Table 2.
Participants' attitudes toward mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, overall and by mandatory vaccination support.
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination's attitudes |
Overall (N = 504) |
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No (N = 328) |
Yes (N = 172) |
p-value | ||
| Extent of support of COVID-19 vaccination mandate [Na (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 200 (39.8) | 200 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 61 (12.2) | 60 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 71 (14.1) | 65 (94.3) | 4 (5.7) | |
| Agree | 76 (15.1) | 2 (2.6) | 74 (97.4) | |
| Strongly agree | 94 (18.8) | 0 (0.0) | 94 (100.0) | |
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is ethically and scientifically justified [Nb (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 160 (31.8) | 160 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 62 (12.3) | 61 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 101 (20.1) | 78 (78.0) | 22 (22.0) | |
| Agree | 105 (20.9) | 26 (24.8) | 79 (75.2) | |
| Strongly agree | 75 (14.9) | 3 (4.0) | 71 (96.0) | |
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is a policy directed against individual freedoms [Na (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 80 (15.9) | 6 (7.6) | 73 (92.4) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 84 (16.8) | 23 (27.4) | 61 (72.6) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 80 (15.9) | 48 (60.8) | 31 (39.2) | |
| Agree | 88 (17.5) | 81 (93.1) | 6 (6.9) | |
| Strongly agree | 170 (33.9) | 169 (99.4) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination violates human rights [Na (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 74 (14.7) | 2 (2.7) | 72 (97.3) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 97 (19.3) | 22 (22.9) | 74 (77.1) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 66 (13.2) | 45 (69.2) | 20 (30.8) | |
| Agree | 81 (16.1) | 74 (92.5) | 6 (7.5) | |
| Strongly agree | 184 (36.7) | 184 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is a policy that will reinforce my understanding that the COVID-19 vaccine is necessary [Nc (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 161 (32.3) | 155 (96.3) | 6 (3.7) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 101 (20.2) | 77 (77.0) | 23 (23.0) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 110 (22.1) | 60 (55.0) | 49 (45.0) | |
| Agree | 96 (19.2) | 33 (34.7) | 62 (65.3) | |
| Strongly agree | 31 (6.2) | 2 (6.4) | 29 (93.6) | |
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is a policy that reinforces my perception that vaccine side effects are rare [Nc (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 160 (32.2) | 151 (94.4) | 9 (5.6) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 118 (23.6) | 82 (69.5) | 36 (30.5) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 118 (23.6) | 61 (52.1) | 56 (47.9) | |
| Agree | 79 (15.8) | 30 (38.5) | 48 (61.5) | |
| Strongly agree | 24 (4.8) | 1 (4.3) | 22 (95.7) | |
| Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is a policy that will reinforce my perception that the vaccine has been studied well [Nd (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 163 (32.6) | 160 (98.2) | 3 (1.8) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 93 (18.6) | 71 (77.2) | 21 (22.8) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 114 (22.8) | 60 (53.1) | 53 (46.9) | |
| Agree | 100 (20.0) | 32 (32.0) | 68 (68.0) | |
| Strongly agree | 30 (6.0) | 2 (6.9) | 27 (93.1) | |
| COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for healthcare professionals (e.g., doctors, nurses, etc.) [Nb (%)] | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 144 (28.6) | 144 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 e |
| Disagree | 52 (10.4) | 52 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 60 (11.9) | 52 (89.7) | 6 (10.3) | |
| Agree | 87 (17.3) | 56 (65.1) | 30 (34.9) | |
| Strongly agree | 160 (31.8) | 24 (15.0) | 136 (85.0) | |
a
N = 502.
b
N = 503.
c
N = 499.
d
N = 500.
e
Differences between mandatory COVID-19 vaccination groups were tested using chi2 test; Bold values indicate statistically significant associations.