TABLE 1—
Characteristics of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) Children Aged 19–35 Months: National Immunization Survey, 1998–2000a
| Characteristic | 10 Statesb AIAN (Unweighted n = 674) % (95% CI) | 10 Statesb Non-AIAN (Unweighted n = 10 105) % (95% CI) | US AIAN (Unweighted n = 996) % (95% CI) | US Non-AIAN (Unweighted n = 66 310) % (95% CI) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 46.6 (41.3, 51.9) | 51.3 (50.0, 52.6) | 50.5 (45.4, 55.6) | 51.0 (50.4, 51.6) |
| Female | 53.4 (48.1, 58.7) | 48.7 (47.4, 50.0) | 49.5 (44.4, 54.6) | 49.0 (48.4, 49.6) |
| First born | ||||
| Yes | 35.6 (30.5, 40.6) | 40.4 (39.1, 41.6) | 41.8 (36.6, 47.1) | 40.8 (40.2, 41.4) |
| No | 64.4 (59.4, 69.5) | 59.7 (58.4, 60.9) | 58.2 (52.9, 63.4) | 59.2 (58.6, 59.8) |
| Mother’s age, y | ||||
| ≤ 19 | 5.8 (3.5, 8.1) | 3.6 (3.0, 4.1) | 5.9 (3.6, 8.1) | 3.6 (3.4, 3.9) |
| 20–29c,d | 62.3 (57.3, 67.3) | 50.3 (49.0, 51.6) | 58.0 (52.8, 63.3) | 46.5 (45.9, 47.1) |
| ≥ 30c,d | 32.0 (27.2, 36.6) | 46.1 (44.8, 47.4) | 36.1 (30.9, 41.3) | 49.9 (49.3, 50.5) |
| Telephone interrupted in past year | ||||
| Yes | 11.0 (8.1, 14.0) | 8.7 (7.9, 9.6) | 9.6 (7.1, 12.2) | 7.5 (7.2, 7.8) |
| No | 89.0 (86.0, 91.9) | 91.3 (90.4, 92.1) | 90.4 (87.8, 92.9) | 92.5 (92.2, 92.9) |
| Income, $ | ||||
| 0–30 000c,d | 71.0 (65.8, 76.2) | 48.5 (47.2, 49.9) | 65.1 (59.9, 70.4) | 47.2 (46.6, 47.9) |
| 30 001–50 000c | 19.3 (14.7, 23.9) | 25.3 (24.1, 26.4) | 21.1 (16.5, 25.6) | 21.9 (21.4, 22.4) |
| 50 001–75 000c,d | 7.4 (4.3, 10.6) | 15.8 (14.8, 16.8) | 9.3 (6.1, 12.5) | 16.5 (16.0, 16.9) |
| ≥ 75 001c,d | 2.3 (1.1, 3.5) | 10.4 (9.7, 11.1) | 4.5 (2.4, 6.7) | 14.4 (14.0, 14.9) |
| Education of mother | ||||
| < 12 yc | 24.5 (19.5, 29.5) | 17.8 (16.7, 18.9) | 20.2 (15.5, 25.0) | 17.1 (16.6, 17.6) |
| 12 yc,d | 46.8 (41.4, 52.2) | 37.8 (36.5, 39.2) | 44.1 (38.9, 49.2) | 36.8 (36.2, 37.4) |
| Some college | 17.1 (13.8, 20.3) | 19.6 (18.6, 20.5) | 18.0 (14.6, 21.5) | 17.8 (17.4, 18.3) |
| College graduatec,d | 11.6 (8.8, 14.5) | 24.8 (23.8, 25.8) | 17.7 (13.7, 21.6) | 28.2 (27.7, 28.7) |
| Moved to different state | ||||
| Yesc | 6.7 (4.2, 9.2) | 13.9 (12.9, 14.9) | 7.5 (5.0, 10.0) | 9.7 (9.3, 10.0) |
| Noc | 93.3 (90.8, 95.8) | 86.1 (85.1, 87.1) | 92.5 (90.0, 95.0) | 90.4 (90.0, 90.7) |
| No. of people in household | ||||
| 2 | 3.2 (1.4, 4.9) | 3.1 (2.6, 3.6) | 4.4 (1.4, 7.3) | 3.1 (2.9, 3.3) |
| 3c | 19.0 (14.8, 23.3) | 24.1 (23.0, 25.2) | 23.2 (18.6, 27.8) | 23.5 (23.0, 24.0) |
| 4 | 31.4 (26.5, 36.4) | 35.2 (34.0, 36.5) | 32.5 (27.7, 37.3) | 36.6 (36.0, 37.2) |
| 5c | 17.1 (13.5, 20.8) | 21.2 (20.2, 22.3) | 17.4 (13.3, 21.5) | 20.7 (20.2, 21.2) |
| ≥ 6c,d | 29.2 (24.1, 34.4) | 16.3 (15.3, 17.3) | 22.6 (18.7, 26.4) | 16.1 (15.6, 16.5) |
| Mother’s marital status | ||||
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 11.0 (7.8, 14.2) | 10.3 (9.5, 11.2) | 11.5 (7.8, 15.3) | 8.8 (8.5, 9.2) |
| Never marriedc,d | 35.2 (30.4, 40.1) | 16.6 (15.6, 17.6) | 32.9 (28.1, 37.7) | 19.7 (19.2, 20.2) |
| Marriedc,d | 53.8 (48.4, 59.2) | 73.1 (71.8, 74.3) | 55.5 (50.3, 60.7) | 71.5 (70.9, 72.1) |
| Child ever received Special | ||||
| Supplemental Nutrition | ||||
| Program for Women, Infants, and Children services | ||||
| Yesc,d | 82.6 (78.5, 86.8) | 55.5 (54.1, 56.8) | 76.3 (71.9, 80.9) | 53.7 (53.0, 54.3) |
| Noc,d | 17.4 (13.2, 21.5) | 44.5 (43.2, 45.9) | 23.7 (19.1, 28.2) | 46.4 (45.7, 47.0) |
| Age of child, mo | ||||
| 19–24 | 39.8 (34.6, 45.0) | 35.4 (34.1, 36.6) | 40.5 (35.4, 45.7) | 35.9 (35.3, 36.4) |
| 25–29 | 27.1 (22.3, 31.9) | 29.0 (27.8, 30.2) | 28.0 (23.5, 32.5) | 29.3 (28.7, 29.8) |
| 30–35 | 33.1 (27.9, 38.2) | 35.6 (34.4, 36.9) | 31.4 (26.5, 36.3) | 34.9 (34.3, 35.5) |
| Shot card availability | ||||
| Yesc,d | 41.0 (35.8, 46.2) | 54.6 (53.3, 56.0) | 44.1 (38.8, 49.3) | 49.6 (49.0, 50.2) |
| Noc,d | 59.0 (53.8, 64.2) | 45.4 (44.0, 46.7) | 55.9 (50.7, 61.1) | 50.4 (49.8, 51.0) |
| No. of providers | ||||
| 1d | 64.8 (59.7, 70.0) | 61.3 (60.0, 62.5) | 60.9 (55.6, 66.2) | 67.8 (67.2, 68.3) |
| ≥ 2d | 35.2 (30.0, 40.3) | 38.7 (37.5, 40.0) | 39.1 (33.8, 44.4) | 32.2 (31.7, 32.8) |
| Type of provider | ||||
| All publicc,d | 46.3 (41.0, 51.7) | 17.6 (16.6, 18.6) | 36.2 (31.2, 41.2) | 16.0 (15.5, 16.4) |
| All privatec,d | 19.1 (14.7, 23.4) | 49.7 (48.4, 51.0) | 31.5 (26.7, 36.3) | 54.7 (54.1, 55.3) |
| Other/mixed/unknown | 34.6 (29.4, 39.8) | 32.7 (31.5, 34.0) | 32.3 (27.4, 37.2) | 29.4 (28.8, 29.9) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aChildren in survey period born between February 1995 and May 1999.
bAlaska, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.
cSignificant difference between 10 states AIAN and 10 states non-AIAN.
dSignificant difference between US AIAN and US non-AIAN.