Reason those eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine have not been vaccinated yet

6 Jul 2021

Q. Thinking about why you haven’t been vaccinated against Covid-19 yet, which of the following is closer to your situation?

[ASKED ONLY TO THOSE WHO SAY THEY WOULD GET VACCINATED AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE]

	Total	Gender		Age Group
	Total	Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
I would like to get vaccinated but I haven’t been able to book an appointment	23%	32%	16%	38%	27%	15%
I would like to get vaccinated but I haven’t gotten around to booking an appointment	15%	19%	12%	30%	17%	10%
I would like to get vaccinated but I want to see how others react to the Covid-19 vaccine first before booking an appointment	34%	26%	42%	22%	35%	38%
Other	27%	23%	30%	10%	21%	37%
Base (n)	355	170	185	44	166	145

About of third (34%) of those who say they would get vaccinated and self-report they are eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine say the haven’t been vaccinated yet because they want to see how others react to the Covid-19 vaccine first before booking an appointment. Women are much more likely than men to say this (42% to 26% respectively).
23% of this group say they would like to get vaccinated but haven’t been able to book an appointment. Men are twice as likely as women to report this (32% to 16% respectively).
15% say they just haven’t gotten around to booking an appointment. 27% have other reasons.

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