Sociodemographic characteristics of all recruited participants (n=5784)
| n (%) | |
| Age group (years) | |
| 18–39 | 3635 (62.9) |
| 40–59 | 1916 (33.1) |
| 60+ | 233 (4.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2907 (50.3) |
| Female | 2877 (49.7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Malay | 3399 (58.8) |
| Chinese | 1579 (27.3) |
| Indians | 519 (9.0) |
| Natives to Malaysian Peninsula or Malaysian Borneo | 287 (5.0) |
| Total household income | |
| T20 group (RM10 960 and above) | 815 (14.1) |
| M40 group (RM4850–RM10 959) | 2443 (42.2) |
| B40 group (below RM4850) | 2526 (43.7) |
| Education | |
| No formal education | 26 (0.4) |
| Primary education (up to standard 6) | 69 (1.2) |
| Secondary education (up to form 5) | 1097 (19.0) |
| Form 6/certificate/diploma/A-level/pre-university course | 1727 (29.9) |
| Tertiary education (degree, master’s, PhD, DrPH) | 2865 (49.5) |
| Contracted COVID-19 before | |
| Yes | 60 (1.0) |
| No | 5467 (94.5) |
| Not sure | 257 (4.4) |
| Intention to accept COVID-19 vaccination | |
| Definitely not | 106 (1.8) |
| Not sure, but probably not | 390 (6.7) |
| Not sure, but probably yes | 1724 (29.8) |
| Definitely yes | 3564 (61.6) |
| Recommend COVID-19 vaccine to healthy adults | |
| Strongly disagree | 87 (1.5) |
| Disagree | 185 (3.2) |
| Not sure | 605 (10.5) |
| Agree | 2833 (49.0) |
| Strongly agree | 2074 (35.9) |
| Recommend COVID-19 vaccine to the elderly | |
| Strongly disagree | 168 (2.9) |
| Disagree | 372 (6.4) |
| Not sure | 1040 (18.0) |
| Agree | 2303 (39.8) |
| Strongly agree | 1901 (32.9) |
| Recommend COVID-19 vaccine to people with pre-existing health conditions | |
| Strongly disagree | 292 (5.1) |
| Disagree | 766 (13.2) |
| Not sure | 1752 (30.3) |
| Agree | 1671 (28.9) |
| Strongly agree | 1303 (22.5) |