Table 2.
Distribution of Self-Reported Reasons for Being Very or Somewhat Unlikely to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine Among 3,684 Individuals Who Participated in the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire Study Exit Survey, September–December 2020a
| Primary Reason for Being Unlikely to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Am Not Concerned About Getting COVID-19 Myself | I Am Not Concerned That My Family or Loved Ones Are at Risk for Getting COVID-19 | I Am Not Concerned About COVID-19 in General | I Am Concerned About the Safety of the Vaccine | I Am Concerned About How Well the Vaccine Will Protect | I Am Concerned About the Cost of the Vaccine | I Do Not Like Needles | Other | ||||||||||
| Characteristic | Total No. of Respondents | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI |
| Total | 3,684 | 3.1 | 2.6, 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4, 0.9 | 4.2 | 3.6, 4.9 | 64.2 | 62.6, 65.7 | 18.4 | 17.2, 19.7 | 0.3 | 0.1, 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7, 1.4 | 8.2 | 7.4, 9.1 |
| Age group, years | |||||||||||||||||
| 50–54 | 188 | 4.3 | 2.1, 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.1, 3.7 | 8.0 | 4.9, 12.8 | 63.3 | 56.2, 69.9 | 14.9 | 10.5, 20.7 | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 9.0 | 5.7, 14.1 |
| 55–64 | 1,304 | 2.6 | 1.9, 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3, 1.1 | 5.8 | 4.6, 7.2 | 64.4 | 61.8, 67.0 | 18.6 | 16.6, 20.8 | 0.3 | 0.1, 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3, 1.2 | 7.1 | 5.9, 8.7 |
| 65–74 | 1,194 | 2.7 | 1.9, 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2, 1.0 | 3.6 | 2.7, 4.8 | 65.7 | 62.9, 68.3 | 19.7 | 17.5, 22.0 | 0.3 | 0.1, 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.4 | 7.0 | 5.6, 8.5 |
| ≥75 | 998 | 4.1 | 3.0, 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5, 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5, 3.4 | 62.3 | 59.3, 65.3 | 17.1 | 14.9, 19.6 | 0.3 | 0.1, 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.2, 3.0 | 10.9 | 9.1, 13.0 |
| Sex at birth | |||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,256 | 5.5 | 4.4, 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.2, 1.1 | 7.3 | 6.0, 8.9 | 59.0 | 56.3, 61.7 | 20.2 | 18.1, 22.5 | 0.2 | 0.0, 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5, 1.7 | 6.4 | 5.1, 7.9 |
| Female | 2,428 | 1.9 | 1.4, 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.1, 3.4 | 66.9 | 65.0, 68.7 | 17.4 | 16.0, 19.0 | 0.3 | 0.2, 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7, 1.5 | 9.1 | 8.1, 10.4 |
| Educational level | |||||||||||||||||
| Less than secondary school graduation | 279 | 5.0 | 3.0, 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.1, 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.7, 7.9 | 58.8 | 52.9, 64.4 | 16.1 | 12.3, 20.9 | 0.7 | 0.2, 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.2, 5.2 | 11.8 | 8.5, 16.2 |
| Secondary school graduation | 506 | 3.8 | 2.4, 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.2, 1.8 | 4.5 | 3.0, 6.7 | 61.3 | 56.9, 65.4 | 20.6 | 17.3, 24.3 | 0.2 | 0.0, 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8, 3.1 | 7.5 | 5.5, 10.2 |
| Some postsecondary education | 308 | 2.6 | 1.3, 5.1 | 0.0 | NE | 2.6 | 1.3, 5.1 | 72.4 | 67.1, 77.1 | 11.4 | 8.3, 15.4 | 0.3 | 0.0, 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2, 2.6 | 10.1 | 7.2, 14.0 |
| Postsecondary degree/diploma | 2,577 | 2.9 | 2.3, 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5, 1.2 | 4.3 | 3.6, 5.2 | 64.3 | 62.5, 66.2 | 19.1 | 17.6, 20.6 | 0.2 | 0.1, 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5, 1.2 | 7.7 | 6.8, 8.8 |
| Not available | 14 | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 7.1 | 1.0, 37.1 | 71.4 | 43.9, 88.9 | 14.3 | 3.6, 42.7 | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 7.1 | 1.0, 37.1 |
| Annual household income, Can$ | |||||||||||||||||
| <20,000 | 256 | 5.5 | 3.3, 9.0 | 0.0 | NE | 3.5 | 1.8, 6.6 | 58.2 | 52.1, 64.1 | 18.0 | 13.7, 23.2 | 0.8 | 0.2, 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.6, 4.1 | 12.5 | 9.0, 17.1 |
| 20,000–49,999 | 1,010 | 2.7 | 1.8, 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.3, 1.3 | 4.3 | 3.2, 5.7 | 60.3 | 57.2, 63.3 | 20.5 | 18.1, 23.1 | 0.2 | 0.0, 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.0, 2.6 | 9.9 | 8.2, 11.9 |
| 50,000–99,999 | 1,201 | 3.1 | 2.2, 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.4 | 4.1 | 3.1, 5.4 | 65.4 | 62.6, 68.0 | 19.3 | 17.2, 21.6 | 0.2 | 0.0, 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.5 | 6.4 | 5.2, 7.9 |
| 100,000–149,999 | 548 | 3.1 | 1.9, 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.1, 1.4 | 4.7 | 3.2, 6.9 | 66.8 | 62.7, 70.6 | 16.2 | 13.4, 19.6 | 0.2 | 0.0, 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1, 1.4 | 8.2 | 6.2, 10.8 |
| ≥150,000 | 341 | 1.8 | 0.8, 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3, 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.7, 7.2 | 71.6 | 66.5, 76.1 | 15.8 | 12.3, 20.1 | 0.0 | NE | 0.3 | 0.0, 2.1 | 5.3 | 3.3, 8.2 |
| Not available | 328 | 4.3 | 2.5, 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.3, 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.5, 7.1 | 64.6 | 59.3, 69.9 | 14.9 | 11.5, 19.2 | 0.9 | 0.3, 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3, 2.8 | 9.1 | 6.5, 12.8 |
| Race | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-White | 223 | 3.6 | 1.8, 7.0 | 0.0 | NE | 5.4 | 3.1, 9.2 | 65.9 | 59.5, 71.8 | 15.7 | 11.5, 21.1 | 0.9 | 0.2, 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.9, 5.3 | 6.3 | 3.8, 10.8 |
| White | 3,456 | 3.1 | 2.6, 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.0 | 4.1 | 3.5, 4.9 | 64.1 | 62.4, 65.6 | 18.6 | 17.3, 19.9 | 0.2 | 0.1, 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6, 1.3 | 8.3 | 7.5, 9.3 |
| Not available | 5 | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 20.0 | 2.7, 69.1 | 80.0 | 30.9, 97.3 | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Province of residence | |||||||||||||||||
| Newfoundland | 194 | 4.7 | 2.4, 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.3, 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.1, 8.1 | 62.7 | 55.7, 69.2 | 16.1 | 11.5, 21.9 | 0.0 | NE | 2.1 | 0.8, 5.4 | 9.3 | 6.0, 14.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 64 | 4.7 | 1.5, 13.6 | 0.0 | NE | 4.7 | 1.5, 13.6 | 64.1 | 51.7, 74.8 | 17.2 | 9.8, 28.4 | 0.0 | NE | 1.6 | 0.2, 10.3 | 7.8 | 3.3, 17.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 243 | 2.1 | 0.9, 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1, 2.9 | 4.9 | 2.8, 8.5 | 62.1 | 55.9, 68.0 | 21.0 | 16.3, 26.6 | 0.4 | 0.1, 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1, 2.9 | 8.6 | 5.7, 12.9 |
| New Brunswick | 86 | 4.7 | 1.8, 11.7 | 0.0 | NE | 2.3 | 0.6, 8.8 | 72.1 | 61.7, 80.5 | 11.6 | 5.6, 20.3 | 0.0 | NE | 1.2 | 0.2, 7.8 | 8.1 | 3.9, 16.1 |
| Quebec | 831 | 2.2 | 1.4, 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.5, 1.9 | 6.3 | 4.8, 8.1 | 53.4 | 50.0, 56.8 | 27.8 | 24.9, 30.9 | 0.2 | 0.1, 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.8 | 8.3 | 6.6, 10.4 |
| Ontario | 808 | 3.6 | 2.5, 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.2, 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.1, 3.1 | 69.8 | 66.5, 72.9 | 15.7 | 13.4, 18.4 | 0.2 | 0.1, 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7, 2.3 | 7.1 | 5.5, 9.0 |
| Manitoba | 338 | 3.0 | 1.6, 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0, 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.8, 5.8 | 70.1 | 65.0, 74.8 | 13.6 | 10.3, 17.7 | 0.0 | NE | 1.5 | 0.6, 3.5 | 8.3 | 5.8, 11.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 105 | 2.9 | 0.9, 8.5 | 1.9 | 0.5, 7.3 | 8.6 | 4.5, 15.7 | 64.8 | 55.2, 73.3 | 11.4 | 6.6, 19.1 | 0.0 | NE | 1.0 | 0.1, 6.5 | 9.5 | 5.2, 16.8 |
| Alberta | 414 | 3.1 | 1.8, 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0, 1.7 | 4.8 | 3.1, 7.4 | 69.6 | 65.0, 73.8 | 14.3 | 11.2, 18.0 | 0.5 | 0.1, 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2, 2.2 | 6.8 | 4.7, 9.6 |
| British Columbia | 602 | 3.5 | 2.3, 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.2, 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.7, 5.9 | 64.6 | 60.7, 68.3 | 16.4 | 13.7, 19.6 | 0.5 | 0.2, 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2, 1.5 | 9.8 | 7.7, 12.4 |
| Urbanicity of residence | |||||||||||||||||
| Rural area | 871 | 3.1 | 2.1,4.5 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.7 | 4.9 | 3.7, 6.6 | 60.4 | 57.1, 63.6 | 20.4 | 17.9, 23.2 | 0.2 | 0.1, 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7, 2.3 | 8.8 | 7.1, 10.9 |
| Urban area | 2,795 | 3.1 | 2.5, 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.4, 0.9 | 4.0 | 3.4, 4.8 | 65.5 | 63.7, 67.2 | 17.7 | 16.4, 19.2 | 0.3 | 0.1, 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6, 1.3 | 7.9 | 7.0, 9.0 |
| Not available | 18 | 5.6 | 0.8, 30.7 | 0.0 | NE | 0.0 | NE | 50.0 | 28.4, 71.6 | 16.7 | 5.5, 40.9 | 5.6 | 0.8, 30.7 | 5.6 | 0.8, 30.7 | 16.7 | 5.5, 40.9 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CLSA, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NE, not estimable.
a Study participants who reported that they were uncertain, were somewhat unlikely, or were very unlikely to receive a COVID-19 vaccine selected their primary reason from a list of 7 options or selected “other.”