Table 4.

Beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines and their association with vaccine literacy (VL) scores and sociodemographic characteristics

How much do you agree with the following statements:			VL functional score		VL interactive-critical score		Gender	Age groups	Country of residence	Area of residence	Civil status	Socioeconomic status	Educational attainment	Occupational status
	Answer	N (%)	Mean (SD)	P value	Mean (SD)	P value	P value	P value	P value	P value	P value	P value	P value	P value
1. I am not favorable to vaccines because they are unsafe	Totally agree	33 (9.9)	2.50 (0.71)	0.117	2.98 (0.67)	0.003	0.243	0.147	0.730	0.335	0.150	0.210	0.044 (6)	0.195
	Partially agree	36 (10.8)	2.36 (0.65)		2.90 (0.53)
	Partially disagree	32 (9.6)	2.51 (0.77)		2.78 (0.62)
	Totally disagree	232 (69.7)	2.65 (0.75)		3.13 (0.58)
2. There is no need to vaccinate because natural immunity exists	Totally agree	12 (3.6)	2.58 (0.70)	0.802	3.02 (0.72)	0.477	0.611	0.429	0.849	0.049 (3)	0.695	0.861	0.851	0.533
	Partially agree	26 (7.8)	2.73 (0.74)		3.13 (0.57)
	Partially disagree	19 (5.7)	2.57 (0.65)		2.86 (0.55)
	Totally disagree	275 (82.8)	2.58 (0.75)		3.06 (0.60)
3. Vaccines are effective at preventing diseases	Totally agree	295 (88.9)	2.57 (0.74)	0.235	3.07 (0.60)	0.054	0.664	0.956	0.543	0.157	0.671	0.783	0.889	0.814
	Partially agree	7 (2.1)	2.82 (0.46)		2.58 (0.53)
	Partially disagree	5 (1.6)	2.28 (0.62)		2.62 (0.76)
	Totally disagree	25 (7.5)	2.83 (0.75)		3.14 (0.54)
4. I generally do what my health care professional recommends	Totally agree	306 (92.2)	2.59 (0.74)	0.613	3.07 (0.60)	0.419	0.412	0.880	0.762	0.213	0.445	0.182	0.698	0.987
	Partially agree	11 (3.3)	2.52 (0.73)		2.87 (0.46)
	Partially disagree	5 (1.5)	2.52 (0.86)		2.71 (0.61)
	Totally disagree	10 (3.0)	2.90 (0.79)		3.08 (0.48)
5. Getting myself vaccinated for COVID-19 would be a good way to protect myself against infection	Totally agree	291 (87.7)	2.60 (0.72)	0.094	3.16 (0.49)	0.002	0.542	0.420	0.548	0.112	0.622	0.040 (5)	0.610	0.272
	Partially agree	21 (6.3)	2.35 (0.91)		2.64 (0.84)
	Partially disagree	6 (1.8)	2.20 (0.61)		2.64 (0.78)
	Totally disagree	14 (4.2)	2.90 (0.75)		3.09 (0.57)
6. My family and friends would probably think that getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a good idea	Totally agree	285 (85.8)	2.59 (0.73)	0.309	3.08 (0.57)	0.055	0.223	0.717	0.622	0.033 (4)	0.182	0.301	0.765	0.490
	Partially agree	25 (7.5)	2.43 (0.82)		2.75 (0.85)
	Partially disagree	11 (3.3)	2.74 (0.76)		3.00 (0.61)
	Totally disagree	11 (3.3)	2.90 (0.86)		3.00 (0.61)
7. To protect public health, we should follow government guidelines about vaccines	Totally agree	268 (81.0)	2.58 (0.72)	0.091	3.11 (0.49)	0.019	0.002 (1)	0.496	0.515	0.905	0.972	0.155	0.997	0.516
	Partially agree	33 (10.0)	2.40 (0.80)		2.74 (0.76)
	Partially disagree	16 (4.8)	2.78 (0.72)		3.09 (0.46)
	Totally disagree	14 (4.2)	2.94 (0.85)		3.09 (0.58)
8. Patients with risk factors should be the first ones to get the COVID-19 vaccine when available	Totally agree	260 (78.5)	2.57 (0.74)	0.687	3.06 (0.60)	0.121	0.281	0.430	0.027 (2)	0.338	0.561	0.602	0.487	0.433
	Partially agree	48 (14.5)	2.66 (0.71)		3.06 (0.54)
	Partially disagree	10 (3.0)	2.66 (0.92)		2.62 (0.85)
	Totally disagree	13 (3.9)	2.76 (0.74)		3.17 (0.51)

(1) = Greater agreement in females compared to males

(2) = Greater agreement in patients living in Spain compared to patients living in others countries

(3) = Greater agreement in patients living in rural areas compared to patients living in urban areas

(4) = Greater agreement in patients living in urban areas compared to patients living in rural areas

(5) = Greater agreement in patients with higher socioeconomic status compared to patients with lower socioeconomic status

(6) = Greater agreement in patients with elementary compared to patients with college educational attainment