Table 1.

Characteristics of 2004 National Adult Immunization Survey, respondents aged 65 and older (N = 3675)

Demographic	na	%b	(95% CI)
Age
65–69	1020	28.4	(26.1–30.9)
70–74	966	25.5	(23.3–27.9)
75–79	787	20.8	(18.6–23.1)
80+	902	25.3	(23.0–27.7)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white/other	2449	87.3	(85.9–88.5)
Non-Hispanic black	806	7.3	(6.3–8.4)
Hispanic	420	5.4	(4.7–6.3)
Gender
Female	2381	57.4	(54.7–60.1)
Male	1294	42.6	(39.9–45.3)
Education
< high school	975	33.0	(30.4–35.8)
High school graduate	1290	32.5	(30.1–35.0)
> high school	1410	34.5	(32.1–36.9)
Metropolitan area
Yes	2999	80.2	(78.1–82.2)
No	676	19.8	(17.8–21.9)
Health status
Self-rated health status
Excellent/very good/good	2719	74.9	(72.5–77.2)
Fair/poor	927	24.0	(21.8–26.4)
Don’t know/refused/missing	29	1.1	(0.6–2.0)
Healthcare utilization
Recent doctor/other health provider visit
Yes	3258	87.7	(85.8–89.4)
No	403	11.8	(10.2–13.7)
Don’t know/refused	14	0.5	(0.2–1.0)
Immunization
Current with flu shotc
Yes	2540	74.1	(71.8–76.3)
No	1092	25.2	(23.1–27.5)
Don’t know	43	0.7	(0.4–1.1)
Current with pneumonia shotd
Yes	2211	63.7	(61.1–66.2)
No	1244	31.4	(29.0–33.9)
Don’t know	220	4.9	(3.9–6.1)
Colorectal cancer screening
Current with colorectal cancer screeninge
Yes	2033	58.0	(55.3–60.6)
No	1351	34.5	(32.0–37.0)
Unknown	291	7.6	(6.3–9.1)

^aUnweighted n

^bWeighted %

^cHad a flu shot during the past flu season (i.e., between September 2003 and the date of the interview)

^dEver had a pneumonia shot

^eHad FOBT in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years, and/or colonoscopy in the past 10 years

CI, confidence interval; FOBT, fecal occult blood test