Table 3. Reasons in Favor of Getting the COVID-19 Vaccination Rated as Highly Important in the Already Vaccinated and Definitely Will Get COVID-19 Vaccine Groups.
| Reasona | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Already (n = 807)b | Definitely will (n = 76)c | |
| It is the best way to prevent me from getting sick from COVID-19. | 462 (57) | 42 (55) |
| It will contribute to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. | 453 (56) | 44 (58) |
| It will help life get back to the way it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. | 406 (50) | 36 (47) |
| It is the best way to prevent others from getting COVID-19. | 390 (48) | 44 (58) |
| I have a health condition that makes me more at risk from COVID-19. | 323 (40) | 23 (30) |
| Drug companies were careful to ensure the safety of their COVID-19 vaccines. | 311 (39) | 28 (37) |
| My health care provider recommended it. | 257 (32) | 27 (36) |
| The VA or military recommends getting it. | 225 (28) | 22 (29) |
| I am required to get it. | 64 (8) | 7 (9) |
| People may think less of me if I don’t get it. | 22 (3) | 1 (1) |
Abbreviation: VA, Department of Veterans Affairs.
a
Respondents were provided the list of 10 reasons and asked to rate each as not important, slightly important, important, very important, or highly important and were also provided an option to provide their own reasons.
b
Out of a total of 817 respondents who reported being vaccinated at the time of the survey, 807 provided these reasons why.
c
Out of a total of 85 respondents who reported that they definitely will get vaccinated, 76 provided reasons why.