Table 2.

Rotated factor matrix for adult’s attitudes towards pandemic influenza and self-vaccination.

Item	F1	F2	F3	Uniqueness
I was worried that if I caught flu I might pass it on to others				0.94
Pandemic flu is very serious if you catch it				0.88
I did not think that I was at risk of pandemic flua			0.44	0.75
I did not think that I was at high risk of complications of flua			0.52	0.69
I was worried about having to take time off work/education because of pandemic flua	−0.48			0.72
Pandemic vaccine is safe for me	0.41	0.68		0.36
Pandemic vaccine is effective in preventing me from getting flu		0.66		0.46
Natural infection provides me with stronger immunitya				0.90
I do not trust vaccinesa	0.46			0.69
I did not think that I was eligible for pandemic vaccinea			0.44	0.79
My doctor recommended that I have pandemic vaccine				0.78
I have had flu vaccine before and it made me feel illa	0.54			0.68
I was too busy/had too little time to get vaccinateda	0.50			0.64
I was concerned that the pandemic flu vaccine had not been tested enougha	0.73			0.37
I was concerned that the vaccine could make you feel as ill as flu doesa	0.76			0.39
I was concerned about rare but serious side effects of the pandemic flu vaccinationa	0.77			0.36

^aScale reversed.