Table 3 Rotated two-factor matrix with an indicating a defining sort.

From: Exploring subjective understandings among vaccine-hesitant individuals: findings from a Q methodology study

Number

Q-sort

Factor 1

Factor 2

1

MR1

0.4035

0.1979

2

FE2

0.7841

−0.0727

3

FE3

0.68

0.0518

4

FE4

0.7697

0.2786

5

MR5

0.4825

0.3552

6

FE6

0.8436

−0.1795

7

ME7

0.7097

−0.2134

8

FE8

0.1597

0.5519

9

FE9

0.5512

0.2084

10

FE10

−0.0546

0.7396

11

MR11

0.7192

−0.1814

12

FR12

0.0139

0.6466

13

FE13

0.4123

−0.0398

14

FE14

−0.055

0.6891

15

FR15

0.176

0.4534

16

FE16

0.6431

0.3364

17

FE17

0.0081

0.6295

18

FE18

0.3666

0.328

19

FE19

0.3047

0.3617

20

FE20

0.0144

0.5351

21

FR21

0.1876

0.5659

22

FE22

0.6118

0.1705

23

FE23

0.6763

0.3297

24

ME24

0.186

0.4134

25

FE25

−0.213

0.5676

26

ME26

0.2286

0.6743

27

FR27

−0.0385

0.504

28

FE28

0.7616

0.0442

29

ME29

0.0466

0.8004

% Exp. Var.

 

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  1. The first part of the Q-sort code (e.g., letters F/M) indicates the respondent’s gender (female or male). The next letter stands for native language (e.g., E for Estonian; R for Russian); the number indicates the Q-sort ordering. Defining sorts (significant for only one factor) are marked in bold.
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