Table 1.
Demographics and COVID-19 intent (N = 1159).
| Intention to take COVID-19 vaccine |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Overall N(%) |
Intend (Yes, Definitely/Probably/Possibly) n = 1093 n (%, 95% CI) |
Do not intend (Definitely/Probably Not) n = 66 n (%, 95% CI) |
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| Demographics | |||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–30 | 366 (31.6) | 351 (95.9) | 15 (4.1) |
| 31–40 | 374 (32.3) | 353 (94.4) | 21 (5.6) |
| 41–50 | 245 (21.1) | 228 (93.1) | 17 (6.9) |
| >50 | 174 (15.0) | 161 (92.5) | 13 (7.5) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 394 (34.0) | 371 (94.2) | 23 (5.8) |
| Female | 765 (66.0) | 722 (94.4) | 43 (5.6) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Malay | 546 (47.1) | 510 (93.4) | 36 (6.6) |
| Chinese | 513 (44.3) | 492 (95.9) | 21 (4.1) |
| Indian | 58 (5.0) | 53 (91.4) | 5 (8.6) |
| Bumiputera Sabah/Sarawak/Others | 42 (3.6) | 38 (90.5) | 4 (9.5) |
| Highest education level | |||
| Secondary and below | 116 (10.0) | 102 (87.9) | 14 (12.1) |
| Tertiary | 1043 (90.0) | 991 (95.0) | 52 (5.0) |
| Occupation category | |||
| Professional and managerial | 643 (55.5) | 610 (94.9) | 33 (5.1) |
| General worker | 236 (20.4) | 215 (91.1) | 21 (8.9) |
| Student | 99 (8.5) | 94 (94.9) | 5 (5.1) |
| Housewife/Retired/ Unemployed/Others |
181 (15.6) | 174 (96.1) | 7 (3.9) |
| Average monthly household income (MYR) | |||
| <2000 | 143 (12.3) | 123 (93.0) | 10 (7.0) |
| 2001–4000 | 229 (19.8) | 219 (95.6) | 10 (4.4) |
| 4001–8000 | 390 (33.6) | 366 (93.8) | 24 (6.2) |
| >8000 | 397 (34.3) | 375 (94.5 | 22 (5.5) |
| Living area | |||
| Urban | 862 (74.4) | 816 (94.7) | 46 (5.3) |
| Suburban/Rural | 297 (25.6) | 277 (93.3) | 20 (6.7) |
| Diagnosed with chronic diseases | |||
| Yes | 125 (10.8) | 121 (96.8) | 4 (3.2) |
| No | 1034 (89.2) | 972 (94.0) | 62 (6.0) |
| Perceived overall health | |||
| Very good | 197 (17.0) | 184 (93.4) | 13 (6.6) |
| Good | 654 (56.4) | 617 (94.3) | 37 (5.7) |
| Fair/Poor | 308 (26.6) | 292 (94.8) | 16 (5.2) |
| Known any friends, neighbors and colleagues infected by COVID-19 | |||
| Yes | 248 (21.4) | 231 (93.1) | 17 (6.9) |
| No | 911 (78.6) | 862 (94.6) | 49 (5.4) |