Table 2.
Perceptions regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination among parents and adolescents aged 12–17 years
| Variables | Parents (%) (N = 341,326) | Adolescents (%) (N = 272,914) |
|---|---|---|
| How safe do you think schools are with respect to COVID-19? | ||
| Very safe | 1.8 | - |
| Safe | 24.8 | - |
| Neutral | 54.2 | - |
| Not safe | 15.9 | - |
| Not safe at all | 3.3 | - |
| How likely do you think your child (you) may get COVID-19? | ||
| Extremely unlikely | 6.0 | 22.3 |
| Somewhat unlikely | 26.7 | 36.0 |
| Neutral | 60.6 | 36.4 |
| Somewhat likely | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| Extremely likely | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| If your child (you) gets COVID-19, how likely do you think that its effects are serious on his/her (your) health? | ||
| Not serious or severe at all | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Not serious or severe | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Neutral | 27.1 | 23.4 |
| Somewhat serious or severe | 43.8 | 37.8 |
| Extremely serious or severe | 23.6 | 31.3 |
| Which of the following is your level of knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines? | ||
| Know very little | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| Know little | 8.0 | 21.4 |
| Neutral | 48.5 | 39.1 |
| Know well | 38.0 | 29.4 |
| Know very well | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Which of the following is close to your thoughts on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines? | ||
| Very safe | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Safe | 55.3 | 47.8 |
| Not safe | 24.4 | 20.1 |
| Very not safe | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| Unsure | 15.5 | 24.8 |
| Which of the following is close to your thoughts on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines? | ||
| Very effective | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Effective | 64.6 | 51.8 |
| Ineffective | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Not effective at all | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Unsure | 21.5 | 32.4 |
| How important do you consider the COVID-19 vaccine? | ||
| Very important | - | 15.4 |
| Important | - | 32.2 |
| Neutral | - | 30.8 |
| Not important | - | 6.4 |
| Not important at all | - | 2.8 |
| Unsure | - | 12.4 |
| What of the following is close to your thoughts on the risk-benefit of COVID-19 vaccines? | ||
| Risks much higher than benefit | 2.7 | 5.8 |
| Risks higher than benefit | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Risks and benefits are equal | 36.1 | 38.1 |
| Benefits higher than risk | 37.8 | 21.7 |
| Benefits much higher than risk | 12.0 | 7.2 |
| Unsure | 5.9 | 16.5 |
| If a vaccine against COVID-19 was available to you, how likely would you be to get vaccinated? | ||
| Definitely will get vaccinated | 35.7 | |
| Probably will get vaccinated | 42.2 | 20.2 |
| Unlikely to get vaccinated | 5.3 | 48.9 |
| Very unlikely to get vaccinated | 1.2 | 13.1 |
| Unsure | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| Already vaccinated | 9.3 | 13.8 |
| If a vaccine against COVID-19 was available, would you recommend your child to get vaccinated? | ||
| Strongly recommend | 14.1 | |
| Recommend | 58.1 | - |
| Do not make any recommendations | 3.3 | - |
| Would not recommend | 11.7 | - |
| Strongly wound not recommend | 3.7 | - |
| Unsure | 9.1 | - |
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.