KIC Survey: Majority of People Disapprove of Paid COVID-19 Vaccines

A survey by the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), in collaboration with Change.org and Kawal Covid-19, reveals that the majority (70%) of Indonesians disagree with the idea of charging for COVID-19 vaccines. Only 20.2% agree with this proposal, while 9.8% responded that they don't know.

Age influences attitudes towards paid vaccines. The younger the respondent, the higher the level of disagreement with paid vaccines.

For example, 78.6% of respondents aged 18-24 rejected the proposal for paid vaccines. This percentage is significantly higher than the 57.9% of respondents over 75 who rejected paid vaccines.

Similarly, socioeconomic status (SES) plays a role. The lower the SES, the greater the rejection of paid vaccines.

61.2% of respondents in SES A rejected paid vaccines. This increased to 72.5% in SES B, 76.4% in SES C, and 75.6% in SES D-E.

Several reasons explain the public's opposition to paid vaccines. A majority (73.9%) of respondents argued that vaccines are a citizen's right, especially during an emergency situation like the current one.

67.9% considered the proposal unfair to the less fortunate, while 53.5% believed it could lead to corruption.

This online survey involved 8,299 respondents across Indonesia's 34 provinces, conducted between August 6th and 22nd, 2021.