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During the survey conducted from July 29 to August 5, 50.3 percent. Respondents answered negatively or rather negatively to the question whether vaccination against the coronavirus should be mandatory.
The idea was evaluated positively by 42 percent. surveyed. Another 7.7 percent. claimed without opinion.
When evaluating the distribution of the responses according to the groups of respondents, the director of Vilmorus, the sociologist Vladas Gaidys stated that he saw several significant differences: age and education, income.
“One axis is the belief in vaccines as something good and educational,” he said.
Among those with higher education, 51.2% agree with compulsory vaccination and 43.8% do not. survey participants. Among people with secondary, higher and special secondary education, 37.7% are in favor of compulsory vaccination and 53.3% do not.
“Education – at the same time correlates with income: in the higher income group there are also more who (say) that vaccination is mandatory,” said V. Gaidys.
Among people with a family income of less than € 300 per member, 56.8 percent. It was before mandatory vaccination. In the group of 301 to 400 euros, the results were the same: 43.2% each, among the 51.8% of those who earned between 401 and 600 euros per family member. It was before mandatory vaccination. Among the people whose income per family member was greater than 600 euros, 49.1 percent. supported mandatory vaccination, compared to 46.2 percent.
The second difference the sociologist saw is age: young people were more likely to be against mandatory vaccination than older people.
Among those surveyed under the age of 29, 58.4 percent. they were before mandatory vaccination, compared to 56.8% in the 30-39 year age group. At the time, the results among 40-year-olds were roughly 45.6 percent. and 48.1 percent. supporters and dissidents respectively.
In the 50-59 age group, 35% would support mandatory vaccination. those surveyed before were 58.5 percent. Among 60-year-olds, the results are again similar: 44.5 percent. supporters and 47.8 percent. unsupported.
However, among the oldest respondents, aged 70 and over, 54.2 percent. I would be in favor of compulsory vaccination.
“A group of elderly people who have been talking about for at least a year who will die soon if they are not vaccinated, that young people do not touch them at all, which is a problem for the elderly (…) for those people (it was said ) who are a target and apparently it was very up to date, a large proportion of them were vaccinated. And it did not affect the young people that year, “explained V. Gaidys the different position of the young and the old.
According to the sociologist, another explanation for this trend could be the greater concern of older people for their health in other public studies.
Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys has said that in autumn there may be discussions about mandatory vaccination for representatives of certain specialties. The introduction of universal compulsory vaccination is not currently being considered.
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Exact survey results:
Question: In your opinion, should vaccination against the coronavirus be mandatory?
Answers: yes, 22.2 percent; rather yes, 19.8%; rather not – 16 percent; no – 34.3 percent; I have no opinion, 7.7 percent.
1,000 Lithuanian residents aged 18 and over were interviewed in 30 cities and more than 50 villages. The survey error is up to 3.1 percent.
