Table 1. Participant background characteristics.
| Variables (n = 4,474)* | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 4,474) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1,825 | 40.8 |
| Female | 2,649 | 59.2 |
| Age (years) Mean ± SD | 32.48 ± 10.76 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 1,804 | 44.4 |
| Married | 2,058 | 50.7 |
| Divorced | 139 | 3.4 |
| Widowed | 60 | 1.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| Pre-university | 323 | 7.2 |
| Technical/ vocational education | 129 | 2.9 |
| University degree | 2,243 | 50.3 |
| Postgraduate degree | 1,502 | 33.7 |
| Other | 266 | 6.0 |
| Have a chronic disease | 773 | 17.3 |
| Be a health care professional | 1,789 | 40.0 |
| Previously infected with COVID-19 | 1,025 | 27.9 |
| Relative infected with COVID-19 | 1,915 | 47.5 |
| Relative died from COVID-19 | 1,390 | 33.6 |
| Received the influenza vaccine | 104 | 26.1 |
| Know the different COVID-19 vaccines | 3510 | 78.5 |
| The best COVID-19 vaccine (n = 330)* | ||
| Moderna | 24 | 7.3 |
| Pfizer- BioNTech | 194 | 58.8 |
| Oxford-AstraZeneca | 52 | 15.8 |
| Sinopharm | 51 | 15.5 |
| Sputnik V | 9 | 2.7 |
| Infected with COVID-19 after vaccination | 71 | 21.5 |
| Know the COVID-19 vaccine instructions | 184 | 55.8 |
| Conducted internet search on COVID-19 vaccine | 199 | 60.3 |
| Got COVID-19 vaccine as it is free | 207 | 62.7 |
*Counts and percentages are presented for the actual number of responders to each variable