Table 3.

Support for and opposition to the mandatory vaccination policy (“Yes” and “No” answers in the question “Do you support the change in the new Communicable Diseases Act?”) compared to other categories in the 2018–2019 survey. Uncertain answers removed from all categories.

	Supporting the new act n (% in the category)	Opposing the new act n (% in the category)	p Value
Are you going to or have you taken the influenza vaccine for the coming flu season	n = 457	n = 140
Yes	454 (99.3)	124 (88.6)	<.001
No	3 (0.7)	16 (11.4)
Have you taken seasonal influenza vaccination in previous years?	n = 454	n = 149
Always	377 (83.0)	40 (26.8)	<.001
Sometimes or never	77 (17.0)	109 (73.2)
Do you consider influenza to be a serious disease	n = 453	n = 138
Yes	439 (96.9)	110 (79.7)	<.001
No	14 (3.1)	28 (20.3)
Do you find the new Communicable Diseases Act to be coercive or restrictive of your self-determination?	n = 424	n = 149
Yes	38 (9.0)	147 (98.7)	<.001
No	386 (91.0)	2 (1.3)