Do Social Norms Influence Young People’s Willingness to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for the dependent variables.

	Intentions	VHS: Risks	VHS: Lack of confidence
Strong norm
Reference group: Young people	3.96 (1.23)	2.80 (1.09)	2.10 (1.00)
Reference group: People in general	4.20 (1.13)	2.56 (1.11)	1.93 (0.85)
Weak norm
Reference group: Young people	3.84 (1.24)	2.85 (1.06)	2.21 (0.96)
Reference group: People in general	3.82 (1.25)	2.72 (1.05)	2.17 (0.94)
NHS information	4.03 (1.25)	2.59 (1.10)	2.08 (0.98)
Baseline condition	3.86 (1.29)	2.68 (1.00)	2.17 (0.94)
Total sample	3.95 (1.23)	2.70 (1.07)	2.11 (.95)

The table shows means and standard deviations for the dependent variables Intentions and Vaccine Hesitancy (VHS; subscales Risks and Lack of confidence). Higher Intention scores indicate higher intentions to take the coronavirus vaccine, and higher hesitancy scores indicate greater vaccine hesitancy. All were measured on five-point scales.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.