Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of survey respondents by biological sex (N=48 668)

N*Overall
n (%) or mean [SD]
Biological sex
Male (n=14 112)
n (%) or mean [SD]
Female (n=34 556)
n (%) or mean [SD]
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (years)48 52443 [16]42 [16]44 [17]
Age distribution in strata48 049
Up to 258632 (18.0)2327 (16.8)6305 (18.5)
26–5023 462 (48.8)6372 (45.8)17 090 (50.0)
51 and older15 955 (33.2)5197 (37.4)10 758 (31.5)
Education level38 217
Low level7758 (20.3)2208 (20.5)5550 (20.2)
High level30 459 (79.7)8564 (79.5)21 895 (79.8)
Work status7071
Unemployed2698 (38.2)775 (40.7)1923 (37.2)
Employed4373 (61.8)1131 (59.3)3242 (62.8)
Annual perceived household income33 814
Bottom third4739 (14.0)1249 (12.8)3490 (14.5)
Middle third19 107 (56.5)4910 (50.2)14 197 (59.1)
Top third9968 (29.5)3622 (37.0)6346 (26.4)
Number of adults ≥18 years living in the household32 979
 115 657 (47.5)4419 (46.8)11 238 (47.7)
28999 (27.3)2485 (26.3)6514 (27.7)
34756 (14.4)1352 (14.3)3404 (14.5)
42231 (6.8)700 (7.4)1531 (6.5)
≥51336 (4.0)478 (5.1)858 (3.6)
Number of children ≤18 years living in the household12 357
15951 (48.2)1575 (45.7)4376 (49.1)
24620 (37.4)1271 (36.9)3349 (37.6)
31290 (10.4)401 (11.6)889 (10)
4323 (2.6)117 (3.4)206 (2.3)
≥5171 (1.4)82 (2.4)91 (1)
Gender Inequality Index45 615
Low/medium GII30 530 (66.9)8188 (62.3)22 342 (68.8)
High GII15 085 (33.1)4951 (37.7)10 134 (31.2)
Geographical regions48 632
Europe12 106 (24.9)3558 (25.3)8548 (24.8)
North America18 658 (38.4)4674 (33.2)13 984 (40.5)
Others17 868 (36.7)5860 (41.2)12 008 (34.8)
Likelihood of getting vaccinated38 979
Unlikely4664 (11.9)1220 (10.9)3444 (12.4)
Likely34 315 (88.0)9930 (89.1)24 385 (87.6)
Psychosocial characteristics
Depressive disorder37 6163276 (8.7)705 (6.7)2571 (9.5)
Anxiety disorder37 4815889 (15.7)1133 (10.7)4756 (17.7)
  • *Number of observations with complete information.

  • GII, Gender Inequality Index; SD, Standard Deviation.