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International Journal of
Population Studies Drivers of COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of study population, and dimensions and predictors of willingness to get vaccinated
Variable Percentage (%) Willingness to get Unadjusted odds ratio Adjusted odds ratio
N = 5,862 vaccinated (%) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Age
18 – 24 12.6 66.5* - RC
25 – 34 25.7 74.7* - 1.459 (1.182 – 1.802)*
35 – 49 33.2 79.9* - 2.081 (1.160 – 2.609)*
50+ 28.3 78.2* - 2.372 (1.758 – 3.200)*
Sex
Male 38.3 76.8 - RC
Female 61.7 76.1 - 0.926 (0.879 – 1.254)
Race
White 4.3 63.5* - RC
African/Black 86.5 78.0* - 2.301 (1.881 – 2.796)*
Asian/Indian 0.8 74.4* - 2.110 (1.705 – 2.318)
Colored 8.4 66.2* - 1.199 (0.952 – 1.321)
Education
Tertiary 33.6 75.9 - RC
Below tertiary 62.1 75.6 - 0.962 (0.816 – 1.124)
None 4.3 69.2 - 0.465 (0.392 – 0.616)*
Marital status
Married/Has a Partner 43.7 77.9* - RC
Single 56.3 75.1* - 0.996 (0.738 – 1.212)
Province
Northern Cape 5.9 69.9* - RC
Eastern Cape 10.0 77.1* - 1.143 (0.855 – 1.342)
Free State 6.0 72.5* - 0.846 (0.662 – 0.906)
Gauteng 15.1 71.0* - 1.004 (0.816 – 1.118)
Kwazulu-Natal 28.7 80.1* - 1.468 (1.318 – 1.659)*
Limpopo 10.5 83.4* - 1.692 (1.442 – 1.941)*
Mpumalanga 9.4 74.7* - 1.048 (0.808 – 1.176)
North West 6.0 75.6* - 0.928 (0.619 – 1.008)
Western Cape 7.4 71.2* - 1.461 (1.218 – 1.665)*
Place of residence
Rural 54.9 79.1* - RC
Urban 45.1 72.8* - 0.880 (0.638 – 1.046)
Number of persons in residence
1 – 4 47.5 76.3 - RC
5 – 8 39.3 75.7 - 0.880 (0.608 – 1.038)
9+ 13.2 78.4 - 0.922 (0.812 – 1.334)
Number of people aged 60+ in residence
0 66.3 76.6 - RC
1 24.7 76.7 - 0.998 (0.798 – 1.329)
2 – 5 9.0 73.6 - 0.839 (0.707 – 1.128)
(Cont’d...)

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