Table 3.
Attitudes toward vaccination against COVID-19 concerning socio-demographic variables, types of vaccination, past medical history including COVID-19.
| Variable | Willingness to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 * (* n = 1598) n (%) |
Mandatory Vaccinations (n = 1559) n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, as Soon as Possible | Yes, but Only in a Few Months | Yes, but in a Year or More | No, but I Might Consider It in the Future | No, Never | I Cannot Make a Decision | p | Yes | No | I Do not Have an Opinion | p | ||
| Gender | Female | 554 (43.9) |
94 (7.5) |
28 (2.2) |
226 (17.9) |
262 (20.7) |
98 (7.8) |
<0.001 | 529 (40.9) |
518 (40.0) |
247 (19.1) |
<0.001 |
| Male | 124 (37) |
24 (7.2) |
6 (1.8) |
64 (19.1) |
104 (31) |
13 (3.9) |
93 (35.2) |
140 (53.0) |
31 (11.7) |
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| Age | 18–29 | 299 (37) |
57 (7.05) |
20 (2.5) |
181 (22.4) |
189 (23.4) |
63 (7.8) |
<0.001 | 275 (35.5) |
364 (37.0) |
135 (17.5) |
0.004 |
| 30–39 | 207 (46.6) |
35 (7.9) |
10 (2.3) |
61 (13.8) |
104 (23.4) |
27 (6.0) |
193 (42.3) |
175 (38.4) |
88 (19.3) |
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| 40–59 | 131 (47.0) |
24 (8.6) |
4 (1.4) |
43 (15.4) |
61 (21.9) |
16 (5.8) |
132 (47.7) |
97 (35.0) |
48 (17.3) |
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| ≥60 | 41 (63.1) |
2 (3.1) |
0 (0.0) |
5 (7.7) |
12 (18.4) |
5 (7.7) |
22 (43.1) |
22 (43.1) |
7 (13.8) |
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| Place of residence | Rural area | 124 (33.9) |
24 (6.6) |
7 (2) |
69 (18.9) |
110 (30.0) |
32 (8.7) |
<0.001 | 114 (33.5) |
165 (48.6) |
61 (17.9) |
0.004 |
| City <50,000 residents | 100 (37.2) |
23 (8.6) |
4 (1.5) |
54 (20.1) |
63 (23.4) |
25 (9.3) |
104 (39.4) |
106 (40.1) |
54 (20.5) |
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| City of 50,000–250,000 residents | 121 (38.2) |
24 (7.6) |
8 (2.5) |
59 (18.6) |
85 (26.8) |
20 (6.3) |
104 (35.7) |
136 (46.7) |
51 (17.5) |
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| City > 250,000 residents | 333 (51.6) |
47 (7.3) |
15 (2.3) |
108 (16.7) |
108 (16.7) |
34 (5.3) |
300 (45.2) |
251 (37.9) |
112 (16.9) |
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| Education | Primary | 4 (36.4) |
3 (27.3) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (9.1) |
2 (18.2) |
1 (9.1) |
<0.001 | 3 (30) |
6 (60) |
1 (10) |
0.029 |
| Lower secondary | 6 (46.2) |
1 (7.7) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
6 (46.2) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (50) |
3 (37.5) |
1 (12.5) |
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| Vocational | 13 (24.5) |
1 (1.9) |
1 (1.9) |
6 (11.3) |
28 (52.8) |
4 (7.6) |
9 (22.5) |
21 (52.5) |
10 (25) |
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| Secondary education | 201 (37.8) |
31 (5.8) |
10 (1.9) |
101 (19.0) |
147 (27.6) |
42 (7.9) |
167 (36.2) |
221 (48) |
73 (15.8) |
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| University degree | 454 (46.0) |
82 (8.3) |
23 (2.3) |
182 (18.4) |
183 (18.5) |
64 (6.5) |
439 (42.6) |
407 (39.2) |
193 (18.6) |
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| Relationship status | Married | 325 (48.5) |
51 (7.6) |
13 (1.9) |
105 (15.7) |
139 (20.8) |
37 (5.5) |
0.003 | 307 (44.7) |
255 (37.1) |
125 (18.2) |
0.005 |
| Civil partnership/Informal relationship | 190 (35.5) |
36 (6.7) |
14 (2.6) |
114 (21.3) |
140 (26.2) |
41 (7.7) |
180 (35.7) |
234 (46.4) |
90 (17.9) |
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| I am not in a relationship | 163 (41.6) |
31 (7.9) |
7 (1.8) |
71 (18.1) |
87 (22.2) |
33 (8.4) |
135 (36.8) |
169 (46.1) |
63 (17.1) |
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| Healthcare professional | Yes | 90 (47.4) |
18 (9.5) |
4 (2.1) |
38 (20.0) |
25 (13.2) |
15 (7.9) |
0.031 | 162 (51.8) |
94 (30.0) |
57 (18.2) |
<0.001 |
| No | 588 (41.8) |
100 (7.1) |
30 (2.1) |
252 (17.9) |
341 (24.2) |
96 (6.8) |
460 (37.0) |
564 (45.3) |
221 (17.8) |
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| COVID-19 | In the course of the illness | 15 (60.0) |
2 (8.00) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (8.0) |
5 (20.0) |
1 (4.0) |
0.056 | 10 (45.5) |
8 (36.4) |
4 (18.2) |
0.517 |
| Convalescent | 94 (38.2) |
22 (8.9) |
3 (1.2) |
63 (25.6) |
47 (19.1) |
17 (6.9) |
95 (35.9) |
115 (43.4) |
55 (20.8) |
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| Has not been ill | 569 (42.9) |
94 (7.1) |
31 (2.3) |
225 (17.0) |
314 (23.7) |
93 (7.0) |
517 (40.7) |
535 (42.1) |
219 (17.2) |
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| Past vaccinations (n = 1133) |
Yes, only mandatory | 308 (32.4) |
59 (6.2) |
18 (1.9) |
214 (22.5) |
275 (29.0) |
76 (8.0) |
<0.001 | 172 (24.6) |
402 (57.6) |
124 (17.8) |
<0.001 |
| Yes, mandatory and recommended | 357 (62.9) |
54 (9.5) |
16 (2.8) |
67 (11.8) |
42 (7.4) |
32 (5.6) |
185 (48.7) |
56 (14.6) |
139 (36.7) |
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| No | 13 (16.5) |
5 (6.3) |
0 (0.0) |
9 (11.4) |
49 (62.0) |
3 (3.8) |
13 (23.6) |
38 (69.1) |
4 (7.3) |
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| Chronic conditions (n = 1133) |
Yes | 191 (50.3) |
19 (5.0) |
8 (2.11) |
60 (15.8) |
77 (20.3) |
25 (6.7) |
0.155 | 239 (45.2) |
197 (37.2) |
93 (17.6) |
|
| No | 315 (41.8) |
47 (6.2) |
14 (1.9) |
149 (19.9) |
176 (23.4) |
52 (6.9) |
383 (37.2) |
461 (44.9) |
185 (18.0) |
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The results are presented as n and %. * excluding persons who are already vaccinated.