Table 4.
Participant-Reported Reasons for Vaccine Hesitancy Among Unvaccinated Participants by Age Category
| Age |
p a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–30 (N=30) | 31–40 (N=21) | 41–50 (N=11) | 51–60 (N=17) | 60+ (N=12) |
Total
|
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| (N=91) | |||||||
| Reason you do not intend to get the vaccine or may not get the vaccine, n (%) | 0.13171 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (10.0) | 3 (30.0) | 4 (25.0) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (17.0) | |
| Does not trust | 9 (30.0) | 5 (25.0) | 1 (10.0) | 8 (50.0) | 2 (16.7) | 25 (28.4) | |
| Fear of illness | 12 (40.0) | 9 (45.0) | 5 (50.0) | 3 (18.8) | 6 (50.0) | 35 (39.8) | |
| Does not trust and fear of illness | 7 (23.3) | 4 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (6.30) | 0 (0.00) | 13 (14.8) | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| I'm waiting to see, n (%) | 0.05541 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (9.50) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| No | 19 (63.3) | 17 (81.0) | 8 (72.7) | 9 (52.9) | 8 (66.7) | 61 (67.0) | |
| Yes | 9 (30.0) | 2 (9.50) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0.00) | 15 (16.5) | |
| I need more information, n (%) | 0.29091 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (9.50) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| No | 17 (56.7) | 14 (66.7) | 6 (54.5) | 10 (58.8) | 7 (58.3) | 54 (59.3) | |
| Yes | 11 (36.7) | 5 (23.8) | 2 (18.2) | 3 (17.6) | 1 (8.30) | 22 (24.2) | |
| I'm scared to get sick of experiencing side effects, n (%) | 0.21911 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (9.50) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| No | 17 (56.7) | 12 (57.1) | 7 (63.6) | 11 (64.7) | 5 (41.7) | 52 (57.1) | |
| Yes | 11 (36.7) | 7 (33.3) | 1 (9.10) | 2 (11.8) | 3 (25.0) | 24 (26.4) | |
| I don't know the long-term effects, n (%) | 0.13241 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (9.50) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| No | 15 (50.0) | 9 (42.9) | 5 (45.5) | 11 (64.7) | 6 (50.0) | 46 (50.5) | |
| Yes | 13 (43.3) | 10 (47.6) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (11.8) | 2 (16.7) | 30 (33.0) | |
| I think the vaccine could give me COVID, n (%) | 0.19251 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (9.50) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| No | 25 (83.3) | 16 (76.2) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (76.5) | 8 (66.7) | 68 (74.7) | |
| Yes | 3 (10.0) | 3 (14.3) | 2 (18.2) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 8 (8.80) | |
| Did not or did not intend to get vaccine: other reasons, n (%) | 0.11781 | ||||||
| N/A: plans on getting vaccine | 2 (6.70) | 2 (9.50) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (23.5) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| No | 24 (80.0) | 15 (71.4) | 7 (63.6) | 8 (47.1) | 4 (33.3) | 58 (63.7) | |
| Yes | 4 (13.3) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (9.10) | 5 (29.4) | 4 (33.3) | 18 (19.8) | |
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Chi-square p-value.