Seems more than a little misleading.
As a for instance, the first two (of six) bars are meant to represent around 49% of the US population, while the last bar, the one that is the focus of the headline and first half of the article, represents about 3%.
The presentation of the data in this form might mislead readers to believe that almost 1/3 of US citizens with at-least a bachelor’s degree are among the most vaccine hesitant, when really 94% of these people are among the least vaccine hesitant.
This is at-best misleading, and more accurately, inaccurate.
Almost all physicians In the US only have an MD, which is categorized as “Professional” on the chart they presented. It’s rare that you meet a practicing doctor in Canada or the US that is a ‘Doctor Doctor,’ that is, one that earned both an MD and PhD.
But if we’re talking generalities, ‘the actual people certified to become doctors and treat the virus’ are about half as “vaccine hesitant” as the article would lead its audience to believe, as they better fit into the neighbouring category on the chart.
Regardless, this AMA survey puts physicians at over 96% vaccinated as of the start of June.
Given the sample-size, the PhD category is also most likely to be inaccurate, as it draws on the smallest data pool for potential respondents.
If you don’t finish reading that article understanding that generally, level of education and vaccine hesitancy are inversely related in the US as it is in Canada, then you got duped.
