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. 2021 Feb 17;18(1):1872340. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1872340

Table 2.

Associations of socio-demographic characteristics and vaccine hesitancy

Demographic Data Interpretation of Vaccine Hesitancy
Count (Total %) P-Value
Hesitant Group count (% within each category) Non Hesitant Group count (% within each category)
Age        
21–30 9 (18.8) 39 (81.3) 48 (100) 0.163
31–40 16 (12.8) 109 (87.2) 125 (100)  
41–50 9 (9.2) 89 (90.8) 98 (100)  
> 50 3 (5.6) 51 (94.4) 54 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Gender        
Female 28 (12.3) 199 (87.7) 227 (100) 0.412
Male 9 (9.2) 89 (90.8) 98 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Job        
Employed 28 (13.3) 182 (86.7) 210 (100) 0.135
Unemployed 9 (7.8) 106 (92.2) 115 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Nationality        
Not Saudi 3 (20.0) 12 (80) 15 (100) 0.282
Saudi 34 (11.0) 276 (89) 310 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Monthly Income (SR)
5000 and less 7 (11.9) 52 (88.1) 59 (100) 0.750
5501–7500 6 (14.0) 37 (86) 43 (100)  
7501–15,000 10 (8.8) 103 (91.2) 113 (100)  
15,000 and more 14 (12.7) 96 (87.3) 110 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Education        
Higher level of education degree 27 (10.7) 225 (89.3) 252 (100) 0.480
Lower level of education 10 (13.7) 63 (86.3) 73 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Residency        
North 19 (13.9) 118 (86.1) 137 (100) 0.310
South 3 (12) 22 (88) 25 (100)  
East 6 (9) 61 (91) 67 (100)  
West 6 (16.2) 31 (83.8) 37 (100)  
Center 2 (14.3) 12 (85.7) 14 (100)  
I do not live in Riyadh 1 (2.2) 44 (97.8) 45 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)  
Number of Children
1 to 3 23 (12.8) 157 (87.2) 180 (100) 0.397
4 to 6 11 (9.2) 108 (90.8) 119 (100)  
7 to 8 1 (5.6) 17 (94.4) 18 (100)  
More than 8 2 (25) 6 (75) 8 (100)  
Total 37 (11.4) 288 (88.6) 325 (100)