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Table 2 Distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale across the different populations in China

From: Uptake and hesitancy of the second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population in China after the surge period of the COVID-19 pandemic: a large-scale national study

Item

Total participants (N = 10,164)

Participants who had not complete the primary series (N = 217)

Participants aged 60 and above (N = 262)

Participants with chronic disease (N = 933)

Would you delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine for reasons other than illness or allergy?

 Y±ð²õa

4,427 (43.6%)

88 (40.6%)

119 (45.4%)

382 (40.9%)

 Don’t knowb

3,302 (32.5%)

66 (30.4%)

78 (29.8%)

276 (29.6%)

 N´Ç

2,435 (24.0%)

63 (29.0%)

65 (24.8%)

275 (29.5%)

Would you decide not to get the COVID-19 vaccine for reasons other than illness or allergy?

 Y±ð²õa

4,427 (43.6%)

79 (36.4%)

143 (54.6%)

447 (47.9%)

 Don’t knowb

3,302 (32.5%)

69 (31.8%)

74 (28.2%)

268 (28.7%)

 N´Ç

2,435 (24.0%)

69 (31.8%)

45 (17.2%)

218 (23.4%)

Would you want to get the nationally recommended COVID-19 vaccine?

 0-5a

3,242 (31.9%)

139 (64.1%)

57 (21.8%)

331 (35.5%)

 6-7b

1,795 (17.7%)

29 (13.4%)

51 (19.5%)

155 (16.6%)

 8–10

5,127 (50.4%)

49 (22.6%)

154 (58.8%)

447 (47.9%)

It is not necessary to get the COVID-19 vaccine at this time

 D¾±²õ²¹²µ°ù±ð±ð

3,631 (35.7%)

36 (16.6%)

111 (42.4%)

298 (31.9%)

 N´Çt sureb

4,057 (39.9%)

94 (43.3%)

94 (35.9%)

351 (37.6%)

â€Çã²µ°ù±ð±ða

2,476 (24.4%)

87 (40.1%)

57 (21.8%)

284 (30.4%)

I believe that the COVID-19 vaccine can prevent COVID-19 infection

 D¾±²õ²¹²µ°ù±ð±ða

980 (9.6%)

49 (22.6%)

14 (5.3%)

105 (11.3%)

 N´Çt sureb

4,378 (43.1%)

107 (49.3%)

101 (38.5%)

391 (41.9%)

â€Çã²µ°ù±ð±ð

4,806 (47.3%)

61 (28.1%)

147 (56.1%)

437 (46.8%)

It is better for you to develop immunity by getting COVID-19 infection than to get the COVID-19 vaccine

 D¾±²õ²¹²µ°ù±ð±ð

1,224 (12.0%)

32 (14.7%)

46 (17.6%)

139 (14.9%)

 N´Çt sureb

4,818 (47.4%)

113 (52.1%)

113 (43.1%)

438 (46.9%)

â€Çã²µ°ù±ð±ða

4,122 (40.6%)

72 (33.2%)

103 (39.3%)

356 (38.2%)

It is better for you to get fewer vaccines at the same time

 D¾±²õ²¹²µ°ù±ð±ð

1,127 (11.1%)

24 (11.1%)

32 (12.2%)

105 (11.3%)

 N´Çt sureb

4,835 (47.6%)

92 (42.4%)

117 (44.7%)

420 (45.0%)

â€Çã²µ°ù±ð±ða

4,202 (41.3%)

101 (46.5%)

113 (43.1%)

408 (43.7%)

How concerned are you that you might have a serious side effect from getting the COVID-19 vaccine?

 N´Çt Concerned

1,871 (18.4%)

15 (6.9%)

68 (26.0%)

170 (18.2%)

 N´Çt sureb

2,242 (22.1%)

55 (25.3%)

76 (29.0%)

183 (19.6%)

 C´Ç²Ô³¦±ð°ù²Ô±ð»åa

6,051 (59.5%)

147 (67.7%)

118 (45.0%)

580 (62.2%)

How concerned are you that the COVID-19 vaccine might not be safe?

 N´Çt Concerned

2,128 (20.9%)

21 (9.7%)

75 (28.6%)

188 (20.2%)

 N´Çt sureb

2,348 (23.1%)

52 (24.0%)

79 (30.2%)

199 (21.3%)

 C´Ç²Ô³¦±ð°ù²Ô±ð»åa

5,688 (56.0%)

144 (66.4%)

108 (41.2%)

546 (58.5%)

How concerned are you that a shot might not prevent the COVID-19?

 N´Çt Concerned

1,649 (16.2%)

14 (6.5%)

51 (19.5%)

140 (15.0%)

 N´Çt sureb

2,735 (26.9%)

59 (27.2%)

99 (37.8%)

238 (25.5%)

 C´Ç²Ô³¦±ð°ù²Ô±ð»åa

5,780 (56.9%)

144 (66.4%)

112 (42.7%)

555 (59.5%)

Would you recommend your friends and family members to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

 N´Ça

1,774 (17.5%)

66 (30.4%)

37 (14.1%)

401 (43.0%)

 N´Çt sureb

4,056 (39.9%)

88 (40.6%)

94 (35.9%)

322 (34.5%)

 Y±ð²õ

4,334 (42.6%)

63 (29.0%)

131 (50.0%)

210 (22.5%)

Overall, how hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine would you consider yourself to be?

 N´Çt hesitant

3,422 (33.7%)

28 (12.9%)

97 (37.0%)

286 (30.7%)

 N´Çt sureb

2,319 (22.8%)

51 (23.5%)

82 (31.3%)

177 (19.0%)

‽ö±ð²õ¾±³Ù²¹²Ô³Ùa

4,423 (43.5%)

138 (63.6%)

83 (31.7%)

470 (50.4%)

I trust the information I receive about the COVID-19 vaccine

 D¾±²õ²¹²µ°ù±ð±ða

972 (9.6%)

50 (23.0%)

16 (6.1%)

142 (15.2%)

 N´Çt sureb

2,765 (27.2%)

78 (35.9%)

67 (25.6%)

243 (26.0%)

â€Çã²µ°ù±ð±ð

6,427 (63.2%)

89 (41.0%)

179 (68.3%)

548 (58.7%)

I am able to openly discuss my concerns about shots the COVID-19 vaccine with healthcare workers

 D¾±²õ²¹²µ°ù±ð±ða

1,318 (13.0%)

51 (23.5%)

158 (60.3%)

149 (16.0%)

 N´Çt sureb

3,126 (30.8%)

71 (32.7%)

75 (28.6%)

242 (25.9%)

â€Çã²µ°ù±ð±ð

5,720 (56.3%)

95 (43.8%)

29 (11.1%)

542 (58.1%)

Overall, how much do you trust the healthcare workers?

 0-5a

2,878 (28.3%)

116 (53.5%)

136 (51.9%)

308 (33.0%)

 6-7b

2,377 (23.4%)

37 (17.1%)

60 (22.9%)

227 (24.3%)

 8–10

4,909 (48.3%)

64 (29.5%)

66 (25.2%)

398 (42.7%)

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

4,432 (43.6%)

155 (71.4%)

87 (33.2%)

453 (48.6%)

The mean scores, mean ± SD

13.59 ±â¶Ä‰6.11

17.82 ±â¶Ä‰5.74

12.04 ±â¶Ä‰6.19

14.43 ±â¶Ä‰6.78

  1. *Responses scoring: a for 2 points; b for 1 point