COVID-19 vaccine refusal associated with health literacy: findings from a population-based survey in Korea

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects (n = 229,242)

Variable	Category	N	% (weighted)
COVID-19 vaccine refusal	Yes	7,872	3.9
	No	221,370	96.1
Sex	Male	104,498	49.6
	Female	124,744	50.4
Age group, years	19–29	24,695	16.6
	30–39	25,733	15.5
	40–49	35,536	18.8
	50–59	43,074	19.7
	60–69	47,528	15.4
	≥ 70	52,676	13.9
Educational level	≤ primary education	51,141	11.8
	Middle school	24,351	7.7
	High school	77,097	36.4
	College or higher	76,519	44.1
Marital status	Currently married	144,107	61.0
	Ever-married	45,504	14.6
	Never-married	39,560	24.4
Employment status	Self-employed	41,056	14.5
	Salaried	92,168	47.6
	Economically inactive	93,021	37.9
Basic living security recipient	Yes	10,806	3.9
	No	218,415	96.1
Subjective health status	Very healthy	14,650	7.6
	Healthy	78,388	37.8
	Neutral	97,386	42.4
	Unhealthy	31,668	10.3
	Very unhealthy	7,144	1.9
Spoken directions from health professionals	Very easy	49,895	22.7
	Somewhat easy	126,920	57.3
	Somewhat difficult	46,366	18.4
	Very difficult	5,880	1.7
Written information	Very easy	40,627	20.0
	Somewhat easy	107,516	51.3
	Somewhat difficult	36,462	14.7
	Very difficult	6,961	2.0
	Do not pay attention	37,571	12.0

N is the frequency in the sample. % (weighted) is the estimated percentage in the population

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