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Table 2 Basic characteristics of study participants (n = 112 + 382)

From: The disparity in hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination between older individuals in nursing homes and those in the community in Taizhou, China

Independent Variables

Categories

Community

Nursing home

χ2

t

P

Sex

Male

64 (57.10%)

193 (50.50%)

1.520

 

0.218

Female

48 (42.90%)

189 (49.50%)

   

Age

 

68.84 ± 8.285

70.15 ± 6.766

 

1.530

0.128

Education Level

Junior High School and below

111 (99.10%)

240 (62.80%)

55.424

 

 < 0.001

High school and above

1 (0.90%)

142 (37.20%)

   

Occupation

Farmer

30 (26.80%)

219 (57.30%)

32.322

 

 < 0.001

Worker and others

82 (73.20%)

163 (42.70%)

   

Have you received influenza vaccination in the past

No

104 (92.90%)

205 (53.70%)

56.791

 

 < 0.001

Yes

8 (7.10%)

177 (46.30%)

   

Chronic disease status

Two or less

76 (67.90%)

29 (7.60%)

187.935

 

 < 0.001

More than two

36 (32.10%)

353 (92.40%)

   

Hesitation rate

No hesitation

71 (63.40%)

160 (41.90%)

16.093

 

 < 0.001

Hesitation

41 (36.60%)

222 (58.10%)

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