Table 1.
Items of the constructed variables to assess the “Willingness to vaccinate in general” and the “willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19”.
| Variable: willingness to vaccinate in general1 | |
| Item 1 | The benefit of vaccinations clearly outweighs the risk |
| Item 2 (recoded) | The risk of immediate side effects from vaccinations clearly outweighs the benefits |
| Item 3 (recoded) | The risk of long-term side effects of vaccinations clearly outweighs the benefits |
| Item 4 | Vaccinations offer good protection for the general population |
| Item 5 (recoded) | I see little benefit for the general population |
| Item 6 (recoded) | I am concerned that vaccinations interact with other medication that I take |
| Item 7 # | I get vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis regularly |
| Item 8 | I get vaccinated against influenza regularly |
| Variable: willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-192 ## | |
| Item 1 | The benefit of the COVID-19 vaccination clearly outweighs the risk |
| Item 2 (recoded) | The risk of the vaccination clearly outweighs the benefits |
| Item 3 | I want to prevent a personally serious COVID-19 course with a vaccination |
| Item 4 | I might want to help protect others with my own vaccination |
| Item 5 (recoded) | I am concerned that the vaccination will interact with other medication that I take |
| Item 6 | It takes little effort for me to get vaccinated |
| Item 7 | I will mainly get vaccinated because relatives advise me to do so |
| Item 8 | I will mainly get vaccinated because doctors advise me to do so |
| Item 9 (recoded) | I generally do not see any benefit in vaccinations |
Note. 1 Mean of the following eight items on a five-point Likert scale; internal consistency for the items of this scales are given (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.85); 2 Mean of the following eight items on a five-point Likert scale; internal consistency for the items of this scales are given (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86); # as Austria is an endemic region of tick-borne, regular vaccinations are recommended; ## All questions assess intrinsic willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19, except for two items which targeted extrinsic motivated willingness to be vaccinated (“I will mainly get vaccinated because relatives advise me to do so”; “I will mainly get vaccinated because doctors advise me to do so”).