Table 1 Participant characteristics by vaccination status.

From: Short-sighted decision-making by those not vaccinated against COVID-19

 

Unvaccinated (n = 1853)

Vaccinated (n = 2599)

Gender (% female/male/non-binary)

45/53/1

53/46/1

Mean age in years (SD)

27.96 (8.79)

32.22 (11.48)

Highest level of education (% secondary/undergraduate/postgraduate)

32/52/16

28/50/22

Mean rating of relative incomea (SD)

36.31 (23.8)

40.39 (23.97)

Essential worker (% yes)

15

27

Mean psychological distress index score (SD)

0.11 (1.89)

− 0.08 (1.89)

Delay discounting (AuC)

0.38 (0.25)

0.41 (0.25)

  1. a100-point scale, where 0 = low, 50 = medium, and 100 = high relative to others in the participants’ country/region.
  2. AuC area-under-the-curve (range, 0–1), undergrad undergraduate degree or professional equivalent, postgrad postgraduate degree (e.g., Masters, PhD), SD standard deviation.
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