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Table 2 Proportion of participants delaying COVID-19 vaccination by local vaccination rates and trust in information sources

From: Timing of preventive behavior in the case of a new and evolving health risk: the case of COVID-19 vaccination

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Group 1

Group 2

z

p-value

N

Mean (Std. Dev.)

N

Mean (Std. Dev.)

Local vaccination rates

 

Vaccination rate < 30%

Vaccination rate > 30%

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

2337

0.495 (0.500)

11894

0.337 (0.473)

-14.5

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

1747

0.662 (0.473)

10535

0.381 (0.486)

-22.0

0.000

 Delay vs. never

1917

0.603 (0.489)

6213

0.646 (0.478)

3.40

0.001

Trust in public, health, and social entities for giving reliable COVID-19 vaccine information

 

Trust in European Union

No trust in European Union

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

3480

0.318 (0.466)

10751

0.378 (0.485)

6.44

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

3208

0.344 (0.475)

9074

0.448 (0.497)

10.2

0.000

 Delay vs. never

1301

0.849 (0.358)

6829

0.595 (0.491)

-17.5

0.000

 

Trust in national government

No trust in national government

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

2643

0.296 (0.457)

11588

0.378 (0.485)

7.93

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

2606

0.300 (0.459)

9676

0.453 (0.498)

14.0

0.000

 Delay vs. never

925

0.846 (0.361)

7205

0.609 (0.488)

-14.2

0.000

 

Trust in national health authorities

No trust in national health authorities

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

6824

0.280 (0.449)

7407

0.439 (0.496)

19.7

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

5779

0.331 (0.471)

6503

0.501 (0.500)

19.0

0.000

 Delay vs. never

2242

0.853 (0.354)

5888

0.553 (0.497)

-25.2

0.000

 

Trust in local and regional public authorities

No trust in local and regional public authorities

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

1769

0.332 (0.471)

12,462

0.368 (0.482)

2.93

0.003

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

1879

0.312 (0.464)

10,403

0.440 (0.496)

10.3

0.000

 Delay vs. never

696

0.843 (0.364)

7434

0.616 (0.486)

-11.9

0.000

 

Trust in health professionals, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists

No trust in health professionals, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

9407

0.313 (0.464)

4824

0.461 (0.499)

17.4

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

7645

0.385 (0.487)

4637

0.480 (0.500)

10.3

0.000

 Delay vs. never

3850

0.765 (0.424)

4280

0.520 (0.500)

-22.9

0.000

 

Trust in media

No trust in media

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

1517

0.384 (0.487)

12,714

0.361 (0.480)

-1.81

0.070

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

1583

0.368 (0.482)

10,699

0.429 (0.495)

4.53

0.000

 Delay vs. never

752

0.775 (0.418)

7378

0.621 (0.485)

-8.35

0.000

 

Trust in websites

No trust in websites

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

1014

0.475 (0.500)

13,217

0.354 (0.478)

-7.71

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

1074

0.449 (0.498)

11,208

0.418 (0.493)

-1.95

0.052

 Delay vs. never

802

0.601 (0.490)

7328

0.639 (0.480)

2.15

0.032

 

Trust in online social networks

No trust in online social networks

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

701

0.572 (0.495)

13,530

0.352 (0.478)

-11.8

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

793

0.506 (0.500)

11,489

0.415 (0.493)

-5.01

0.000

 Delay vs. never

679

0.591 (0.492)

7451

0.640 (0.480)

2.55

0.011

 

Trust in people around you

No trust in people around you

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

2116

0.518 (0.500)

12,115

0.336 (0.472)

-16.0

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

2186

0.501 (0.500)

10,096

0.403 (0.491)

-8.42

0.000

 Delay vs. never

1599

0.685 (0.464)

6531

0.623 (0.485)

-4.61

0.000

Social norms- you would be more eager to get vaccinated if you see more people around you doing it

 

Yes

No

  

 Delay vs. already vaccinated

2171

0.433 (0.496)

12,060

0.351 (0.477)

-7.30

0.000

 Delay vs. as soon as possible

2251

0.417 (0.493)

10,031

0.422 (0.494)

0.386

0.699

 Delay vs. never

1027

0.914 (0.280)

7103

0.595 (0.491)

-19.9

0.000