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Nonlinear impacts of political and religious factors on COVID-19 vaccination

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We investigate whether COVID-19 vaccination is monotonically associated with political and religious orientations. Conspiracy theories among politically conservative groups and Evangelical Protestants have drawn considerable attention to COVID-19 vaccination. Previous research indicates that political and religious orientations can have either positive or negative effects on vaccination. We employ non-linear regression with data on Republican turnout and Protestantism in over 2,000 US counties. Our findings reveal that the relationships between COVID-19 vaccination and Republican and Evangelical Protestant inclinations follow an inverted-U shape. Furthermore, Protestant inclination has a less negative impact on COVID-19 vaccination when infection rates are high. For vaccination promotion, targeting segmented groups is preferable to solely targeting based on political and religious affiliations.

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  • Jeongseok Song, 2024. "Nonlinear impacts of political and religious factors on COVID-19 vaccination," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(17), pages 1732-1736, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:31:y:2024:i:17:p:1732-1736
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2206607
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