Table 2. Reasons for COVID-19 concern.
Reasons for COVID-19 Concern | COVID-19 vaccine willingness | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 2,007) | Yes | No | P value | ||||
% | N | % | N | % | |||
In general, I am someone who gets concerned about things I cannot control | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 1,409 | 70.2% | 1,268 | 68.73% | 141 | 87.04% | |
Yes | 598 | 29.8% | 577 | 31.27% | 21 | 12.96% | |
I will feel very ill and uncomfortable | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 1,226 | 61.1% | 1,087 | 58.92% | 139 | 85.80% | |
Yes | 781 | 38.9% | 758 | 41.08% | 23 | 14.20% | |
I will not be able to breathe well and I hate feeling out of breath | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 1,187 | 59.1% | 1,054 | 57.13% | 133 | 82.10% | |
Yes | 820 | 40.9% | 791 | 42.87% | 29 | 17.90% | |
I do not want to be in the hospital | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 858 | 42.8% | 744 | 40.33% | 114 | 70.37% | |
Yes | 1,149 | 57.2% | 1,101 | 59.67% | 48 | 29.63% | |
I do not want to get others sick | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 402 | 20.0% | 315 | 17.07% | 87 | 53.70% | |
Yes | 1,605 | 80.0% | 1,530 | 82.93% | 75 | 46.30% | |
I am afraid of dying | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 1,196 | 59.6% | 1,056 | 57.24% | 140 | 86.42% | |
Yes | 811 | 40.4% | 789 | 42.76% | 22 | 13.58% | |
I am not concerned at all | <0.001 | ||||||
No | 1,881 | 93.7% | 1,783 | 96.64% | 98 | 60.49% | |
Yes | 126 | 6.3% | 62 | 3.36% | 64 | 39.51% |
Key: N = number in the sample, IQR = Interquartile Range (25%-75%), P-values obtained either by Chi-Square or Kruskal-Wallis tests of significance.