Table 1 Sociodemographic and Predicting factors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance n = 8056

Age

 Young Adults (18–28 years)

3526 (43.8%)

1539 (43.6%)

1987 (56.4%)

 < 0.0001****

 Middle aged adults (29–50 years)

3482 (43.2%)

1744 (50.1%)

1738 (49.9%)

 Older adults (older than 50 years)

1048 (13.0%)

555 (53%)

493 (47%)

Sex

 Male

3688 (45.8%)

1658 (45%)

2030 (55%)

 < 0.0001****

 Female

4368 (54.2%)

2180 (49.9%)

2188 (50.1%)

Nationality

 Saudi

7483 (92.9%)

3577 (47.8%)

3906 (52.2%)

0.298

 Non-Saudi

573 (7.1%)

261 (45.5%)

312 (54.5%)

Residence

 Middle region

2893 (35.9%)

1422 (49.2%)

1471 (50.8%)

 < 0.0001****

 East region

2129 (26.4%)

1076 (50.5%)

1053 (49.5%)

 Western region

1997 (24.8%)

912 (45.7%)

1085 (54.3%)

 North region

327 (4.1%)

146 (44.6%)

181 (55.4%)

 South region

710 (8.8%)

282 (39.7%)

428 (60.3%)

Marital status

 Single

3511 (43.6%)

1561 (44.5%)

1950 (55.5%)

 < 0.0001****

 Married

4266 (53.0%)

2128 (49.9%)

2138 (50.1%)

 Widowed

40 (0.5%)

22 (55%)

18 (45%)

 Divorced/separated

239 (3.0%)

127 (53.1%)

112 (46.9%)

Education

 Less than High school

200 (2.5%)

86 (43%)

114 (57%)

 < 0.0001****

 High school

1747 (21.7%)

754 (43.2%)

993 (56.8%)

 University and higher

6109 (75.8%)

2998 (49.1%)

3111 (50.9%)

 Professional background

 Healthcare provider

1228 (15.2%)

599 (48.8%)

629 (51.2%)

0.189

 Employed

4294 (53.3%)

2069 (48.2%)

2225 (51.8%)

 Unemployed

2534 (31.5%)

1170 (46.2%)

1364 (53.8%)

Do you have any chronic disease?

 No

6683 (83.0%)

3227 (48.3%)

3456 (51.7%)

0.011**

 Yes

1373 (17.0%)

611 (44.5%)

762 (55.5%)

Do you have any allergy?

 No

6682 (82.9%)

3149 (47.1%)

3533 (52.9%)

0.041*

 Yes

1374 (17.1%)

689 (50.1%)

685(49.8%)

Are you a smoker?

 No

6499 (80.7%)

3190 (49.1%)

3309 (50.9%)

 < 0.0001****

 Yes

1557 (19.3%)

648 (41.6%)

909 (58.4%)

Did you get the seasonal influenza vaccine before?

 No

3941 (48.9%)

2070 (52.5%)

1871 (47.5%)

 < 0.0001****

 Yes

4115 (51.1%)

1768 (43%)

2347 (57%)

Have you been tested positive for COVID-19?

 No

7117 (88.3%)

3422 (48.1%)

3695 (51.9%)

0.029*

 Yes

939 (11.7%)

416 (44.3%)

523 (55.7%)

If yes, were you hospitalized for COVID-19?

 No

878 (93.5%)

398 (45.3%)

480 (54.7%)

0.018*

 Yes

61 (6.5%)

18 (29.5%)

43 (70.5%)