Partisanship and Covid-19 vaccination in the UK.

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  • Author(s): Klymak M;Klymak M; Vlandas T; Vlandas T
  • Source:
    Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2022 Nov 18; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 19785. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 18.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011-
    • Subject Terms:
      Politics* ; COVID-19*/epidemiology ; COVID-19*/prevention & control; Humans ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Vaccination ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      This article examines the association between partisanship and vaccination in the UK. The lower vaccination rates among Republicans in the US have been linked to ideology and President Trump's anti-vaccination rhetoric. By contrast, both ruling and opposition parties in the UK promoted the national vaccination program. Using two datasets at constituency and individual levels, we analyse whether there are partisan differences in uptake when vaccination garners cross-party support. Our findings contrast in important ways from the US case. First, the correlation between partisanship and vaccination is the opposite to that of the US: both Conservative constituencies and individuals are associated with higher vaccination rates than Labour across almost all age groups. Thus, right-leaning individuals do not necessarily vaccinate less, at least when their political party is in power and supportive of vaccination. Second, partisanship alone accounts for a large share of variation in vaccination rates, but this association appears largely driven by socio-economic and demographic differences: older and economically better off individuals and constituencies tend to be more vaccinated. Once these controls are included, the correlation between Conservative partisanship and vaccination shrinks substantially. Hence, the ideological source of the partisan gap in vaccination rates appears smaller than in the US.
      (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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    • Accession Number:
      0 (COVID-19 Vaccines)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20221118 Date Completed: 20221122 Latest Revision: 20230110
    • Publication Date:
      20230110
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9672584
    • Accession Number:
      10.1038/s41598-022-23035-w
    • Accession Number:
      36400913