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Table 5 Reasons for not having vaccination in all three seasons by level of education

From: Influenza vaccination coverage rates among adults before and after the 2009 influenza pandemic and the reasons for non-vaccination in Beijing, China: A cross-sectional study

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

  1. * Respondents were allowed to state more than one reason.