TABLE 4.

Number (n) and proportion of persons who agreed to statements concerning influenza vaccines and influenza disease

Statement	Female		Male		P	≤40 years of age		>40 years of age		P
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Vaccines do not protect well against influenza	42	21	18	13	0.050	31	14	28	24	0.013
I am concerned that the vaccine against swine flu may have serious side effects	134	64	64	45	<0.01	140	61	57	48	0.017
I am concerned that the regular vaccine against seasonal flu may have serious side effects	50	24	25	17	0.123	56	24	18	15	0.047
Society should not use large amounts of money on influenza vaccination for whole population	69	33	43	30	0.578	75	33	37	31	0.792
It is positive that all inhabitants in Norway will be offered influenza vaccination	179	86	118	83	0.384	195	85	101	85	0.945
Influenza disease strengthens the immune system in healthy individuals, and they should not be vaccinated	89	43	79	56	0.023	116	51	52	44	0.245
Influenza is a benign disease for healthy individuals, and they do not need vaccination	133	65	98	70	0.338	158	70	73	61	0.121
I have a great risk of getting influenza later on	33	16	24	17	0.842	33	14	24	21	0.148
I have a small risk getting influenza because I just had influenza	105	51	79	56	0.418	120	53	63	53	0.893
I have a small risk of getting influenza because I hardly ever getting sick	67	33	56	39	0.208	76	33	47	40	0.243
I have a great risk getting seriously ill if I catch influenza again	23	11	10	7	0.192	17	7	16	13	0.073
I will accept influenza vaccination next year to protect myself against seasonal influenza	51	25	41	28	0.422	41	18	50	41	<0.01

Alternatives were dichotomized as agree/partly agree versus disagree/donot know.