Table 1.

Characteristics and attitudes of those respondents who expressed a clear intention either to have or not to have the influenza vaccine (n=466)

Variable
Age (years): mean (SD); range	53.07 (16.86); 18–87
Gender*
Male	203 (43.7)
Female	262 (56.3)
Ethnicity†
White	403 (87.0)
Non-white	60 (13.0)
Qualifications
Degree equivalent or higher	231 (49.6)
Other	235 (50.4)
Working‡
Part-time	58 (12.5)
Full-time	136 (29.3)
Not working/other§	270 (58.2)
Key worker
Yes	175 (37.6)
No	291 (62.4)
Influenza vaccination last winter*
Yes	299 (64.3)
No	166 (35.7)
In general, vaccination is a good thing (0–10 scale): mean (SD)¶	8.78 (2.09)
I am afraid of needles (0–10 scale): mean (SD)¶	2.14 (3.17)

Values are n (%) except where stated otherwise.

*One missing value.

†Three missing values.

‡Two missing values.

§Includes 30 unemployed, 36 furloughed and 157 retired.

¶These variables showed a marked skew.