TABLE 1. Characteristics of children aged 19–35 months born during 2011–2020, overall and by Vaccines for Children program eligibility* — National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2012–2022.
| Characteristic | Children born during 2011–2020 |
VFC-eligible children |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
VFC-eligible |
Non–VFC-eligible |
Born in 2011 |
Born in 2020 |
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| No. | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
|
Overall
|
152,915
|
100.0 (—)
|
52.2 (51.7–52.7)
|
47.8 (47.3–48.3)
|
53.4 (51.8–55.0)
|
52.6 (50.7–54.4)
|
|
Health insurance status among VFC-eligible children
| ||||||
| Any Medicaid insurance |
56,077
|
91.2 (90.8–91.6)
|
91.2 (90.8–91.6) |
NA |
88.9 (87.3–90.3) |
93.4 (92.0–94.6) |
| Indian Health Service |
1,199
|
1.0 (0.9–1.1)
|
1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
NA |
1.0 (0.7–1.5) |
0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
| No insurance |
4,083
|
5.7 (5.4–6.0)
|
5.7 (5.4–6.0) |
NA |
8.1 (6.9–9.6) |
3.1 (2.2–4.2) |
| Other insurance† |
1,926
|
2.1 (2.0–2.3)
|
2.1 (2.0–2.3) |
NA |
1.9 (1.4–2.7) |
2.7 (2.0–3.6) |
|
Health insurance status among non–VFC-eligible children
| ||||||
| Private insurance only |
79,009
|
86.4 (85.9–86.8)
|
NA |
86.4 (85.9–86.8) |
NA |
NA |
| Other insurance§ |
10,621
|
13.6 (13.2–14.1)
|
NA |
13.6 (13.2–14.1) |
NA |
NA |
|
Poverty status
| ||||||
| At or above poverty level |
116,008
|
70.0 (69.5–70.5)
|
46.5 (45.7–47.3) |
94.5 (94.1–94.8) |
37.8 (35.4–40.2) |
56.3 (53.3–59.3) |
| Below poverty level |
31,612
|
30.0 (29.5–30.5)
|
53.5 (52.7–54.3) |
5.5 (5.2–5.9) |
62.2 (59.8–64.6) |
43.7 (40.7–46.7) |
|
Race and ethnicity¶
| ||||||
| AI/AN, alone or combined with another race or ethnicity |
6,375
|
3.8 (3.6–4.0)
|
7.3 (6.9–7.7) |
NA |
6.8 (5.8–8.1) |
7.4 (6.2–8.7) |
| AI/AN only |
2,031
|
1.0 (0.9–1.1)
|
1.9 (1.8–2.1) |
NA |
1.8 (1.4–2.2) |
2.0 (1.6–2.6) |
| Asian only |
7,100
|
5.5 (5.2–5.7)
|
3.9 (3.6–4.3) |
7.2 (6.8–7.6) |
3.4 (2.7–4.4) |
4.1 (3.0–5.6) |
| Black or African American only |
12,230
|
13.0 (12.7–13.4)
|
17.7 (17.2–18.3) |
7.9 (7.5–8.3) |
19.2 (17.4–21.2) |
17.3 (15.5–19.3) |
| NH/OPI only |
689
|
0.3 (0.2–0.3)
|
0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
0.2 (0.2–0.3) |
NA** |
NA** |
| White only |
88,677
|
46.1 (45.6–46.6)
|
30.8 (30.2–31.5) |
62.7 (62.1–63.4) |
30.5 (28.6–32.5) |
31.6 (29.1–34.3) |
| Hispanic or Latino |
30,460
|
27.1 (26.6–27.6)
|
37.6 (36.8–38.4) |
15.7 (15.1–16.3) |
37.4 (34.9–40.0) |
36.7 (33.8–39.7) |
| Multiple races |
11,728
|
7.0 (6.8–7.3)
|
7.7 (7.3–8.1) |
6.3 (6.0–6.6) |
7.2 (6.2–8.4) |
7.9 (6.6–9.4) |
|
Urbanicity
| ||||||
| MSA, principal city |
66,789
|
45.8 (45.3–46.3)
|
47.8 (47.0–48.5) |
43.7 (43.0–44.4) |
47.7 (45.3–50.2) |
48.1 (45.2–51.0) |
| MSA, nonprincipal city |
58,477
|
42.6 (42.1–43.1)
|
37.9 (37.1–38.7) |
47.7 (47.0–48.4) |
36.2 (33.8–38.7) |
37.5 (34.7–40.3) |
| Non-MSA | 27,649 | 11.6 (11.4–11.9) | 14.4 (13.9–14.8) | 8.6 (8.3–8.9) | 16.1 (14.7–17.5) | 14.5 (12.7–16.4) |
Abbreviations: AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native; CHIP = Children’s Health Insurance Program; MSA = metropolitan statistical area; NA = not applicable; NH/OPI = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; VFC = Vaccines for Children.
* Child identified as AI/AN; insured by Medicaid or Indian Health Service; uninsured; or received at least one vaccine at an Indian Health Service–operated center, Tribal health facility, or urban Indian health care facility.
† Includes children identified as AI/AN with private insurance, CHIP, military, or another form of insurance, alone or in combination with another plan.
§ Includes children with CHIP, military, or other insurance, alone or in combination with private insurance.
¶ The child’s race and ethnicity was reported by their parent or guardian. Children identified as AI/AN, Asian, Black or African American, NH/OPI, White, or multiple races were reported by the parent or guardian as non-Hispanic. Children identified as having multiple races had more than one race category selected. Children identified as Hispanic or Latino might be of any race. Children identified as AI/AN, alone or in combination with another race or ethnicity, might not be mutually exclusive from other racial and ethnic groups shown.
** Estimate suppressed because it did not meet standards for data reliability (95% CI >20, relative SE >30, or sample size <30).