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 | |||||||
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Acceptance (n=475), n (%) | Hesitancy (n=541), n (%) |
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| Sociodemographic factors | |||||||||
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Gender | <.001 | |||||||
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Male | 272 (54.8) | 224 (45.2) |
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Female | 203 (39) | 317 (61) |
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Age (years) | <.001 | |||||||
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18-29 | 55 (32.4) | 115 (67.6) |
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30-39 | 51 (32.5) | 106 (67.5) |
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40-49 | 91 (47.9) | 99 (52.1) |
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50-59 | 107 (53.2) | 94 (46.8) |
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≥60 | 171 (57.4) | 127 (42.6) |
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Family size | .89 | |||||||
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1 (living alone) | 69 (47.3) | 77 (52.7) |
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More than 2 | 406 (46.7) | 464 (53.3) |
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Education level | .97 | |||||||
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Middle school or below | 12 (42.9) | 16 (57.1) |
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High school graduate | 214 (46.9) | 242 (53.1) |
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College | 218 (46.6) | 250 (53.4) |
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Graduate school and above | 31 (48.4) | 33 (51.6) |
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Marital status | <.001 | |||||||
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Married | 312 (51.2) | 297 (48.8) |
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Single/divorced/bereaved | 163 (40) | 244 (60) |
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Presence of children | .39 | |||||||
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None | 375 (47.5) | 415 (52.5) |
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More than 1 | 100 (44.2) | 126 (55.8) |
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Income level (million won)a | .03 | |||||||
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<2 | 103 (45) | 126 (55) |
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2-3.99 | 164 (45.6) | 196 (54.4) |
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4-5.99 | 113 (51.4) | 107 (48.6) |
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6-7.99 | 80 (51.6) | 75 (48.4) |
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≥8 | 15 (28.8) | 37 (71.2) |
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Residence | .61 | |||||||
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Urban | 412 (46.4) | 475 (53.6) |
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Rural | 63 (48.8) | 66 (51.2) |
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| Health-related factors | |||||||||
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Influenza vaccination history | <.001 | |||||||
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No | 107 (31.9) | 228 (68.1) |
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Yes | 368 (54) | 313 (46) |
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Underlying disease | .003 | |||||||
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None | 280 (43.2) | 368 (56.8) |
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More than 1 | 195 (53) | 173 (47) |
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Subjective health | .14 | |||||||
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Poor | 79 (53) | 70 (47) |
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Moderate | 223 (44.1) | 283 (55.9) |
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Good | 173 (47.9) | 188 (52.1) |
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COVID-19 infection experience | .50 | |||||||
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Not infected | 468 (46.9) | 530 (53.1) |
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Confirmed | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) |
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aCurrency exchange conversion rate of 1000 won=US $0.87 is applicable.