Table 1.
Overall study population, and differences between participants undecided/dismissive or willing to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
| Item | Total (n = 4500) | Undecided/Dismissive (n = 375) | Willing (n = 4125) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 2610 (58.0) | 218 (8.4) | 2392 (91.6) | 0.801 |
| Male | 1879 (41.8) | 153 (8.1) | 1726 (91.9) | |
| No answer | 11 (0.2) | |||
| Age | ||||
| ≤20 years | 156 (3.5) | 22 (14.1) | 134 (85.9) | 0.039 |
| 21–30 years | 1603 (35.6) | 112 (7.0) | 1491 (93.0) | |
| 31–40 years | 872 (19.4) | 78 (8.9) | 794 (91.1) | |
| 41–50 years | 730 (16.2) | 66 (9.0) | 664 (91.0) | |
| 51–60 years | 776 (17.2) | 62 (8.0) | 714 (92.0) | |
| ≥61 years | 355 (7.9) | 30 (8.5) | 325 (91.5) | |
| No answer | 8 (0.2) | |||
| Professional groups | ||||
| Certified nurse | 466 (10.4) | 42 (9.0) | 424 (91.0) | <0.001 |
| Other non-physician medical staff | 346 (7.7) | 35 (10.1) | 311 (89.9) | |
| Resident | 323 (7.2) | 21 (6.5) | 302 (93.5) | |
| Physicians with specialist/personnel responsibility | 1329 (29.5) | 104 (7.8) | 1225 (92.2) | |
| Administration/science | 266 (5.9) | 25 (9.4) | 241 (90.6) | |
| Medical student | 1313 (29.2) | 88 (6.7) | 1225 (93.3) | |
| Dentist/dentistry student/dental assisting personnel | 288 (6.4) | 47 (16.3) | 241 (83.7) | |
| Other | 148 (3.3) | 5 (3.4) | 143 (96.6) | |
| No answer | 21 (0.5) | |||
| Work setting | ||||
| Maximum-care hospital/university hospital | 1838 (40.8) | 102 (5.5) | 1736 (94.5) | <0.001 |
| Hospitals of other care levels | 792 (17.6) | 47 (5.9) | 745 (94.1) | |
| Medical practice/medical care center | 771 (17.1) | 107 (13.9) | 664 (86.1) | |
| Rescue service | 128 (2.8) | 5 (3.9) | 123 (96.1) | |
| Nursing home/retirement home | 26 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (100.0) | |
| Outpatient nursing service | 34 (0.8) | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) | |
| Other | 526 (11.7) | 47 (8.9) | 479 (91.1) | |
| No answer | 385 (8.6) | |||
| Hospital, intensive care unit yes | 1105 (24.6) | 52 (4.7) | 1053 (95.3) | 0.070 |
| Hospital, intensive care unit no | 1525 (33.9) | 97 (6.4) | 1428 (93.6) | |
| Region | ||||
| Northern Germany | 1266 (28.1) | 134 (10.6) | 1132 (89.4) | 0.001 |
| Southern Germany | 1582 (35.2) | 107 (6.8) | 1475 (93.2) | |
| Eastern Germany | 380 (8.2) | 36 (9.5) | 344 (90.5) | |
| Western Germany | 1168 (26.0) | 85 (7.3) | 1083 (92.7) | |
| No answer | 104 (2.3) | |||
| COVID-19 patient care | ||||
| Never | 1729 (38.4) | 170 (9.8) | 1559 (90.2) | <0.001 |
| <50% of working days | 1815 (40.3) | 112 (6.2) | 1703 (93.8) | |
| >50% of working days (but not every working day) | 307 (6.8) | 20 (6.5) | 287 (93.5) | |
| On each working day | 171 (3.8) | 10 (5.8) | 161 (94.2) | |
| No answer | 478 (10.6) | |||
Results presented as numbers (percentage); p-values apply for overall group comparisons (Chi square test).