Study 2: Descriptive statistics and T test results.
| Dependent variable and condition | M | SD | T | Df | P | 95% CI | |
| Scapegoating | Vax | 1.58 | 1.06 | −7.80 | 191 | <0.0001 | (−1.93 to –1.15) |
| U-R | 3.13 | 1.64 | |||||
| Risk of Hospitalisation* % | Vax | 16.59 | 18.30 | −4.63 | 191 | <0.0001 | (−22.09 to –8.78) |
| U-R | 32.02 | 27.36 | |||||
| Risk of Death* % | Vax | 6.88 | 14.76 | −3.78 | 190 | <0.0001 | (−17.40 to –5.36) |
| U-R | 18.26 | 25.76 | |||||
| Risk of Non-recovery* % | Vax | 8.21 | 15.92 | −3.75 | 191 | <0.0001 | (−18.60 to –5.66) |
| U-R | 20.34 | 27.70 |
Vax = vaccinated for C19 six months ago (without booster); U-R = unvaccinated/recovered from C19 six months ago. Scapegoating was assessed on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 6 (very much).
*According to data available in 2022, the chances that a 28-year old fit and healthy man who was unvaccinated and had never been infected with C19 before would get seriously ill or die if he contracts C19 was < 1% (also see Table 1 notes for additional citations).