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Table 1 Respondent characteristics and COVID-19 vaccine additional dose acceptance (unweighted and weighted)

From: Transition to endemic: acceptance of additional COVID-19 vaccine doses among Canadian adults in a national cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Unweighted (N = 6010)

Weighted

n

%

% (95% CI)

Age

 18–24

409

6.8

12.8 (12.0–13.7)

 25–34

1268

21.1

17.1 (16.1–18.1)

 35–44

1499

24.9

15.6 (14.7–16.5)

 45–54

1284

21.4

17.3 (16.3–19.2)

 55–59

444

7.4

9.0 (8.3–9.7)

 60–69

650

10.8

14.6 (13.7–15.5)

 70 + 

456

7.6

13.6 (12.7–14.5)

Gender

 Woman

3425

57.0

51.1 (49.9–52.4)

 Man

2545

42.3

48.0 (46.8–49.3)

 Othera

40

0.7

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

Region of residence

 British Columbia

743

12.4

13.6 (12.7–14.5)

 Alberta

651

10.8

11.2 (10.4–12.0)

 Saskatchewan

156

2.6

2.6 (2.2–3.0)

 Manitoba

235

3.9

4.0 (3.5–4.5)

 Ontario

2103

35.0

38.5 (37.3–39.7)

 Quebec

1724

28.7

23.3 (22.3–24.4)

 Atlanticb

398

6.6

6.8 (6.2–7.4)

Self-reported race and ethnicityc

 White

4004

67.7

73.1 (72.0–74.2)

 Visible minority

1408

23.8

21.9 (20.8–22.9)

 Indigenousd

503

8.5

5.0 (4.5–5.6)

 Prefer not to answer

95

1.6

N/A

First language

 English/French

5279

87.8

79.0 (78.0–80.0)

 Other

731

12.2

21.0 (20.0–22.0)

Newcomere

 Yes

506

8.4

3.5 (3.1–4.0)

 No

5504

91.6

96.5 (96.0–96.9)

Parent

 Yes

2530

42.1

30.2 (29.1–31.4)

 No

3480

57.9

69.8 (68.6–70.9)

Disabilityf

 Yes

887

14.8

17.3 (16.3–18.2)

 No or don’t know

5097

84.8

82.7 (81.8–83.7)

 Prefer not to answer

26

0.4

N/A

Chronic illnessg

 Yes

1555

25.9

26.2 (25.1–27.3)

 No

4455

74.1

73.8 (72.7–74.9)

Healthcare worker

 Yes

694

11.5

8.4 (7.7–9.1)

 No

5316

88.5

91.6 (90.9–92.3)

Annual household income

 < 40,000

1037

17.3

20.8 (19.8–21.8)

 40,000–79,999

1610

26.8

30.7 (29.6–31.9)

 80,000 + 

2801

46.6

48.5 (47.2–49.7)

 Prefer not to answer

562

9.4

N/A

Education

 High school or less

1001

16.7

19.8 (18.8–20.8)

 Non-university certificate or diploma

1872

31.1

29.3 (28.2–30.5)

 University certificate, bachelor’s degree, post-graduate degree

3102

51.6

50.9 (49.6–52.2)

 Prefer not to answer

35

0.6

N/A

Plan to receive seasonal influenza vaccine

 Disagree

2001

33.3

30.4 (29.3–31.6)

 Neutral

905

15.1

14.8 (13.9–15.7)

 Agree

3104

51.6

54.7 (53.4–56.0)

COVID-19 vaccination status

 No doses

519

8.6

8.6 (7.9–9.3)

 One dose

183

3.0

2.8 (2.3–3.2)

 Two doses

5308

88.3

88.6 (87.8–89.4)

COVID-19 disease history

 No or Don’t know

5378

89.5

90.1 (89.3–90.8)

 Yes or Think so, but not confirmed

620

10.3

9.9 (9.2–10.7)

COVID-19 dose 3 intentions

 No

949

15.8

14.5 (13.6–15.4)

 Undecided

967

16.1

15.2 (14.3–16.1)

 Yes

4094

68.1

70.3 (69.1–71.5)

COVID-19 annual dose intentions

 No

1183

19.7

17.8 (16.8–18.7)

 Undecided

1139

19.0

17.5 (16.6–18.5)

 Yes

3688

61.4

64.7 (63.5–65.9)

  1. CI confidence interval, N/A not applicable
  2. aIncludes options for gender non-conforming, transgender, two-spirit, and open-ended responses
  3. bNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
  4. cSelf-identified as White or visible minority groups (e.g. Black, Latin/Central American, Arabic/West Asian/North African, East Asian, South Asian, Other) as per Statistics Canada (2021). Visible minorities are defined as non-White and non-Indigenous (Statistics Canada, 2021)
  5. dSelf-identified as First Nations, Métis, or Inuk (the three Indigenous populations in Canada)
  6. eArrived in Canada within the past 5 years
  7. fSelf-reported limitation in type or amount of activity because of a long-term physical condition, mental condition, or health problem
  8. gPre-existing chronic conditions defined as severe asthma requiring medical follow-up or hospitalization, other severe chronic lung disease requiring regular medical follow-up or hospitalization (e.g. emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or cystic fibrosis), severe heart problem requiring regular medical follow-up or hospitalization (e.g. angina, heart failure, heart attack), diabetes, liver disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer or other immune system disorder, immunocompromised state from organ transplant or immune deficiencies, obesity, dementia