Table 1.

Characteristics of 238 agricultural workers aged ≥55 years from the autonomous province of Trento (2016)

Variable	Total (No. = 238, 100%)
Age groups (No, %)
55-59	96, 40.3%
60-64	64, 26.9%
65-69	46, 19.3%
70-74	28, 11.8%
≥75	4, 1.7%
Sex (No. %)
Female	24, 10.1%
Male	214, 89.9%
Migration Background (defined by country of birth) (No., %)
No	217, 91.2%
Yes	21, 8.8%
Education level (No., %)
Primary/Secondary School	113, 47.5%
High School	96, 40.3%
University	29, 12.2%
Previous medical assessment (No., %)	161, 67.6%
Previous medical assessment by an Occupational Physician (No., %)	108, 45.4%
Main information source (No., %)
Healthcare professional	167, 70.2%
Conventional media	52, 21.8%
Friends, relatives	10, 4.2%
Professional courses	5, 2.1%
New Media	4, 1.7%
Knowledge Status >median (No., %)	113, 47.5%
Knowledge of official recommendations (No., %)
Pneumococcus	52, 21.8%
Seasonal Influenza	89, 37.4%
Natural infection perceived as a severe one (No., %)
Pneumococcus	108, 45.4%
Seasonal Influenza	87, 36.6%
Somehow favourable towards vaccine (No., %)
In general	178, 74.8%
Pneumococcus	42, 17.6%
Seasonal Influenza	93, 39.1%
Appropriate vaccination status (No., %)
Pneumococcus	42, 17.6%
Seasonal Influenza	93, 39.1%
Vaccines avoid (No., %)
VPD infections	184, 77.3%
VPD transmission	59, 24.8%
VPD complications	50, 21.0%
Communicable VPDs in subjects who cannot be vaccinated	12, 5.0%
Perceived barriers towards vaccinations (No., %)
Fear of acute side effects	50, 21.0%
Fear of chronic side effects	29, 12.2%
Distrust in Public Health Providers	44, 18.5%
Distrust in National Health Service	36, 15.1%
Difficulties in interaction with Public Health Providers	114, 47.9%
Difficulties in accessing Public Health providers	68, 28.6%
Ethical / Religious barriers	35, 14.7%