Table 4.
Descriptive statistics for the scores obtained from the adapted SAGE-WG questionnaire, and comparisons between groups. Higher scores suggest higher vaccination hesitance intensity.
| Total 1 | Mean (SD) | p Value 2 | ω2 Statistics 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 962) | ||||
| Female | 698 | 13.70 (7.88) | 0.202 | <0.01 |
| Male | 264 | 14.83 (8.84) | ||
| Age groups (years) (n = 964) | ||||
| 18–24 | 168 | 11.31 (5.90) | <0.001 | 0.02 |
| 25–30 | 131 | 13.85 (7.81) | ||
| 31–40 | 273 | 13.88 (8.17) | ||
| 41–60 | 326 | 15.31 (8.74) | ||
| 61 or older | 66 | 15.36 (9.33) | ||
| Education level (n = 999) | ||||
| No schooling or incomplete elementary school | 2 | 14.50 (7.78) | 0.010 | <0.01 |
| Completed elementary school or incomplete high school | 8 | 12.12 (10.08) | ||
| Completed high school or incomplete higher education | 276 | 13.53 (7.01) | ||
| Completed higher education | 680 | 14.22 (8.58) | ||
| Brazilian Region (n = 967) | ||||
| Southeast | 328 | 14.63 (8.67) | 0.112 | <0.01 |
| South | 191 | 14.95 (8.93) | ||
| Northeast | 222 | 12.72 (7.35) | ||
| North | 121 | 13.84 (7.64) | ||
| Central-West | 105 | 13.45 (7.18) | ||
| Are you a religious person? (n = 933) | ||||
| Very religious | 143 | 16.71 (10.04) | <0.001 | 0.03 |
| Moderately religious | 423 | 14.65 (7.69) | ||
| A little religious | 242 | 12.19 (6.97) | ||
| Non-religious | 125 | 11.58 (7.81) | ||
| Have a religion (n = 939) | ||||
| Catholic | 374 | 13.68 (7.79) | <0.001 | 0.05 |
| No religion, but believe in God | 187 | 12.91 (8.11) | ||
| Evangelic | 110 | 17.58 (8.05) | ||
| Spiritist | 92 | 12.95 (7.50) | ||
| Atheist | 61 | 10.23 (5.82) | ||
| Protestant | 30 | 18.67 (8.40) | ||
| Spiritualist | 29 | 14.62 (9.47) | ||
| Umbandist | 17 | 15.41 (10.15) | ||
| Buddhist | 6 | 13.50 (11.33) | ||
| Other religions | 33 | 14.24 (7.86) | ||
| Have you ever had COVID-19? (n = 966) | ||||
| No | 402 | 12.79 (7.48) | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| Yes | 497 | 14.86 (8.46) | ||
| Not sure | 67 | 14.96 (8.96) | ||
| Have you received a vaccination for COVID-19? (n = 958) | ||||
| No | 34 | 32.79 (4.07) | <0.01 | 0.21 |
| Yes, but only one dose | 51 | 26.63 (7.85) | ||
| Yes, all doses available | 873 | 12.38 (6.42) | ||
| Self-perception of risk (n = 965) | ||||
| Very high | 72 | 11.90 (6.25) | <0.01 | 0.05 |
| High | 232 | 14.12 (7.68) | ||
| Low | 427 | 13.09 (7.51) | ||
| Very low | 157 | 14.37 (9.27) | ||
| No risk at all | 16 | 27.81 (9.94) | ||
| Not sure | 61 | 18.07 (8.54) | ||
| Do you consider your knowledge of COVID-19 satisfactory? (n = 965) | ||||
| Yes | 805 | 13.98 (8.43) | 0.14 | <0.01 |
| No | 84 | 15.07 (6.92) | ||
| Not sure | 76 | 13.07 (6.34) | ||
| How do you evaluate the federal government’s performance in combating COVID-19? (n = 959) | ||||
| Very good | 113 | 23.81 (8.87) | <0.01 | 0.04 |
| Good | 158 | 18.12 (7.38) | ||
| Average | 185 | 15.29 (7.39) | ||
| Bad | 147 | 12.12 (6.08) | ||
| Very bad | 356 | 8.99 (4.37) | ||
| Do you agree that COVID-19 will finally be successfully controlled? (n = 963) |
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| Yes | 493 | 14.86 (8.64) | 0.01 | <0.01 |
| No | 224 | 13.69 (8.20) | ||
| Not sure | 246 | 12.40 (6.59) | ||
| Have children between the ages of 5 and 11 (n = 957) | ||||
| Yes | 249 | 16.42 (9.30) | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| No | 708 | 13.05 (7.48) | ||
| Have all your children between 5 and 11 years old received the COVID-19 vaccine? (n = 249) 4 | ||||
| Yes | 167 | 11.75 (5.92) | <0.01 | 0.44 |
| No | 82 | 25.93 (7.51) |
SD: Standard deviation 1. Totals differ between variables because of missing observations 2. p-Values from linear regression models with sex and age as covariates, testing the null hypothesis of non-association between each variable and the scores obtained from the adapted SAGE-WG questionnaire 3. Omega-squared statistics, where values close to 0.01, 0.06, and 0.14 should be interpreted as small, medium, and large effects, respectively 4. Considering 249 participants who declared they had children between 5 and 11 years old.