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Table 1 Summary statistics: individual and household characteristics

From: Correlates of COVID-19 vaccination intentions and opinions about mandates among four groups of adults in South Africa with distinct vaccine intentions: evidence from a large national survey

Sample Characteristics

n

Mean/%

Vaccine rollout age categories

 Aged 18 to 34 (%)

3,558

54.7

 Aged 35 to 49 (%)

3,558

28.8

 Aged 50 to 59 (%)

3,558

9.2

 Aged 60 or above (%)

3,558

7.3

Demographic characteristics

 Age (years)

3,557

37.5

 Female (%)

3,607

46.9

 Has a matric certificate (%)

3,545

67.7

 Has a tertiary qualification (%)

3,096

49.4

 Earned money recently (%)

3,608

60.0

 Has medical insurance (%)

3,556

24.0

 Has a chronic condition (%)

3,541

21.5

 Depressive symptoms present (PHQ > 2) (%)

3,555

30.1

Religion is important to me:

 Not at all (%)

3,513

6.8

 Unimportant (%)

3,513

4.3

 Yes (%)

3,513

29.2

 Very important (%)

3,513

59.7

Household characteristics

 Household size

3,589

4.4

 Hunger in the household (past week) (%)

3,588

19.1

 Household receives a government grant (%)

3,477

57.3

 Household income last month (R)

2,505

11,496

 Household income >  = R5000 (%)

3,082

47.4

 Own a running vehicle (%)

3,578

46.2

Household lives in:

 Traditional area (%)

3,573

14.1

 Township/informal (%)

3,573

46.8

 Formal residential (%)

3,573

30.3

 Farm/smallholding (%)

3,573

8.8

COVID-19

 I have had COVID-19 (%)

3,496

18.6

 Lives with vaccinated person (%)

3,590

45.8

  1. Weighted descriptive statistics of individual and household characteristics are reported, as mean values where appropriate (age, household size, and household income), or percentages. The presence of depressive symptoms is defined as a PHQ-2 score above 2. Chronic illnesses refer to any of HIV, lung condition, heart condition, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Examples given for government grants included the state old age pension, child support grant, and the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant. CVACS Survey 2. Authors’ own calculations