Table 2.
Participants’ demographic characteristics, vaccination, and risk perception.
| Variables | COVID-19 vaccine (N = 746) | Influenza vaccine (N = 763) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | N | % | N | % |
| Age (mean; std.dev) | 40.03 | 19.16 | 40.04 | 24.43 |
| Age range | ||||
| 18–24 | 233 | 31.23% | 294 | 38.53% |
| 25–34 | 116 | 15.55% | 84 | 11.01% |
| 35–44 | 131 | 17.56% | 84 | 11.01% |
| 45–54 | 78 | 10.46% | 63 | 8.26% |
| 55–64 | 48 | 6.43% | 84 | 11.01% |
| ≥65 | 140 | 18.77% | 154 | 20.18% |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 325 | 43.57% | 273 | 35.78% |
| Female | 421 | 56.43% | 490 | 64.22% |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 309 | 41.42% | 301 | 39.45% |
| Married | 410 | 54.96% | 448 | 58.72% |
| Others | 27 | 3.62% | 14 | 1.83% |
| Education | ||||
| Elementary school or below | 84 | 11.26% | 77 | 10.09% |
| Middle school | 110 | 14.75% | 84 | 11.01% |
| High school or technical secondary school | 105 | 14.08% | 105 | 13.76% |
| Bachelor degree | 390 | 52.28% | 2,205 | 57.80% |
| Master, PhD or above | 57 | 7.64% | 56 | 7.34% |
| Health | ||||
| Very good | 344 | 46.11% | 189 | 24.77% |
| Good | 273 | 36.60% | 441 | 57.80% |
| Moderate | 111 | 14.88% | 98 | 12.84% |
| Poor | 13 | 1.74% | 35 | 4.59% |
| Very poor | 5 | 0.67% | 0 | 0 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 357 | 47.86% | 371 | 48.62% |
| Rural | 389 | 52.14% | 392 | 51.38% |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 239 | 32.04% | 301 | 39.45% |
| Employee in private organization | 169 | 22.65% | 140 | 18.35 |
| Public official | 68 | 9.12% | 91 | 11.93% |
| Others | 270 | 36.19% | 231 | 30.28% |
| Yearly household income (CNY) | ||||
| ≤K | 102 | 13.67% | 98 | 12.84% |
| 50–100 K | 174 | 23.32% | 217 | 28.44% |
| 100–200 K | 214 | 28.69% | 266 | 34.86% |
| 200–400 K | 126 | 16.89% | 126 | 16.51% |
| 400–600 K | 74 | 9.92% | 49 | 6.42% |
| 600–1,000 K | 21 | 2.82% | 7 | 0.92% |
| K | 35 | 4.69% | 0 | 0 |
| Get vaccinated | ||||
| Individuals | 716 | 95.98% | 80 | 10.48% |
| Acquainted doctors | 598 | 80.16% | 64 | 8.39% |
| Acquainted friends/relatives | 705 | 94.50% | 67 | 8.78% |
| Acquainted leaders | 647 | 86.73% | 79 | 10.35% |
| Risk perception | ||||
| Harm of infection | ||||
| Severe | 605 | 81.10% | 490 | 64.22% |
| Moderate | 107 | 14.34% | 203 | 26.61% |
| Mild | 34 | 4.56% | 70 | 9.17% |
| Probability of infection | ||||
| Higher than the average | 191 | 25.60% | 350 | 45.87% |
| Similar to the average | 129 | 17.29% | 252 | 33.03% |
| Lower than the average | 426 | 58.10% | 161 | 21.10% |
| Harm of vaccine sequelae | ||||
| Severe | 372 | 49.87% | 364 | 47.71% |
| Moderate | 218 | 29.22% | 329 | 43.12% |
| Mild | 156 | 20.91% | 70 | 9.17% |
| Probability of vaccine sequelae | ||||
| Higher than the average | 173 | 23.19% | 196 | 25.69% |
| Similar to the average | 149 | 19.97% | 364 | 47.71% |
| Lower than the average | 424 | 56.84% | 203 | 26.61% |