The percentage of Poles who are not afraid of coronavirus infection has increased in the last week, according to the latest data from the research agency Inquiry. We also checked the main sources of knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine.
- A week ago 45 percent Poles declared their fear of contracting the coronavirus, currently the result is exactly the same.
- However, the percentage of people who directly indicate that they are not afraid of being infected is currently 40 percent. – this is an increase of 4 percentage points compared to the previous measurement.
- Only 38 percent. among the unvaccinated Poles, they declare their willingness to use the vaccine – the result is the same as a week ago.
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Currently 38 percent. people who are not yet vaccinated declare that they want to take advantage of the COVID-19 vaccine (‘definitely yes’ and ‘probably yes’ responses combined), which means no change from the previous measurement.
The percentage of people who explicitly declare that they do not intend to be vaccinated is also stable – at present such answers (“definitely not” or “probably not” in the question about the intention to use the vaccine) are given by 45 percent. of respondents, exactly as a week ago.
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In the context of fear of contracting the coronavirus, people aged 18-24 and 25-34 have the lowest level of declared anxiety – at the level of 20 and 26%, respectively. (sum of answers “I’m very afraid” and “I’m rather afraid”). People aged 35-44 (48%) have such fears more often, and people aged 45-54 (65%) have the highest level of anxiety. In turn, among the oldest people aged over 55, exactly 50 percent. declares such fears.
Coronavirus: What are the main sources of knowledge about the COVID-19 vaccine?
When asked about the sources they use to obtain information on vaccinations against COVID-19, Poles most often point to private TV stations (32% of responses). Information portals (eg TvoiLokony) came second with 26 percent. percentage of indications. Public television is next in popularity (22%), while independent websites and blogs (20%) scored slightly lower. The last of the mentioned sources is clearly more often used by men than by women (25% vs. 16%).
The lowest level of fear of contracting the coronavirus is characteristic of people whose important sources of knowledge about vaccination are social media, independent websites and blogs, and YouTube. In these groups, less than 40 percent. people declare fear of becoming infected. In turn, the highest level of anxiety is characteristic of those who learn about vaccinations from the press, radio and television – both public and private.
The survey has been carried out from December 21, 2020 on a representative sample of adult Poles using the CAWI method in weekly waves of approx. 700 people (online survey on the YouGov panel).
Inquiry is a Polish market research agency. Since 2019, Inquiry has been cooperating with the international company YouGov, being its exclusive representative in Poland.
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