Regional Variations in Vaccination Against Covid-19 in Germany

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Verena Bade

Paderborn University

Hendrik Schmitz

University of Paderborn - Department of Economics

Beatrice Baaba Tawiah

Paderborn University

Date Written: February 28, 2023

Abstract

Vaccination willingness against COVID-19 is generally perceived as too low. Moreover, there is large heterogeneity across and within countries. As a whole, Germany has average vaccination rates compared to other industrialized countries. However, vaccination rates in the 16 different German federal states differ by more than 20 percentage points. We describe variation in vaccination on the level of the 400 German counties using data on all vaccinations carried out until December 2022. Around 45-72% of that variation can be explained by regional differences in demographic characteristics, housing, education and political party preferences. We find indications that the remaining part may be due to differences in soft factors such as risk aversion, trust in the German government, trust in science, and beliefs in conspiracy theories regarding the origins of the Corona virus.

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Funding Information: Financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Project: Covid-19 als Beschleuniger sozialer Ungleichheit – Kleinr ̈aumige Analysen mit deutschen Nachbarschaftsdaten)

Conflict of Interests: No conflicts of interest.

Suggested Citation

Bade, Verena and Schmitz, Hendrik and Tawiah, Beatrice Baaba, Regional Variations in Vaccination Against Covid-19 in Germany (February 28, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4372482 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4372482

Verena Bade

Paderborn University ( email )

Hendrik Schmitz (Contact Author)

University of Paderborn - Department of Economics ( email )

Warburger Str. 100
D-33098 Paderborn
Germany

Beatrice Baaba Tawiah

Paderborn University ( email )

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