Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for the study variables and F-test statistics for intention to get vaccinated if offered (three categories).

	M	SD	F-Test p-Value
Age	80.9	6.35	NS
General health condition (1 = very bad, 4 = very good)	2.86	0.58	<0.05
Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection (1 = very low, 5 = very high)	3.08	0.92	<0.01
Perceived severity of the long-term consequences of COVID-19 if infected (1 = not at all serious, 4 = very serious)	2.39	0.66	<0.01
COVID-19 pandemic situation in Germany after 3 months (1 = much worse, 5 = much better)	2.40	0.57	<0.01
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on daily life (1 = none, 5 = very much)	2.27	0.73	<0.01
Belief on the correctness of the government’s COVID-19 information (1 = mostly incorrect, 4 = mostly correct)	2.75	0.64	<0.01
Opinion about the government’s success in managing the COVID-19 pandemic (1 = very badly managed, 5 = very well managed)	3.17	0.99	<0.01
Perception of COVID-19 vaccination information in the media (1 = media understates the side effects, 3 = media exaggerates the side effects)	2.11	0.90	<0.01
Barriers for getting COVID-19 vaccine (range 4–20; all items from ‘’1—strongly disagree’’ to ‘’5—strongly agree’’)	14.75	3.74	<0.01
Getting COVID-19 vaccine can be painful	2.33	1.01	NS
Getting COVID-19 vaccine is time consuming	3.74	0.79	<0.05
Perceived risk of the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine is verry high	4.08	1.12	<0.01
Perceived severity of side the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine is very serious	4.60	0.82	<0.01
Benefit for getting COVID-19 vaccine (range 4–20; all items from ‘’1—strongly disagree’’ to ‘’5—strongly agree’’)	15.61	3.60	<0.01
I have a lot to gain by getting a COVID-19 vaccine	3.45	1.13	<0.05
I trust in the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine	4.14	0.83	<0.01
Having a chronic illness is a reason for getting the COVID-19 vaccine	4.07	1.04	<0.01
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will prevent me from getting the COVID-19	3.95	0.60	<0.01