Socio-demographic determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Russia in the context of mandatory vaccination of employees

Tatiana M. Maleva (), Marina Kartseva and Sophia V. Korzhuk ()
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Tatiana M. Maleva: Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Sophia V. Korzhuk: Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Population and Economics, 2021, vol. 5, issue 4, 30-49

Abstract: The paper offers an analysis of socio-demographic factors determining uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in Russia in 2021. The study focuses in particular on the role of mandatory vaccination of workers in certain sectors of the economy. The study is empirically based on three rounds of a nationally representative telephone survey, conducted in February–October 2021, which investigated the situation and behaviour of a cross section of the Russian adult population in the context of the spread of coronavirus. The paper shows that the key factors behind vaccine uptake are age and education of the individual. People in older age groups and people with higher education are most inclined towards vaccination. By contrast, young people and people with low levels of education are least likely to be vaccinated. Other significant determinants of vaccination are experience of COVID-19 infection (self or a household member) and elderly or chronically ill members of the household. Among the employed, the economic sector where they work is an important determinant: workers in education, health care, and state and municipal administration are more likely to be vaccinated. The introduction of mandatory vaccination at a firm/organization with sanctions for unvaccinated employees has significant positive effect: the likelihood of an employee being vaccinated increases by 10 percentage points. The effect of mandatory vaccination is slightly greater for men than for women.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; vaccination; socio-demographic; groups; mandatory; vaccination; Russia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I18 J10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.3897/popecon.5.e77832

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