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. 2022 May 6;10(5):732. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10050732

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of COVID-19 vaccination uptake and independent variables of interest (n = 440).

N %
COVID-19 vaccination uptake
Number of doses of COVID-19 vaccination received by the participants
 0 173 39.3
 1 10 2.3
 2 257 58.4
Perceived impacts of incentives provided by the government on increasing one’s motivation to receive COVID-19 vaccination
Lottery for winning prizes
 Almost none 382 86.8
 Small 18 4.1
 Moderate 22 5.0
 Large 18 4.1
 Item score, mean (SD) 1.3 0.7
Visiting mainland China or other places without quarantine
 Almost none 248 56.4
 Small 50 11.4
 Moderate 59 13.4
 Large 83 18.9
 Item score, mean (SD) 2.0 1.2
Allowing visits to elderly homes and hospitals without COVID-19 testing
 Almost none 308 70.0
 Small 45 10.2
 Moderate 43 9.8
 Large 44 10.0
 Item score, mean (SD) 1.6 1.0
Entering bars or clubs
 Almost none 395 89.8
 Small 25 5.7
 Moderate 17 3.9
 Large 3 0.7
 Item score, mean (SD) 1.2 0.5
Walk-in vaccination services for older adults without prior booking
 Almost none 336 76.4
 Small 21 4.8
 Moderate 34 7.7
 Large 49 11.1
 Item score, mean (SD) 1.5 1.0
Satisfaction with COVID-19 vaccination health promotional materials (e.g., advertisements, posters, and others) produced by the government
Whether the information is easy to understand
 No/uncertain 49 11.1
 Yes 391 88.9
Whether the materials can address your concerns related to COVID-19 vaccination
 No/uncertain 257 58.4
 Yes 183 41.6
Whether the materials are helpful for you in making a decision on whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine
 No/uncertain 228 51.8
 Yes 212 48.2
Perceptions related to COVID-19 vaccination
Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, agree
 The protection offered by the COVID-19 vaccination is weaker among people with older age 75 17.0
 The side effects of COVID-19 vaccination are more severe among people with older age 125 28.4
 Presence of chronic diseases could decrease the protection of COVID-19 vaccination 135 30.7
 COVID-19 vaccination could negatively affect the control of existing chronic conditions 119 27.0
 Attitude Scale 1, mean (SD) 7.6 2.5
Subjective norm related to COVID-19 vaccination, agree
 Your family doctors would not support you to take up COVID-19 vaccination 34 7.7
 Your children or other family members would not support you to take up COVID-19 vaccination 86 19.5
 Subjective Norm Scale 2, mean (SD) 3.4 1.1
Perceived behavioral control to take up COVID-19 vaccination agree
 You are confident to receive COVID-19 vaccination if you want to 414 94.1
 Item score, mean (SD) 2.9 0.4
Decisional conflicts, agree
 You are sure about which type of COVID-19 vaccine is suitable for you 302 68.6
 You are sure about which type of COVID-19 vaccine you should choose 307 69.8
 Decisional Conflict Scale 3, mean (SD) 5.3 1.1

1 Attitude Scale: 4 items, Cronbach’s alpha: 0.84; one factor was identified by exploratory factor analysis, accounting for 56.1% of total variance. 2 Subjective Norm Scale: 2 items, Cronbach’s alpha: 0.72; one factor was identified by exploratory factor analysis, accounting for 67.8% of total variance. 3 Decisional Conflict Scale: 2 items, Cronbach’s alpha: 0.94; one factor was identified by exploratory factor analysis, accounting for 94.6% of total variance.