According to a survey for a research institute of the union-related Hans Böckler Foundation, those who earn little in Germany are also less likely to be vaccinated against corona.

In the non-representative survey in June, 49 percent of those questioned from the bottom fifth of the wage distribution stated that they had already received at least the first dose of vaccine, said the Institute for Economic and Social Sciences (WSI) on Wednesday.

In contrast, 71 percent of the top fifth of the income distribution reported having been vaccinated at least once.

According to the survey, there are also differences in the vaccination rate between individual occupations.

Sales employees stated that only 52 percent had been vaccinated at least once.

Because of the lifting of the vaccination prioritization, many employees from priority group 3, who had an activity in the food retail trade, were no longer given a chance, emphasized Aline Zucco from the WSI.

"Now quite a few of them are apparently unable to find their way around the jungle around the appointment."

According to the communication, there are significantly higher vaccination rates among those surveyed from the medical health professions (81 percent) and the field of education and social affairs (74 percent).

Most of them belonged to priority groups 1 and 2.

It is true that the proportion of respondents among low-income earners who are still unvaccinated and who do not want to be vaccinated is significantly higher at 9 percent than among higher-income earners (4 percent). At the same time, however, this group also has the greatest potential for vaccination progress, emphasized Zucco. "If the company doctor offers an uncomplicated vaccination during working hours, many people can also be reached."

For the evaluation, 4513 data sets from employees were evaluated, which were collected from June 1 to 30, 2021 as part of a continuous online survey by the WSI portal Lohnspiegel.de. Unlike the figures from the Robert Koch Institute, the data is not related to a specific date, but relates to the entire survey period. The survey is not representative, but due to the high number of cases it provides detailed insights into working conditions in Germany.