Table 4. Vaccination beliefs among French-speaking minorities and English speakers.
| Vaccination beliefs | % FSM (n=554) |
% English speakers (n=951) |
Likelihood chi-squared | Approx. sig. (bilateral) | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccines are safe despite the risks | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 52.00 | 51.40 | 5.561 | 0.135 | 3.009 | 1.023 | 8.854 |
| Agree | 40.60 | 39.70 | 2.971 | 1.114 | 7.923 | ||
| Disagree | 4.90 | 5.60 | 1.876 | 0.692 | 5.084 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 2.50 | 3.30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| COVID-19 vaccines are safe, despite the risks | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 49.30 | 48.50 | 6.656 | 0.084 | 0.290 | 0.089 | 0.943 |
| Agree | 36.70 | 36.90 | 0.258 | 0.090 | 0.743 | ||
| Disagree | 8.00 | 9.00 | 0.342 | 0.134 | 0.875 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 6.00 | 5.70 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| I distrust COVID-19 vaccines because they were developed too quickly | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 10.30 | 9.60 | 1.981 | 0.576 | 0.692 | 0.366 | 1.310 |
| Agree | 15.90 | 16.40 | 0.763 | 0.468 | 1.245 | ||
| Disagree | 39.80 | 38.60 | 0.816 | 0.588 | 1.134 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 34.00 | 35.40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| By getting the COVID-19 vaccine, I am protecting myself against severe forms of this disease | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 52.60 | 50.30 | 3.161 | 0.367 | 1.614 | 0.622 | 4.188 |
| Agree | 35.60 | 36.70 | 1.251 | 0.501 | 3.124 | ||
| Disagree | 7.10 | 7.40 | 1.556 | 0.642 | 3.772 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 4.70 | 5.60 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Physical distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a mask are effective methods of slowing the spread of COVID-19 | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 58.00 | 56.10 | 3.332 | 0.343 | 0.734 | 0.295 | 1.828 |
| Agree | 34.60 | 35.60 | 0.616 | 0.250 | 1.514 | ||
| Disagree | 4.50 | 6.20 | 0.517 | 0.197 | 1.353 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 2.90 | 2.10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Physical distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a mask are enough to protect me against COVID-19 | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 13.60 | 11.60 | 1.311 | 0.727 | 0.853 | 0.537 | 1.356 |
| Agree | 28.50 | 29.50 | 0.795 | 0.529 | 1.196 | ||
| Disagree | 43.20 | 43.30 | 0.896 | 0.625 | 1.284 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 14.70 | 15.70 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Only those at risk of becoming seriously ill due to COVID-19 need to be vaccinated | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 6.90 | 6.00 | 3.537 | 0.316 | 0.822 | 0.469 | 1.443 |
| Agree | 12.90 | 12.20 | 1.012 | 0.613 | 1.670 | ||
| Disagree | 36.70 | 35.40 | 0.771 | 0.550 | 1.080 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 43.60 | 46.40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| By getting vaccinated against COVID-19, I’m helping to protect the health of others in my community | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 57.50 | 56.10 | 3.842 | 0.279 | 1.862 | 0.817 | 4.244 |
| Agree | 30.50 | 29.20 | 1.564 | 0.701 | 3.490 | ||
| Disagree | 6.50 | 8.60 | 1.032 | 0.464 | 2.297 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 5.50 | 6.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| I prefer to develop immunity to COVID-19 by catching the disease than through the vaccination | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 9.40 | 7.10 | 48.820 | 0.000 | 5.716 | 2.997 | 10.901 |
| Agree | 15.60 | 14.70 | 3.693 | 2.207 | 6.181 | ||
| Disagree | 40.60 | 29.30 | 2.918 | 2.060 | 4.134 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 34.40 | 48.90 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Those who have already had COVID-19 do not need to get vaccinated | |||||||
| Strongly agree | 5.60 | 6.50 | 13.088 | 0.004 | 0.522 | 0.253 | 1.077 |
| Agree | 12.00 | 12.80 | 0.961 | 0.560 | 1.647 | ||
| Disagree | 49.00 | 39.00 | 1.489 | 1.079 | 2.055 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 33.40 | 41.70 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; FSM, French-speaking minority; N/A, not applicable; OR, odds ratio