Table A1.
Summary of the raw data from participants’ answers (n = 182). Due to the different nature of written response options to certain questions, these have been distinguished with quotation marks.
| Question | Responses (%) | ||||||
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| 1 | What is your age? | 18–29 (31.9) |
30–39 (17.6) |
40–49 (12.1) |
50–59 (20.9) |
60–69 (13.2) |
70+ (4.4) |
| 2 | Have you used a search engine (e.g., Google) since January 2020 to search for information about Coronavirus or COVID-19? | Yes (90.1) |
No (9.4) |
Don’t know (0.6) |
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| 3 | How often do you use social media (e.g., Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat) | Never (2.7) |
Rarely (2.2) | Monthly (0.0) | Weekly (3.8) |
Daily (64.3) |
More frequently than daily (26.9) |
| 4 | Do you believe that information on social media is reliable? | Always reliable (1.1) |
Sometimes reliable (70.9) | Rarely reliable (24.2) |
Never reliable (2.7) | Don’t know (1.1) |
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| 5 | Have you ever tested positive for COVID-19? | Yes (7.7) |
No (92.3) |
Don’t know (0.0) |
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| 6 | As far as you are aware, have you accepted all of the vaccinations you have been invited to (excluding COVID-19) since the age of 18? | Yes I have had all vaccinations I have been invited to (85.7) |
I have had some of my vaccinations (8.2) |
I have not had any of my vaccinations (2.7) |
I have not had vaccinations due to an underlying cause (0.5) |
I have decided to opt out of vaccinations (2.7) |
Don’t know (0.0) |
| 7 | Have you already or are you going to accept a vaccine against COVID-19? | Yes (90.1) |
No (8.2) |
Don’t know (1.6) |
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| 7a | If you selected don’t know, please specify: (optional) | Response 1: “Too early to be sure of safety.” | |||||
| Response 2: “Not sure if I will have my second vaccine.” | |||||||
| Response 3: “I would like to know more long term side effects before committing to being vaccinated.” | |||||||
| 8 | Have you received a vaccination to protect you against COVID-19 | Yes (98.2) |
No (1.8) |
Don’t know (0.0) |
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| 9 | Which vaccine did you receive? | Pfizer (49.1) |
Oxford Astra Zeneca (48.4) |
Modern (1.9) |
Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) (0.0) |
Don’t know (0.6) |
Other (0.0) |
| 10 | Are you concerned about accepting the COVID-19 vaccine/did you have concerns before receiving the vaccine? | I am not/was not concerned (73.8) |
I feel/felt impartial (4.3) |
I am/was slightly concerned (17.1) |
I am/was very concerned (4.3) |
Other (0.6) |
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| 10a | If you selected other, please specify: (optional) | Response 1: “I’m informed about side effects and don’t believe what you see in the news without looking at the actual data. So initially concerned but not after looking into the clotting issue.” | |||||
| 11 | Why did (or why will) you accept the COVID-19 vaccine? (Please select the most likely reason) | I have done my own research and I believe them to be safe (20.7) |
I want the world to go back to how it used to be before the COVID-19 pandemic (40.2) |
I know of or have lost someone to COVID-19 who did not receive the vaccination in time (5.5) |
For protection for myself (27.4) |
Other (6.1) |
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| 11a | If you selected other, please specify: (optional) | Response 1: “Mainly to protect others.” | |||||
| Response 2: “For protection of the weak and vulnerable as well as myself.” | |||||||
| Response 3: “Family member I care for is vulnerable otherwise I may have declined.” | |||||||
| Response 4: “NHS worker.” | |||||||
| Response 5: “Protection for my high risk family (mother and father).” | |||||||
| 12 | Why did (or why will) you not accept the COVID-19 vaccine? (tick all that apply) | I worry I might get COVID019 (0.0) |
I have done my own research and I do not believe them to be safe (52.9) |
I worry about the adverse reactions (23.5) |
I do not believe the trials have been long enough to ensure accurate results (64.7) |
Other (23.5) |
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| 12a | If you selected other, please specify: (optional) | Response 1: “I have had both vaccine doses.” | |||||
| Response 2: “I have an immune system. The majority of people do not need a vaccine for covid 19…. In my opinion. My mother also had a severe adverse reaction to the Astra Zeneca jab and is now suffering high blood pressure.” | |||||||
| Response 3: “I’ve had the flu jab—that’s all I needed!” | |||||||
| Response 4: “I keep myself fit and healthy, I do not have any medical conditions, I ensure I eat a balanced diet and maintain a normal BMI, I exercise frequently and take my general health very seriously thus I did not feel it necessary to have the vaccine. I felt that pressure from colleagues, family and social media made me feel like I didn’t have a choice. I work in an nhs hospital.” | |||||||
| 13 | If you have children, what age are they? (If you have multiple children, please select the age of the youngest) | 0–4 years (16.3) |
5–10 years (7.6) |
11–15 years (4.1) |
16–17 years (1.2) |
18 years + (32.6) |
I do not have children (38.4) |
| 14 | As of 1 July 2021 in the UK, children under the age of 18 are not routinely offered a COVID-19 vaccine. If this changed and children were offered the vaccine, would you give permission for your child/children to have the vaccine? | Yes (41.1) |
Probably (8.9) |
Don’t know (17.9) |
Probably not (5.4) |
No (26.8) |
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| 15 | If you selected no/probably not to the previous question, please tick the most relevant box | They have an underlying disorder that prevents them from having vaccinations (0.0) |
I do not trust what is in the vaccine (22.2) |
I do not believe that they work (0.0) |
I do not want them to suffer possible long term adverse reactions (50.0) |
Other (27.8) |
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| 15a | If you selected other, please specify: (optional) | Response 1: “Given that the effects on children of the virus is known and proven to be low on children on balance I don’t think any benefits outweigh the negatives as the vaccine has not been out for long.” | |||||
| Response 2: “Children were never in the at risk group. I believe this experimental poison that’s only approved for EMERGENCY use (e.g., not approved like measles/chicken pox/meningitis) will cause life changing side effects or even death. How many dead children from this vaccine are acceptable? 1? 10? 100? We are vaccinating a population over a disease with a 99.7% survival rate-oh and it’s not even 100% effective!” | |||||||
| Response 3: “Covid 19 does not affect children… why would anyone vaccinate a child against something that wouldn’t cause them any harm in the first place?” | |||||||
| Response 4: “I would like to see more long term data on infants receiving a vaccine before making my mind.” | |||||||
| 16 | Have/would you use Twitter to find out information about COVID-19 or Coronavirus? | Yes (11.5) |
No (83.5) |
Don’t know (4.9) |
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| 17 | I would describe my attitude towards receiving a COVID-19 vaccine as: | Very interested (52.7) |
Interested (19.2) |
Neutral (12.1) |
Uneasy (8.8) |
Against it (7.1) |
Don’t know (0.0) |
| 18 | If friends or family were offered a COVID-19 vaccine I would: | Strongly encourage them (61.0) |
Encourage them (19.8) |
Not say anything (12.1) |
Discourage them (1.6) |
Strongly discourage them (3.3) |
Don’t know (2.2) |
| 19 | Taking a COVID-19 vaccination is: | Extremely important (64.6) |
Important (21.5) |
Neither important nor unimportant (6.1) |
Unimportant (2.2) |
Extremely unimportant (2.8) |
Don’t know (2.8) |
| 20 | Do you consider the COVID-19 vaccine more dangerous than the COVID-19 disease? | Strongly agree (6.6) |
Somewhat agree (6.6) |
Neither agree nor disagree (7.7) |
Somewhat disagree (12.1) |
Strongly disagree (64.3) |
Don’t know (2.7) |
| 21 | Vaccine safety and effectiveness data are often false | Strongly agree (5.0) |
Somewhat agree (12.2) |
Neither agree nor disagree (16.0) |
Somewhat disagree (20.4) |
Strongly disagree (40.3) |
Don’t know (6.1) |
| 22 | How would you describe your general knowledge of vaccinations? | Deep/thorough understanding (23.6) |
Some understanding (74.2) |
No understanding (2.2) |
Don’t know (0.0) |
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