Table 1. Characteristics of the study population (N=936).
| Variable | Total: n (%) | Vaccine accepted N=656: n (%) | Vaccine refused N=280: n (%) | p-value |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| 18-19 | 359 (38.4) | 226 (34.5) | 133 (47.5) | |
| 20-29 | 411 (43.9) | 319 (48.6) | 92 (32.9) | |
| 30-39 | 98 (10.5) | 69 (10.5) | 29 (10.4) | |
| 40-49 | 25 (2.7) | 19 (2.9) | 6 (2.1) | |
| 50-59 | 28 (3) | 16 (2.4) | 12 (4.3) | |
| >60 | 15 (1.6) | 7 (1.1) | 8 (2.9) | |
| Gender | 0.009 | |||
| Male | 378 (40.4) | 283 (43.1) | 95 (33.9) | |
| Female | 558 (59.6) | 373 (56.9) | 185 (66.1) | |
| Province | 0.01 | |||
| Sindh | 341 (36.4) | 261 (39.8) | 80 (28.6) | |
| Punjab | 485 (51.8) | 318 (48.5) | 167 (59.6) | |
| Balochistan | 34 (3.6) | 22 (3.4) | 12 (4.3) | |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 64 (6.8) | 47 (7.2) | 17 (6.1) | |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 12 (1.3) | 8 (1.2) | 4 (1.4) | |
| Education | 0.003 | |||
| No formal education | 21 (2.2) | 10 (1.5) | 11 (3.9) | |
| Primary school | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Secondary school | 105 (11.2) | 80 (12.2) | 25 (8.9) | |
| Bachelor/university | 608 (65) | 441 (67.2) | 167 (59.6) | |
| Master/PhD | 185 (19.8) | 117 (17.8) | 68 (24.3) | |
| Diploma | 14 (1.5) | 6 (0.9) | 8 (2.9) | |
| Occupation | <0.001 | |||
| Unemployed | 149 (15.9) | 105 (16) | 44 (15.7) | |
| Retired | 6 (0.6) | 6 (0.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Private sector | 187 (20) | 147 (22.4) | 40 (14.3) | |
| Government employee | 44 (4.7) | 38 (5.8) | 6 (2.1) | |
| Business | 39 (4.2) | 25 (3.8) | 14 (5) | |
| Student | 505 (54) | 334 (50.9) | 171 (61.1) | |
| Unskilled worker | 6 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (1.8) | |
| Income (in Pakistani rupees) | <0.001 | |||
| <10,000 | 52 (5.6) | 38 (5.8) | 14 (5) | |
| 10,000-49,999 | 95 (10.1) | 71 (10.8) | 24 (8.6) | |
| 50,000-100,000 | 94 (10) | 75 (11.4) | 19 (6.8) | |
| >100,000 | 122 (13) | 100 (15.2) | 22 (7.9) | |
| Not applicable | 573 (61.2) | 372 (56.7) | 201 (71.8) | |
| Marital status | 0.005 | |||
| Married | 209 (22.3) | 145 (22.1) | 64 (22.9) | |
| Single | 708 (75.6) | 504 (76.8) | 204 (72.9) | |
| Divorced | 19 (2) | 7 (1.1) | 12 (4.3) | |
| Occupation | 0.003 | |||
| Healthcare workers | 133 (14.2) | 107 (16.3) | 26 (9.3) | |
| Medical students | 298 (31.8) | 216 (32.9) | 82 (29.3) | |
| None of the above | 505 (54) | 333 (50.8) | 172 (61.4) | |
| Presence of COVID-19 infection in family or friends | 427 (45.6) | 333 (50.8) | 94 (33.6) | <0.001 |
| Comorbidity | 0.69 | |||
| Yes | 130 (13.9) | 93 (14.2) | 37 (13.2) | |
| No | 806 (86.1) | 563 (85.8) | 243 (86.8) | |