The stated reasons* | Age (years) | χ2 | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
illiteracy | primary school | junior high school or above | |||
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |||
I don’t think I am very likely to catch the flu | 28.7 (23.5-33.9) | 39.8 (37–42.6) | 50.4 (49.4-51.4) | 95.07 | <0.001 |
I have no spare time to get vaccination | 15.9 (11.7-20.1) | 16.4 (14.3-18.5) | 18.6 (17.9-19.4) | 4.61 | 0.1 |
The influenza vaccination is too expensive | 25.3 (20.3-30.3) | 22.6 (20.2-25) | 14.8 (14.1-15.5) | 68.14 | <0.001 |
I am afraid of the side-effects | 11.1 (7.5-14.7) | 11.4 (9.6-13.2) | 15.6 (14.9-16.3) | 18.77 | <0.001 |
I don’t think the vaccine is effective enough | 11.4 (7.7-15.1) | 13.1 (11.2-15) | 14.5 (13.8-15.2) | 3.74 | 0.154 |
I don’t think influenza is a serious illness | 8.7 (5.5-12) | 10.5 (8.8-12.2) | 10.1 (9.5-10.7) | 0.908 | 0.635 |
I have the specific contraindications | 10 (6.5-13.5) | 9.5 (7.8-11.2) | 7 (6.5-7.5) | 13.03 | 0.001 |
I have never considered it before | 12.5 (8.7-16.3) | 9.8 (8.1-11.5) | 4.5 (4.1-4.9) | 91.48 | <0.001 |