=1; “updated bivalent vaccines” if exp_w89=2]…
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Variable Name Variable Text
Variable Label
biv_upvax_1
Target Omicron
biv_upvax_1: Target omicron
biv_upvax_2
Target multiple COVID variants
biv_upvax_2: Target multiple
variants
biv_upvax_3
Are formulated differently from previous
biv_upvax_3: Formulated
COVID vaccines and boosters
differently
biv_upvax_4
Are available for free
biv_upvax_4: Free
biv_upvax_5
Are available for most people who have
biv_upvax_5: Two months
received a COVID vaccine, as long as it’s
been at least two months since their last
dose
Value
0
1
-99

Value Label
No
Yes
Refused

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Item #: Q2

For internal communications only

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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 #: Q3
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
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Item #: Q4
Question Type: Single punch grid
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
booster_uptake7: U.S. health officials and medical experts now recommend additional COVID19 doses after the initial vaccine series (two doses of Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax; or one dose
of Johnson & Johnson).

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Boosters are additional doses you may have received after your initial series. Boosters were
available from August 2021 to the end of August 2022.
Updated vaccines are COVID-19 vaccines reformulated to better target Omicron variants,
sometimes called “updated boosters” or “bivalent boosters.” Updated vaccines became
available in early September 2022.
Have you received a COVID-19 vaccine booster or updated vaccine?
Variable Name
booster_uptake7_1

booster_uptake7_2

Value
0
1
-99
-100

Variable Text
I have received one or more booster
dose(s) (available August 2021August 2022)
I have received an updated vaccine
(available starting September 2022)

Variable Label
booster_uptake7_1: Booster

booster_uptake7_2:
Updated vaccine

Value Label
No
Yes
Refused
Valid skip

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Item #: Q5
Question Type: Dropdown menu
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last_dose: Approximately when did you receive your most recent COVID-19 vaccine, booster,
or updated vaccine dose? If you do not remember the exact date, give your best guess.
Variable Label: last_dose: Date of most recent dose
Participants select date from range: December 1, 2020 to present
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Item #: Q6
Question Type: Single punch
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
booster_likely_v4: What is the likelihood that you will get an updated COVID-19 vaccine?
Variable Label: booster_likely_v4: updated vaccine uptake likelihood
Value
Value Label
1
Very unlikely
2
Somewhat unlikely

3

3
4
5
-99
-100

Neither likely nor unlikely
Somewhat likely
Very likely
Refused
Valid skip

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Item #: Q7
Question Type: Single punch
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
boost_when: How soon will you get an updated COVID-19 vaccine?
Variable Label: boost_when: Wait to get vaccinated
Value
Value Label
1
I will get an updated vaccine as soon as I can
2
I will wait to get an updated vaccine for one or more reasons
3
I will never get an updated vaccine
-99
Refused
-100
Valid Skip
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Item #: Q8
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
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Item #: Q9
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 #: Q10
Question Type: Single punch
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
lc_know: Which of the following statements describes long COVID?
Variable Label: lc_know: knowledge of long COVID definition
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Value Value Label
1
Having health problems related to COVID for a long time (more than 4 weeks) after the
initial infection
2
Getting COVID after you’ve already had it
3
Getting COVID even though you’re fully vaccinated
4
Testing positive for COVID for a long time (more than 4 weeks) after the initial infection
-99
Refused
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Item #: Q11
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
lc_inc2: 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 after being infected with COVID. To be called long COVID, these health
problems must be present at least four weeks after a person was infected.
Do any of the following statements apply to you?
Variable Name
Ic_inc2_1
Ic_inc2_2

Variable Text
I have had long COVID.
I know someone who has long COVID.

Variable Label
lc_inc2_1: Had long COVID
lc_inc2_2: Know someone

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Ic_inc2_3

Value
0
1
-99

I have heard or read about people who
have long COVID.

lc_inc2_3: Heard or read
about

Value Label
No
Yes
Refused

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Item #: Q12-13
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
lc_perc4: 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 after being infected with COVID. To be called long COVID, these health
problems must be present at least four weeks after a person was infected.
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about long COVID?
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Variable Name Variable Text
lc_perc4_1
Most people who get COVID end up having long
COVID.
lc_perc4_3
Concern about long COVID makes me more likely to
get vaccinated. [ONLY SHOW IF beh1_cet_r=0 or 99]
lc_perc4_6
Concerns about long COVID are overblown.
lc_perc4_7

lc_perc4_8

lc_perc4_9

lc_perc4_12

Concern about long COVID has made me more
likely to practice preventive behavior (such as
masking, social distancing).
At this point, I am more concerned about long
COVID than I am about the virus.

Variable Label
lc_perc4_1: Most get
LC
lc_perc4_3: More likely
to get vaccinated
lc_perc4_6: Concerns
overblown
lc_perc4_7: Preventive
behavior

lc_perc4_8: More
concerned about long
COVID
Concern about long COVID makes me more likely to lc_perc4_9: More likely
get an updated COVID vaccine. [ONLY SHOW IF
to get updated vax
beh1_cet=2 AND last_dose before 9/1/22]
Concern about long COVID is one of the main
lc_perc4_12: Updated
reasons I got an updated COVID vaccine. [ONLY
COVID vaccine
SHOW IF (booster_uptake7_1=1 OR

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lc_perc4_13
lc_perc4_14

Value  
1  
2
3
4
5  
-99

booster_uptake7_2=1) AND last_dose is after
9/1/22]
I am concerned about the effect of long COVID on
the workforce as a whole.
I have read or heard a lot about long COVID.

lc_perc4_13: Affecting
workforce
lc_perc4_14: Heard or
read about it

Value Label  
Strongly disagree  
Somewhat disagree
Neither agree nor disagree  
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree  
Refused

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Item #: Q14
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
lc_concern: How concerned are you about the possibility of long COVID impacting your ability
to do each of the following?
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Variable Name Variable Text
Variable Label
lc_concern_1
Work
lc_concern_1: Work
lc_concern_2
Exercise
lc_concern_2: Exercise
lc_concern_3
Complete basic daily tasks
lc_concern_3: Daily tasks
lc_concern_4
Participate in hobbies or activities
lc_concern_4: Hobbies or activities
lc_concern_5
Spend time with family and friends
lc_concern_5: Family and friends
Value  
1  
2
3
4
-99

Value Label  
Not at all concerned
Slightly concerned
Somewhat concerned
Very concerned
Refused

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Item #: Q15
Question Type: Single punch
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kid_upvax_auth: Have you heard that the FDA recently authorized updated COVID vaccine
doses for some children ages 5 and under?
Variable Label: kid_upvax_auth: Aware of updated vaccines for kids.
Value
Value Label
0
No
1
Yes
-99
Refused
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Item #: Q16
Question Type: Multi punch
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
parent2: 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
2
6 months to 4 years old
3
5 to 11 years old
4
12 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 #: Q17
Question Type: Single punch grid
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kid_vax: 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.

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Variable Name
kid_vax_2
kid_vax_3
kid_vax_4
Value
0
1
2
-99
-100

Variable Text
6 months to 4 years old [ONLY SHOW IF
parent2=2]
5 to 11 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent2=3]
12 to 17 years old [ONLY SHOW IF parent2=4]

Variable Label
kid_vax_2: 6mo to 4yo
kid_vax_3: 5 to 11yo
kid_vax_4: 12 to 17yo

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

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Item #: Q18
Question Type: Single punch grid
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
kid_cov_con: How concerned are you about your child(ren) in the following age groups getting
COVID-19?
Note: If you have more than one child in the same age group, please answer for at least one of
them.
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Variable Name
Variable Text
Variable Label
kid_cov_con_2
6 months to 4 years old
kid_cov_con_2: 6mo to 4yo
kid_cov_con_3
5 to 11 years old
kid_cov_con_3: 5 to 11 years old
kid_cov_con_4
12 to 17 years old
kid_cov_con_4: 12 to 17 years old
Value
1
2
3
4
-99
-100

Value Label
Not concerned
Slightly concerned
Somewhat concerned
Very concerned
Refused
Valid skip

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Item #: Q19
Question Type: Single punch grid
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.” //
kid_vax_con: How concerned are you about your child(ren) in the following age groups having
any side effects from 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.
//PROGRAMMING NOTE: PIPE 2-4 responses from parent//
Variable Name
Variable Text
kid_vax_con_2
6 months to 4 years old [ONLY SHOW IF
kid_vax_2=0 or -99]
kid_vax_con_3
5 to 11 years old [ONLY SHOW IF
kid_vax_3=0 or -99]
kid_vax_con_4
12 to 17 years old [ONLY SHOW IF
kid_vax_4=0 or -99]
Value
1
2
3
4
-99
-100

Variable Label
kid_vax_con_2: 6mo to 4yo
kid_vax_con_3: 5 to 11yo
kid_vax_con_4: 12 to 15yo

Value Label
Not at all concerned
Slightly concerned
Somewhat concerned
Very concerned
Refused
Valid skip

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Item #: Q20
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
breakthru_att: Breakthrough cases are when an individual tests positive for COVID after
getting any COVID vaccine doses.
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about breakthrough cases?
Variable Name
breakthru_att_1
breakthru_att_2
breakthru_att_3

Variable Text
Breakthrough cases of COVID are common.
Breakthrough cases have made me more
confident in the need for COVID vaccines.
It is not worth getting additional doses of a
COVID vaccine if it’s not going to prevent me
from getting COVID.

Variable Label
breakthru_att_1: Common
breakthru_att_2: More
confident
breakthru_att_3: Not worth
it

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breakthru_att_4

breakthru_att_5
breakthru_att_6

Value
1
2
3
4
5
-99

Even though it is possible to get COVID after
being vaccinated, vaccines help protect
against other severe outcomes of COVID.
Breakthrough cases are a sign that COVID
vaccines are not working as they should.
Breakthrough cases make me more likely to
get an updated COVID vaccine. [ONLY
SHOW IF beh1_cet_r=2 and last_dose
before 9/1/22]

breakthru_att_4: Severe
outcomes
breakthru_att_5: Not
working
breakthru_att_6: Updated
Vaccine

Value Label
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Neither disagree nor agree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
Refused

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Item #: Q21
Question Type: Single punch grid
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
ptn_w89_1: We are interested in your opinion of a few messages about COVID-19.
For the below message, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following
statements:
An updated vaccine helps restore waning protection from severe COVID illness,
hospitalization, and death.
Variable Name   Variable Text  
I would share the information in the message with a
ptn_w89_share_1 friend or family member who wants to know more
about COVID-19 vaccines.
ptn_w89_motiv_1 This message is a convincing reason to get an
updated COVID-19 vaccine.
ptn_w89_diff_1 This message was difficult to understand.
ptn_w89_believ_1 This message was believable.

Variable Label  
ptn_w89_share_1:
Would share
message
ptn_w89_effect_1:
Reason to get vax
ptn_w89_diff_1:
Difficult to understand
ptn_w89_believ_1:
Believable

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Value  
1  
2
3
4
5  
-99

Value Label
Strongly disagree  
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree  
Agree
Strongly agree  
Refused

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Item #: Q22
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
ptn_w89_2: We are interested in your opinion of a few messages about COVID-19.
For the below message, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following
statements:
We now have multiple FDA-authorized treatments for COVID, including pills, available
when you get tested and seen by your doctor or another health care provider within days
of symptoms.
Variable Name  

Variable Text  
I would share the information in the message with a
ptn_w89_share_2 friend or family member who wants to know more
about COVID-19 treatments.
ptn_w89_motiv_2 This message is a convincing reason to seek
treatment if I test positive for COVID-19.
ptn_w89_diff_2
This message was difficult to understand.
ptn_w89_believ_2 This message was believable.

Value  
1  
2
3
4
5  
-99

Variable Label  
ptn_w89_share_2:
Would share
message
ptn_w89_effect_2:
Reason to get vax
ptn_w89_diff_2:
Difficult to understand
ptn_w89_believ_2:
Believable

Value Label  
Strongly disagree  
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree  
Agree
Strongly agree  
Refused

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Item #: Q23
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
ptn_w89_3: We are interested in your opinion of a few messages about COVID-19.
For the below message, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following
statements:
COVID treatment with antiviral pills can reduce your risk of long-term COVID illness and
lingering symptoms.
Variable Name  

Variable Text  
I would share the information in the message with a
ptn_w89_share_3 friend or family member who wants to know more
about COVID-19 treatments.
ptn_w89_motiv_3 This message is a convincing reason to seek
treatment if I test positive for COVID-19.
ptn_w89_diff_3
This message was difficult to understand.
ptn_w89_believ_3 This message was believable.

Value  
1  
2
3
4
5  
-99

Variable Label  
ptn_w89_share_3:
Would share
message
ptn_w89_effect_3:
Reason to get vax
ptn_w89_diff_3:
Difficult to understand
ptn_w89_believ_3:
Believable

Value Label  
Strongly disagree  
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree  
Agree
Strongly agree  
Refused

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Item #: Q24
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
ptn_w89_4: We are interested in your opinion of a few messages about COVID-19.
For the below message, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following
statements:

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People ages 12 and older are 15x more likely to die if they get COVID when they are not
up to date on their COVID vaccines.
Variable Name  

Variable Text  
I would share the information in the message with a
ptn_w89_share_4 friend or family member who wants to know more
about COVID-19 vaccines.
ptn_w89_motiv_4 This message is a convincing reason to get an
updated COVID-19 vaccine.
ptn_w89_diff_4
This message was difficult to understand.
ptn_w89_believ_4 This message was believable.

Value  
1  
2
3
4
5  
-99

Variable Label  
ptn_w89_share_4:
Would share
message
ptn_w89_effect_4:
Reason to get vax
ptn_w89_diff_4:
Difficult to understand
ptn_w89_believ_4:
Believable

Value Label  
Strongly disagree  
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree  
Agree
Strongly agree  
Refused

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Item #: Q25
Question Type: Single punch grid 
// Soft Prompt: “We would like your response to this question.”// 
ptn_w89_5: We are interested in your opinion of a few messages about COVID-19.
For the below message, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following
statements:
The best way to protect yourself from post-COVID conditions or “long COVID” is by
staying up to date with your vaccinations.
Variable Name  

Variable Text  
I would share the information in the message with a
ptn_w89_share_5 friend or family member who wants to know more
about COVID-19 vaccines.
ptn_w89_motiv_5 This message is a convincing reason to get an
updated COVID-19 vaccine.

Variable Label  
ptn_w89_share_5:
Would share
message
ptn_w89_effect_5:
Reason to get vax

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ptn_w89_diff_5

This message was difficult to understand.

ptn_w89_believ_5 This message was believable.
Value  
1  
2
3
4
5  
-99

ptn_w89_diff_5:
Difficult to understand
ptn_w89_believ_5:
Believable

Value Label  
Strongly disagree  
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree  
Agree
Strongly agree  
Refused

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