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. 2021 Dec 14;17(12):4873–4888. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2009290

Table 3.

Influence factors of willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine by multiple logistic regressions

Variables Adults aged 18–59
The elderly
aOR (95% CI) p-value aOR (95% CI) p-value
Perceived high infection risk (yes vs. no) 1.04 (0.81–1.32) 0.78 1.70 (1.26–2.30) 0.001
Perceived high severity of COVID-19 diseases (yes vs. no) 1.25 (0.95–1.65) 0.11 0.94 (0.72–1.23) 0.66
Believe COVID-19 vaccination is important for myself (yes vs. no) 3.16 (2.12–4.72) <0.001 2.61 (1.78–3.83) <0.001
Believe COVID-19 vaccination is important for others (yes vs. no) 1.77 (1.16–2.68) 0.008 1.86 (1.26–2.74) 0.002
Believe the COVID-19 vaccine is safe (yes vs. no) 2.15 (1.60–2.90) <0.001 1.58 (1.12–2.22) 0.01
Believe the COVID-19 vaccine is effective (yes vs. no) 2.91 (2.15–3.93) <0.001 2.99 (2.13–4.20) <0.001
Trust in health workers regarding vaccination information and suggestions (yes vs. no) 2.02 (1.38–2.97) <0.001 1.52 (1.07–2.16) 0.02
Trust in governments regarding vaccination information and suggestions (yes vs. no) 1.34 (0.91–1.98) 0.143 2.31 (1.62–3.28) <0.001
Age 0.99 (0.98–1.01) 0.37 1.00 (0.97–1.01) 0.25
Have NCD (yes vs. no) 0.85 (0.61–1.17) 0.32 1.04 (0.83–1.31) 0.73
Health status 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.15 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.52
Male (vs. female) 1.09 (0.88–1.36) 0.44 1.24 (1.00–1.54) 0.05
Education (vs. primary school and below)        
Middle or high school 1.27 (0.85–1.88) 0.24 1.14 (0.86–1.52) 0.35
Senior high school 1.21 (0.83–1.77) 0.33 1.04 (0.76–1.43) 0.81
Associate/bachelor and above 0.92 (0.62–1.37) 0.69 0.88 (0.57–1.35) 0.55
Married (vs. single/divorced/widowed) 0.86 (0.61–1.20) 0.37 1.07 (0.80–1.43) 0.67
Employed (vs. unemployed) 1.23 (0.96–1.58) 0.11 1.33 (1.02–1.72) 0.03
Annual household income in 2019 (vs. ≤ CNY 50,000)        
CNY 50,000–100,000 0.89 (0.69–1.15) 0.38 1.12 (0.86–1.46) 0.41
CNY 100,000–150,000 1.27 (0.88–1.84) 0.20 0.84 (0.59–1.20) 0.34
≥CNY 150,000 0.82 (0.56–1.20) 0.30 0.63 (0.42–0.94) 0.02
Urban (vs. rural) 1.08 (0.85–1.37) 0.53 0.82 (0.64–1.05) 0.11
Province (vs. Jilin)        
Guangdong 1.17 (0.79–1.72) 0.43 1.44 (0.96–2.17) 0.08
Zhejiang 1.04 (0.68–1.58) 0.87 0.76 (0.50–1.16) 0.20
Hubei 2.62 (1.84–3.73) <0.001 2.78 (1.95–3.98) <0.001
Gansu 0.41 (0.29–0.58) <0.001 0.36 (0.25–0.54) <0.001
Chongqing 2.99 (1.89–4.73) <0.001 2.53 (1.59–4.04) <0.001

Respondents who had vaccine hesitancy (reported “unsure” or “no” for the vaccination) as reference group.