COVID-19 vaccine intention in BC
About 80% of surveyed British Columbians said they were somewhat or very likely to take a recommended COVID-19 vaccine.
Source
Intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine: results from a population-based survey in Canada
Study at a glance
- Design
- Cross-sectional — Population-based online survey of index and household respondents in British Columbia research cohorts
- N
- Index plus household respondents; exact analytic N not extracted as a single total
- Population
- British Columbia general-population cohort members and their household contacts
- Outcome
- Intention to receive a recommended COVID-19 vaccine (about 80% somewhat or very likely) and its predictors
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Sex/gender composition?
The majority of participants self-reported being assigned female sex at birth (84.8%), identified as women (84.1%), white (82.6%), and had more than a high school education (83.8%).
How many index invites/responses?
Between August 20 and September 27, 2020, 13,764 survey invites were distributed to prospective Index Participants and 4292 responded to the survey (Fig.
What they did
A population-based survey in British Columbia measured intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and examined predictors among index and household respondents.
What they found
Overall, 79.8% were somewhat or very likely to vaccinate when available and recommended. Respondents skewed female, white, and highly educated, mean age about 52.
The limits
What it doesn't show
Intention precedes uptake and the sample over-represents women and higher education, so generalisability is limited.
Key terms
- Vaccine intention
- Stated likelihood of accepting a COVID-19 vaccine.
- Household clustering
- Statistical adjustment for related respondents in a home.
- Index participant
- Primary invited survey respondent.
- Vaccine hesitancy
- Delay or refusal despite availability.
- Priority populations
- Groups recommended for early vaccination.
- Population-based survey
- Sample drawn to represent a defined population.
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Overall intention?
79.8% somewhat/very likely.
Mean age?
51.8 years.
Sample skew?
Mostly women, white, post-secondary educated.
When fielded?
Aug–Sep 2020.
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