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. 2022 Jan 6;24(1):e32329. doi: 10.2196/32329

Table 2.

Chi-square statistics for variables related to COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and acceptance.

Characteristics Likelihood of getting the COVID-19 vaccine (N=1016) P value

Acceptance (n=475), n (%) Hesitancy (n=541), n (%)
Sociodemographic factors

Gender <.001


Male 272 (54.8) 224 (45.2)


Female 203 (39) 317 (61)

Age (years) <.001


18-29 55 (32.4) 115 (67.6)


30-39 51 (32.5) 106 (67.5)


40-49 91 (47.9) 99 (52.1)


50-59 107 (53.2) 94 (46.8)


≥60 171 (57.4) 127 (42.6)

Family size .89


1 (living alone) 69 (47.3) 77 (52.7)


More than 2 406 (46.7) 464 (53.3)

Education level .97


Middle school or below 12 (42.9) 16 (57.1)


High school graduate 214 (46.9) 242 (53.1)


College 218 (46.6) 250 (53.4)


Graduate school and above 31 (48.4) 33 (51.6)

Marital status <.001


Married 312 (51.2) 297 (48.8)


Single/divorced/bereaved 163 (40) 244 (60)

Presence of children .39


None 375 (47.5) 415 (52.5)


More than 1 100 (44.2) 126 (55.8)

Income level (million won)a .03


<2 103 (45) 126 (55)


2-3.99 164 (45.6) 196 (54.4)


4-5.99 113 (51.4) 107 (48.6)


6-7.99 80 (51.6) 75 (48.4)


≥8 15 (28.8) 37 (71.2)

Residence .61


Urban 412 (46.4) 475 (53.6)


Rural 63 (48.8) 66 (51.2)
Health-related factors

Influenza vaccination history <.001


No 107 (31.9) 228 (68.1)


Yes 368 (54) 313 (46)

Underlying disease .003


None 280 (43.2) 368 (56.8)


More than 1 195 (53) 173 (47)

Subjective health .14


Poor 79 (53) 70 (47)


Moderate 223 (44.1) 283 (55.9)


Good 173 (47.9) 188 (52.1)

COVID-19 infection experience .50


Not infected 468 (46.9) 530 (53.1)


Confirmed 7 (38.9) 11 (61.1)

aCurrency exchange conversion rate of 1000 won=US $0.87 is applicable.