Table 1 Levels of fear according to socio-demographic characteristics during the COVID-19 vaccination
From: Public fear of COVID-19 vaccines in Iraqi Kurdistan region: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Low, N (%) | Medium, N (%) | High, N (%) | Total | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General population | 408 (34.3%) | 674 (56.7%) | 106 (8.9%) | 1188 | Â |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 228 (19.19) | 286 (24.07) | 47 (3.96) | 561 | < 0.001** |
 Female | 180 (15.15) | 388 (32.66) | 59 (4.97) | 627 | |
Age | |||||
 18–24 | 120 (10.10) | 243 (20.46) | 47 (3.96) | 410 | < 0.002* |
 25–34 | 126 (10.60) | 238 (20.03) | 29 (2.44) | 393 | |
 35–44 | 116 (9.77) | 128 (10.79) | 17 (1.43) | 261 | |
 45–54 | 33 (2.78) | 38 (3.19) | 5 (0.42) | 76 | |
 55–64 | 11 (0.92) | 25 (2.10) | 7 (0.59) | 43 | |
 65+ | 2 (0.17) | 2 (0.17) | 1 (0.08) | 5 | |
Education | |||||
 Lower than high school | 24 | 33 | 10 | 67 | < 0.002* |
 High school | 33 | 35 | 11 | 79 | |
 Diploma/bachelor | 263 | 485 | 77 | 825 | |
 H.diploma/Master/Ph.D | 88 | 121 | 88 | 217 | |
Occupation | |||||
 Healthcare workers | 117 (9.59) | 148 (11.27) | 14 (0.92) | 279 | < 0.001** |
 Government employee | 128 (10.77) | 203 (17.08) | 27 (2.27) | 358 | |
 Self-employee | 22 (1.85) | 23 (1.93) | 5 (0.42) | 50 | |
 Private sector | 17 (1.68) | 26 (3.36) | 3 (0.42) | 46 | |
 Students | 86 (10.21) | 205 (17.25) | 40 (3.36) | 331 | |
 Jobless | 38 (3.19) | 68 (5.72) | 18 (1.51) | 124 | |
Province | |||||
 Hawler | 183 (15.40) | 259 (21.80) | 38 (3.19) | 480 | 0.003* |
 Sulaymaniyah | 50 (4.20) | 103 (8.67) | 6 (0.50) | 159 | |
 Duhok | 168 (14.14) | 288 (24.24) | 61 (5.13) | 517 | |
 Halabja | 7 (0.58) | 24 (2.02) | 1 (0.08) | 32 | |