The Open University of Israel, University Road 1, Raanana, Israel.
Economics and Management Department, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, P.O. 1930600, Emek Yezreel, Israel.
Eur J Health Econ. 2022 Jun;23(4):687-703. doi: 10.1007/s10198-021-01389-8. Epub 2021 Oct 22.
Achieving high vaccination rates is important for overcoming an epidemic. This study investigates the association between religious faith and intentions to become vaccinated against COVID-19 in Israel and Japan. Most of Israel's population is monotheistic, whereas most Japanese are unaffiliated with any religion. Therefore, our findings might be applicable to various countries that differ in their religions and levels of religiosity. We conducted almost identical large-scale surveys four times in Israel and five times in Japan from March to June 2020 to obtain panel data. We found that intentions of getting vaccinated depend on people's level of religiosity in a non-linear way. Those who have strong religious beliefs are less likely to become vaccinated than those who say they are less religious. Two other factors that play a role in this relationship are religious denomination in Israel and identifying with a religion in Japan.
实现高疫苗接种率对于克服传染病至关重要。本研究调查了宗教信仰与以色列和日本民众接种 COVID-19 疫苗意愿之间的关系。以色列的大多数人口信仰一神论，而大多数日本人没有宗教信仰。因此，我们的研究结果可能适用于宗教和宗教信仰程度不同的各种国家。我们在 2020 年 3 月至 6 月期间在以色列进行了几乎相同的四次大规模调查，在日本进行了五次调查，以获得面板数据。我们发现，接种意愿与人们的宗教信仰程度呈非线性关系。那些有强烈宗教信仰的人比那些说自己不太宗教的人更不可能接种疫苗。在这种关系中起作用的另外两个因素是以色列的宗教派别和在日本认同某种宗教。
