Reasons selected for being vaccinated (left-hand columns) and not being vaccinated (right-hand columns). Second and fifth columns are percentages of respondents selecting a reason when asked to tick as many boxes as apply; third and sixth columns are when asked to select the single main reason.
| Reasons vaccinated . | Reasons not vaccinated . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . | Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . |
| ‘To protect myself’ | 83.3% | 59.5% | ‘I don’t think I will catch COVID-19 | 14.0% | 4.1% |
| ‘To avoid spreading it to others’ | 62.3% | 18.1% | ‘I don’t believe in COVID-19’ | 27.4% | 12.3% |
| ‘To help society return to normal’ | 43.1% | 6.9% | ‘I can’t be bothered’ | 12.9% | 2.9% |
| ‘To help prison life return to normal’ | 40.3% | 4.4% | ‘I would prefer to protect myself in other ways (avoiding others, wearing a mask etc.)’ | 21.1% | 1.8% |
| ‘Family told me to get vaccinated’ | 24.2% | 5.8% | ‘I would rather get a vaccine outside prison’ | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| ‘Friends told me to get vaccinated’ | 15.9% | 1.4% | ‘COVID-19 is not a serious illness’ | 14.,6% | 2.3% |
| ‘So that I don’t have to keep wearing a mask’ | 21.2% | 3.4% | ‘If I got COVID-19, I would just get treated’ | 7.0% | 2.3% |
| ‘To help protect the NHS’ | 43.8% | 5.8% | ‘The vaccine might have side effects’ | 38.6% | 8.2% |
| ‘So I can go to pubs/clubs/travel’ | 21.0% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccine might affect my fertility’ | 18.1% | 2.3% |
| Other | 11.1% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccines don’t work’ | 25.1% | 7.0% |
| Don’t know | 0.8% | 1.0% | ‘I want to wait until there is more evidence about the vaccine’ | 29.2% | 7.6% |
| Prefer not to say | 0.6% | 1.0% | ‘I want to see if others get vaccinated’ | 1.8% | 0% |
| ‘I don’t trust those giving the vaccine’ | 16.4% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I don’t believe in vaccines’ | 17.0% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like injections’ | 16.4% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like feeling pressurised to be vaccinated’ | 25.7% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘Friends or family told me not to’ | 9.4% | 0.6% | |||
| ‘I would rather develop natural immunity’ | 35.7% | 12.3% | |||
| ‘I have been too busy’ | 2.9% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I don’t know how to get a vaccine’ | 1.2% | 0% | |||
| ‘I’m not eligible for health reasons’ | 1.8% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have a religious objection to being vaccinated’ | 4.1% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have already had COVID-19’ | 18.1% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I feel overwhelmed by the decision’ | 5.3% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘There is a hidden agenda behind the vaccine campaign’ | 19.9% | 8.2% | |||
| ‘The vaccines can give you COVID-19’ | 11.7% | 2.3% | |||
| ‘I need more information’ | 9.9% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘None of the above’ | 5.3% | 3.5% | |||
| Not stated | 1.8% | 20.5% | |||
| Reasons vaccinated . | Reasons not vaccinated . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . | Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . |
| ‘To protect myself’ | 83.3% | 59.5% | ‘I don’t think I will catch COVID-19 | 14.0% | 4.1% |
| ‘To avoid spreading it to others’ | 62.3% | 18.1% | ‘I don’t believe in COVID-19’ | 27.4% | 12.3% |
| ‘To help society return to normal’ | 43.1% | 6.9% | ‘I can’t be bothered’ | 12.9% | 2.9% |
| ‘To help prison life return to normal’ | 40.3% | 4.4% | ‘I would prefer to protect myself in other ways (avoiding others, wearing a mask etc.)’ | 21.1% | 1.8% |
| ‘Family told me to get vaccinated’ | 24.2% | 5.8% | ‘I would rather get a vaccine outside prison’ | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| ‘Friends told me to get vaccinated’ | 15.9% | 1.4% | ‘COVID-19 is not a serious illness’ | 14.,6% | 2.3% |
| ‘So that I don’t have to keep wearing a mask’ | 21.2% | 3.4% | ‘If I got COVID-19, I would just get treated’ | 7.0% | 2.3% |
| ‘To help protect the NHS’ | 43.8% | 5.8% | ‘The vaccine might have side effects’ | 38.6% | 8.2% |
| ‘So I can go to pubs/clubs/travel’ | 21.0% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccine might affect my fertility’ | 18.1% | 2.3% |
| Other | 11.1% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccines don’t work’ | 25.1% | 7.0% |
| Don’t know | 0.8% | 1.0% | ‘I want to wait until there is more evidence about the vaccine’ | 29.2% | 7.6% |
| Prefer not to say | 0.6% | 1.0% | ‘I want to see if others get vaccinated’ | 1.8% | 0% |
| ‘I don’t trust those giving the vaccine’ | 16.4% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I don’t believe in vaccines’ | 17.0% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like injections’ | 16.4% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like feeling pressurised to be vaccinated’ | 25.7% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘Friends or family told me not to’ | 9.4% | 0.6% | |||
| ‘I would rather develop natural immunity’ | 35.7% | 12.3% | |||
| ‘I have been too busy’ | 2.9% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I don’t know how to get a vaccine’ | 1.2% | 0% | |||
| ‘I’m not eligible for health reasons’ | 1.8% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have a religious objection to being vaccinated’ | 4.1% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have already had COVID-19’ | 18.1% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I feel overwhelmed by the decision’ | 5.3% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘There is a hidden agenda behind the vaccine campaign’ | 19.9% | 8.2% | |||
| ‘The vaccines can give you COVID-19’ | 11.7% | 2.3% | |||
| ‘I need more information’ | 9.9% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘None of the above’ | 5.3% | 3.5% | |||
| Not stated | 1.8% | 20.5% | |||
Reasons selected for being vaccinated (left-hand columns) and not being vaccinated (right-hand columns). Second and fifth columns are percentages of respondents selecting a reason when asked to tick as many boxes as apply; third and sixth columns are when asked to select the single main reason.
| Reasons vaccinated . | Reasons not vaccinated . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . | Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . |
| ‘To protect myself’ | 83.3% | 59.5% | ‘I don’t think I will catch COVID-19 | 14.0% | 4.1% |
| ‘To avoid spreading it to others’ | 62.3% | 18.1% | ‘I don’t believe in COVID-19’ | 27.4% | 12.3% |
| ‘To help society return to normal’ | 43.1% | 6.9% | ‘I can’t be bothered’ | 12.9% | 2.9% |
| ‘To help prison life return to normal’ | 40.3% | 4.4% | ‘I would prefer to protect myself in other ways (avoiding others, wearing a mask etc.)’ | 21.1% | 1.8% |
| ‘Family told me to get vaccinated’ | 24.2% | 5.8% | ‘I would rather get a vaccine outside prison’ | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| ‘Friends told me to get vaccinated’ | 15.9% | 1.4% | ‘COVID-19 is not a serious illness’ | 14.,6% | 2.3% |
| ‘So that I don’t have to keep wearing a mask’ | 21.2% | 3.4% | ‘If I got COVID-19, I would just get treated’ | 7.0% | 2.3% |
| ‘To help protect the NHS’ | 43.8% | 5.8% | ‘The vaccine might have side effects’ | 38.6% | 8.2% |
| ‘So I can go to pubs/clubs/travel’ | 21.0% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccine might affect my fertility’ | 18.1% | 2.3% |
| Other | 11.1% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccines don’t work’ | 25.1% | 7.0% |
| Don’t know | 0.8% | 1.0% | ‘I want to wait until there is more evidence about the vaccine’ | 29.2% | 7.6% |
| Prefer not to say | 0.6% | 1.0% | ‘I want to see if others get vaccinated’ | 1.8% | 0% |
| ‘I don’t trust those giving the vaccine’ | 16.4% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I don’t believe in vaccines’ | 17.0% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like injections’ | 16.4% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like feeling pressurised to be vaccinated’ | 25.7% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘Friends or family told me not to’ | 9.4% | 0.6% | |||
| ‘I would rather develop natural immunity’ | 35.7% | 12.3% | |||
| ‘I have been too busy’ | 2.9% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I don’t know how to get a vaccine’ | 1.2% | 0% | |||
| ‘I’m not eligible for health reasons’ | 1.8% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have a religious objection to being vaccinated’ | 4.1% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have already had COVID-19’ | 18.1% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I feel overwhelmed by the decision’ | 5.3% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘There is a hidden agenda behind the vaccine campaign’ | 19.9% | 8.2% | |||
| ‘The vaccines can give you COVID-19’ | 11.7% | 2.3% | |||
| ‘I need more information’ | 9.9% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘None of the above’ | 5.3% | 3.5% | |||
| Not stated | 1.8% | 20.5% | |||
| Reasons vaccinated . | Reasons not vaccinated . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . | Reason . | Given as a reason . | Given as main reason . |
| ‘To protect myself’ | 83.3% | 59.5% | ‘I don’t think I will catch COVID-19 | 14.0% | 4.1% |
| ‘To avoid spreading it to others’ | 62.3% | 18.1% | ‘I don’t believe in COVID-19’ | 27.4% | 12.3% |
| ‘To help society return to normal’ | 43.1% | 6.9% | ‘I can’t be bothered’ | 12.9% | 2.9% |
| ‘To help prison life return to normal’ | 40.3% | 4.4% | ‘I would prefer to protect myself in other ways (avoiding others, wearing a mask etc.)’ | 21.1% | 1.8% |
| ‘Family told me to get vaccinated’ | 24.2% | 5.8% | ‘I would rather get a vaccine outside prison’ | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| ‘Friends told me to get vaccinated’ | 15.9% | 1.4% | ‘COVID-19 is not a serious illness’ | 14.,6% | 2.3% |
| ‘So that I don’t have to keep wearing a mask’ | 21.2% | 3.4% | ‘If I got COVID-19, I would just get treated’ | 7.0% | 2.3% |
| ‘To help protect the NHS’ | 43.8% | 5.8% | ‘The vaccine might have side effects’ | 38.6% | 8.2% |
| ‘So I can go to pubs/clubs/travel’ | 21.0% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccine might affect my fertility’ | 18.1% | 2.3% |
| Other | 11.1% | 3.6% | ‘The vaccines don’t work’ | 25.1% | 7.0% |
| Don’t know | 0.8% | 1.0% | ‘I want to wait until there is more evidence about the vaccine’ | 29.2% | 7.6% |
| Prefer not to say | 0.6% | 1.0% | ‘I want to see if others get vaccinated’ | 1.8% | 0% |
| ‘I don’t trust those giving the vaccine’ | 16.4% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I don’t believe in vaccines’ | 17.0% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like injections’ | 16.4% | 3.5% | |||
| ‘I don’t like feeling pressurised to be vaccinated’ | 25.7% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘Friends or family told me not to’ | 9.4% | 0.6% | |||
| ‘I would rather develop natural immunity’ | 35.7% | 12.3% | |||
| ‘I have been too busy’ | 2.9% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I don’t know how to get a vaccine’ | 1.2% | 0% | |||
| ‘I’m not eligible for health reasons’ | 1.8% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have a religious objection to being vaccinated’ | 4.1% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘I have already had COVID-19’ | 18.1% | 2.9% | |||
| ‘I feel overwhelmed by the decision’ | 5.3% | 1.2% | |||
| ‘There is a hidden agenda behind the vaccine campaign’ | 19.9% | 8.2% | |||
| ‘The vaccines can give you COVID-19’ | 11.7% | 2.3% | |||
| ‘I need more information’ | 9.9% | 4.1% | |||
| ‘None of the above’ | 5.3% | 3.5% | |||
| Not stated | 1.8% | 20.5% | |||
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