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

Table A2.

Associations between COVID-19 vaccination intention and perception among respondents in groups of adult aged 18–59 and the elderly, (%, 95% CI)

Items Adults aged 18–59
The elderly aged 60 and above
Total sample
(n = 3928)
Willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination
Total sample
(n = 3331)
Willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination
Yes
(n = 3329)
Unsure or no
(n = 599)
p-Valuea Yes
(n = 2634)
Unsure or no
(n = 697)
p-Valuea
Complacency measures                
Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection       <0.001       <0.001
High 30.50 (29.06, 31.94) 31.90 (30.32, 33.48) 22.70 (19.35, 26.06)   23.78 (22.33, 25.22) 26.88 (25.19, 28.57) 12.05 (9.63, 14.47)  
Fair or low 69.50 (68.06, 70.94) 68.10 (66.52, 69.68) 77.30 (73.94, 80.65)   76.22 (74.78, 77.67) 73.12 (71.43, 74.81) 87.95 (85.53, 90.37)  
Perceived severity of COVID-19 diseases       <0.001       <0.001
High 83.50 (82.34, 84.66) 85.31 (84.11, 86.51) 73.46 (69.92, 76.99)   79.74 (78.37, 81.10) 83.41 (81.99, 84.83) 65.85 (62.33, 69.37)  
Fair or low 16.50 (15.34, 17.66) 14.69 (13.49, 15.89) 26.54 (23.01, 30.08)   20.26 (18.90, 21.63) 16.59 (15.17, 18.01) 34.15 (30.63, 37.67)  
Importance of COVID-19 vaccination for myself       <0.001       <0.001
Important 86.05 (84.97, 87.13) 92.25 (91.34, 93.16) 51.59 (47.58, 55.59)   79.41 (78.03, 80.78) 89.41 (88.23, 90.58) 41.61 (37.95, 45.27)  
Fair or not important 13.95 (12.87, 15.03) 7.75 (6.84, 8.66) 48.41 (44.41, 52.42)   20.59 (19.22, 21.97) 10.59 (9.42, 11.77) 58.39 (54.73, 62.05)  
Importance of COVID-19 vaccination for others (e.g. family, friends, neighbors, etc.)       <0.001       <0.001
Important 87.63 (86.60, 88.66) 93.30 (92.45, 94.15) 56.09 (52.12, 60.07)   81.15 (79.82, 82.48) 90.51 (89.39, 91.63) 45.77 (42.07, 49.47)  
Fair or not important 12.37 (11.34, 13.40) 6.70 (5.85, 7.55) 43.91 (39.93, 47.88)   18.85 (17.52, 20.18) 9.49 (8.37, 10.61) 54.23 (50.53, 57.93)  
Confidence measures                
Perceived safety of COVID-19 vaccines       <0.001       <0.001
Safe 65.05 (63.56, 66.54) 71.76 (70.23, 73.29) 27.71 (24.13, 31.30)   63.58 (61.95, 65.22) 72.63 (70.92, 74.33) 29.41 (26.03, 32.79)  
Unsure or not safe 34.95 (33.46, 36.44) 28.24 (26.71, 29.77) 72.29 (68.70 75.87)   36.42 (34.78, 38.05) 27.37 (25.67, 29.08) 70.59 (67.21, 73.97)  
Perceived effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines       <0.001       <0.001
Effective 68.30 (66.84, 69.76) 75.22 (73.75, 76.68) 29.88 (26.22, 33.55)   65.51 (63.89, 67.12) 74.98 (73.33, 76.64) 29.7 (26.31, 33.09)  
Unsure or not effective 31.70 (30.24, 33.16) 24.78 (23.32, 26.25) 70.12 (66.45, 73.78)   34.49 (32.88, 36.11) 25.02 (23.36, 26.67) 70.3 (66.91, 73.69)  
Trust in health workers who providing vaccination information and suggestions       <0.001       <0.001
Trust 90.17 (89.24, 91.10) 94.23 (93.44, 95.02) 67.61 (63.87, 71.36)   84.93 (83.71, 86.14) 92.37 (91.36, 93.38) 56.81 (53.14, 60.49)  
Fair or not trust 9.83 (8.90 10.76) 5.77 (4.98, 6.56) 32.39 (28.64, 36.13)   15.07 (13.86, 16.29) 7.63 (6.62, 8.64) 43.19 (39.51, 46.86)  
Trust in governments on providing vaccination information and suggestions       <0.001       <0.001
Trust 89.59 (88.63, 90.55) 93.60 (92.77, 94.43) 67.28 (63.52, 71.04)   85.05 (83.84, 86.26) 92.98 (92.00, 93.95) 55.09 (51.4, 58.79)  
Fair or not trust 10.41 (9.45, 11.37) 6.40 (5.57, 7.23) 32.72 (28.96, 36.48)   14.95 (13.74, 16.16) 7.02 (6.05, 8.00) 44.91 (41.21, 48.60)  

aUnivariable associations between COVID-19 vaccination intention and perception measures among respondents in two age groups, respectively, by Chi-square tests.