Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the full sample and the subsample of contradictory respondents who believe vaccination is useful, but who do not wish to become vaccinated against Covid-19.
| Characteristic | Responseitem |
Full sample (N = 2,060) |
Subsample (N = 349) |
P-value of difference$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Respondents’ general background | ||||||
| Gender | Female | 1055 | 51% | 206 | 59% | p = 0.0067 |
| Male | 1005 | 49% | 143 | 41% | ||
| Age | 18–24 | 208 | 10% | 41 | 12% | p < 0.0001 |
| 25–34 | 346 | 17% | 76 | 22% | ||
| 35–44 | 358 | 17% | 83 | 24% | ||
| 45–54 | 400 | 19% | 79 | 22% | ||
| 55–64 | 341 | 17% | 38 | 11% | ||
| 65–80 | 407 | 20% | 32 | 9% | ||
| Language | Dutch | 1174 | 57% | 156 | 45% | p < 0.0001 |
| French | 886 | 43% | 193 | 55% | ||
| Education | None | 8 | 0% | 0 | 0% | p = 0.0714 |
| Primary school | 65 | 3% | 6 | 2% | ||
| First degree secondary school | 208 | 10% | 43 | 12% | ||
| Second degree secondary school | 262 | 13% | 53 | 15% | ||
| Third degree secondary school | 715 | 35% | 120 | 35% | ||
| Higher education (non-university) | 495 | 24% | 81 | 23% | ||
| University or post-university education | 278 | 14% | 45 | 13% | ||
| PhD | 21 | 1% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Other | 8 | 0% | 1 | 0% | ||
| Have children | Yes | 1283 | 62% | 208 | 60% | p = 0.3414 |
| No | 777 | 38% | 141 | 40% | ||
| Profession | Working | 1039 | 51% | 216 | 62% | p < 0.0001 |
| Homemaker | 87 | 4% | 14 | 4% | ||
| Student | 168 | 8% | 28 | 8% | ||
| Unemployed | 138 | 7% | 30 | 8% | ||
| Disabled | 131 | 6% | 20 | 6% | ||
| Retired | 497 | 24% | 41 | 12% | ||
| Difficulties with monthly expenses | Never | 847 | 41% | 124 | 35% | p = 0.2371 |
| Once a year | 447 | 22% | 79 | 23% | ||
| Once every three months | 413 | 20% | 77 | 22% | ||
| Every month | 353 | 17% | 69 | 20% | ||
| Respondents’ Covid-19 related background | ||||||
| Self-reported membership of a Covid-19 risk group | No | 1261 | 61% | 265 | 76% | p < 0.0001 |
| Yes, elderly | 384 | 19% | 28 | 8% | ||
| Yes, chronically ill | 424 | 21% | 52 | 15% | ||
| Yes, severe obesity | 133 | 6% | 14 | 4% | ||
| Yes, other | 69 | 3% | 6 | 2% | ||
| Self-reported profession is labelled as 'essential' | Yes | 393 | 19% | 74 | 21% | p = 0.3575 |
| No | 1667 | 81% | 275 | 79% | ||
| Has had a Covid-19 infection | Yes, confirmed with a test | 64 | 3% | 8 | 2% | p = 0.4110 |
| Probably, but not confirmed with a test | 173 | 8% | 24 | 7% | ||
| No | 1823 | 89% | 317 | 91% | ||
| Know personally someone who has had Covid-19 | Yes, confirmed with a test | 314 | 15% | 49 | 14% | p = 0.7480 |
| Probably, but not confirmed with a test | 187 | 9% | 35 | 10% | ||
| No | 1559 | 76% | 265 | 76% | ||
| Know personally someone who was hospitalised for Covid-19 | Yes | 127 | 6% | 12 | 3% | p = 0.0314 |
| No | 1933 | 94% | 337 | 97% | ||
| Know personally someone who died of Covid-19 | Yes | 92 | 4% | 13 | 4% | p = 0.5222 |
| No | 1968 | 96% | 336 | 96% | ||
| Satisfaction with government’s approach to Covid-19 pandemic | Very satisfied | 66 | 3% | 2 | 1% | p < 0.0001 |
| Rather satisfied | 774 | 38% | 92 | 26% | ||
| Rather dissatisfied | 827 | 40% | 158 | 45% | ||
| Very dissatisfied | 393 | 19% | 97 | 28% | ||
| Determination of the vaccine prioritization strategy | Population | 242 | 13% | 58 | 17% | p = 0.1030 |
| Government | 196 | 10% | 29 | 8% | ||
| Scientists | 1466 | 77% | 262 | 75% | ||
$
Chi-square test to indicate significant differences in proportions between the two samples.