Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics, Previous Influenza Vaccination, and Medical History of Participants by Race. (n = 454)

Charact eristic	African American (n = 181)		White (n = 236)		Other (n = 37)		χ2P-Value*
	n	%†	n	%†	n	%†
Demographics
Gender							.06
Female	111	61.3	119	50.4	17	46.0
Male	63	34.8	106	44.9	17	46.0
Missing	7	3.9	11	4.7	3	8.1
Age group (y)							.01
65–74	80	44.2	128	54.2	26	70.3
≥75	88	48.6	92	39.0	7	18.9
Missing	13	7.2	16	6.8	4	10.8
Education level							<.001
Less than high school	45	24.9	44	18.6	22	59.5
High school diploma	70	38.7	104	44.1	8	21.6
Beyond high school	55	30.4	72	30.5	3	8.1
Missing	11	6.1	16	6.8	4	10.8
Medical history
Ever had a flu shot							.21
Yes	145	80.1	201	85.2	29	78.4
No	27	14.9	22	9.3	5	13.5
Missing	9	5.0	13	5.5	3	8.1
History of anemia							.86
Yes	8	4.4	13	5.5	2	5.4
No	166	91.7	211	89.4	32	86.5
Missing	7	3.9	12	5.1	3	8.1
History of lung disease							.75
Yes	16	8.8	16	6.8	3	8.1
No	158	87.3	208	88.1	31	83.8
Missing	7	3.9	12	5.1	3	8.1
History of kidney failure							.99
Yes	5	2.8	6	2.5	1	2.7
No	169	93.4	218	92.4	33	89.2
Missing	7	3.9	12	5.1	3	8.1
History of diabetes							.01
Yes	57	31.5	40	17.0	11	29.7
No	117	64.6	184	78.0	23	62.2
Missing	7	3.9	12	5.1	3	8.1
History of heart disease							.42
Yes	41	22.7	66	28.0	9	24.3
No	133	73.5	158	67.0	25	67.6
Missing	7	3.9	12	5.1	3	8.1

^*χ² P-values do not include the missing category.

^†Column percentages.