Table 2. Multinomial logistic regression of vaccination beliefs and contextual factors for participants ‘uncertain’ at Wave 10 and who switched to ‘yes’ or ‘no’ relative to those who did not in Wave 11, national cohort survey, the Netherlands, February–March 2021 (n = 3,383).
| Beliefs (Wave 10) | Switched intention to get vaccinated (n = 1,197) | Switched intention to not get vaccinated (n = 258) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p value | ||
| I am scared of potential side effects of the vaccine. | 0.89 | 0.80–0.98 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 0.86–1.21 | 0.83 | |
| I am scared of possible unknown long-term effects of the vaccine. | 0.90 | 0.81–1.00 | 0.05 | 1.06 | 0.87–1.29 | 0.54 | |
| If I get vaccinated, I am protected from the coronavirus. | 1.10 | 0.99–1.22 | 0.09 | 1.18 | 0.99–1.40 | 0.07 | |
| If I am vaccinated, I protect others from the coronavirus. | 1.09 | 0.98–1.22 | 0.10 | 0.89 | 0.75–1.07 | 0.22 | |
| If the vaccine has been approved on the Dutch market, I believe that it is safe. | 1.31 | 1.16–1.47 | <.001 | 0.71 | 0.59–0.86 | <.001 | |
| If I get vaccinated, I contribute to a way out of the corona crisis for the Netherlands. | 1.56 | 1.39–1.76 | <.001 | 0.80 | 0.67–0.96 | 0.02 | |
| Contextual factors | |||||||
| Most of my friends and family have been vaccinated against corona or are planning to do so (social context, Wave 10). | 1.15 | 1.03–1.28 | 0.01 | 0.96 | 0.80–1.14 | 0.60 | |
| Have you received an invitation, or is your vaccination against the coronavirus due? Cue to action, Wave 11. | 4.25 | 3.29–5.50 | <.001 | 1.64 | 1.04–2.59 | 0.03 | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | Reference | ||||||
| Male | 1.04 | 0.87–1.25 | 0.68 | 0.88 | 0.63–1.21 | 0.42 | |
| Age | |||||||
| ≥70 years old | Reference | ||||||
| 55–69 years old | 0.71 | 0.54–0.94 | <.001 | 0.71 | 0.41–1.22 | 0.22 | |
| 40–54 years old | 0.49 | 0.37–0.65 | <.001 | 0.89 | 0.52–1.52 | 0.68 | |
| 25–39 years old | 0.40 | 0.29–0.55 | <.001 | 1.27 | 0.73–2.21 | 0.40 | |
| 16–24 years old | 0.40 | 0.23–0.70 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.35–2.32 | 0.84 | |
| Education | |||||||
| Higher education | Reference | ||||||
| Secondary education | 1.04 | 0.87–1.24 | 0.65 | 1.34 | 1.00–1.79 | 0.05 | |
| Primary education or lower vocational education or no education | 0.91 | 0.70–1.17 | 0.46 | 1.38 | 0.91-2.10 | 0.13 | |
CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.
Reference: those who remain in doubt (n = 1,928)