Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants, overall and by mandatory vaccination support.
| Sociodemographic characteristics |
Overall (N = 504) |
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No
(N = 328) |
Yes (N = 172) |
p-value | ||
| Gender [Na (%)] | ||||
| Female | 320 (63.5) | 204 (64.3) | 113 (35.7) | 0.440h |
| Male | 184 (36.5) | 124 (67.8) | 59 (32.2) | |
| Mean Age (SD) | 36.7 ± 9.6 | 34.9 ± 8.9 | 40.1 ± 10.1 | <0.001 h |
| Geographical area [Na (%)] | ||||
| Nicosia | 232 (46.0) | 147 (63.4) | 85 (36.6) | 0.001 g |
| Limassol | 98 (19.5) | 74 (76.3) | 23 (23.7) | |
| Larnaca | 85 (16.9) | 45 (54.9) | 37 (45.1) | |
| Paphos | 38 (7.5) | 20 (52.6) | 18 (47.4) | |
| Ammochostos | 51 (10.1) | 42 (82.3) | 9 (17.7) | |
| Marital status [Nb (%)] | ||||
| Married/In cohabitation | 364 (73.5) | 226 (62.4) | 136 (37.6) | <0.001 g |
| Unmarried | 104 (21.0) | 84 (80.8) | 20 (19.2) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 27 (5.5) | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | |
| Underage children living in the household [Na (%)] | ||||
| No | 236 (46.8) | 167 (71.1) | 68 (28.9) | 0.015 g |
| Yes | 268 (53.2) | 161 (60.7) | 104 (39.3) | |
| Education [Nc (%)] | ||||
| Undergraduate education | 251 (50.5) | 174 (70.2) | 74 (29.8) | 0.025 g |
| Postgraduate education | 246 (49.5) | 149 (60.6) | 97 (39.4) | |
| Annual income [Nd (%)] | ||||
| Low (≤ €6,500) | 5 (1.0) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | <0.001 g |
| Moderate (€6,500–19,500) | 159 (32.2) | 128 (81.0) | 30 (19.0) | |
| High (>€19,500) | 330 (66.8) | 190 (57.9) | 138 (42.1) | |
| Healthcare profesion [Ne (%)] | ||||
| Physician | 73 (15.7) | 34 (46.6) | 39 (53.4) | 0.002 g |
| Nursing staff | 223 (48.0) | 154 (70.0) | 66 (30.0) | |
| Pharmacists | 76 (16.3) | 49 (64.5) | 27 (35.5) | |
| Physiotherapists | 31 (6.7) | 24 (77.4) | 7 (22.6) | |
| Other Non-medical professionalsf | 62 (13.3) | 35 (56.4) | 27 (43.6) | |
SD, standard deviation.
a
N = 504.
b
N = 495.
c
N = 497.
d
N = 494.
e
N = 465.
f
Other Non-medical professionals included laboratory workers (12), nutritionists (16), occupational therapists (4), psychologists (6), radiologists (4), speech and language therapists (14), care assistants (1), administrative personnel (5).
g
Differences between mandatory COVID-19 vaccination groups were tested using chi2 test.
h
Differences between mandatory COVID-19 vaccination groups were tested using t-test; Bold values indicate statistically significant associations.