TABLE 3—
Adjusted Prevalence of Influenza Vaccination in White and Black High-Risk Adults, by Age Group and Chronic Medical Condition: United States, 1999
≥ 65 y | 18–64 y | |||||
% Vaccinated | % Vaccinated | |||||
High-Risk Conditions | Whites | Blacks | P Value | Whites | Blacks | P Value |
Diabetes | 75 | 61 | .0057a | 46 | 33 | .0073a |
Chronic heart conditions | 73 | 55 | .0002a | 34 | 26 | .0449a |
COPD | 76 | 63 | .1508 | 31 | 21 | .0476a |
Cancer | 74 | 53 | .0014a | 33 | 20 | .1131 |
Asthma | 73 | 59 | .1385 | 26 | 27 | .8485 |
≥ 2 of above conditions | 72 | 58 | < .0001a | 30 | 24 | .0149a |
Note. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Percentage and P values are adjusted for covariates. Covariates include gender, education, income, employment, and having a physician checkup.
aProportion vaccinated in Whites compared with Blacks significantly different at P < .05.