Table 4.
Main reason for not having a flu shot, pneumonia shot, or colorectal cancer screening tests among respondents not current with these preventive services, 2004 National Adult Immunization Survey
| Immunizations | Colorectal cancer screening tests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flu Shot (n= 588)
% 95% CI |
Pneumonia shot (n = 1244)
% (95% CI) |
FOBT (n = 602)
% (95% CI) |
Sigmoidoscopy (n = 587)
% (95% CI) |
Colonoscopy (n = 953)
% (95% CI) |
|
| Didn’t think it was needed/know I should have it | 22.6 (17.5–28.6) | 46.9 (42.2–51.6) | 43.9 (37.4–50.7) | 51.1 (44.6–57.5) | 47.0 (42.0–52.1) |
| Doctor didn’t recommend/order it | 2.4 (1.4–4.1) | 20.2 (16.6–24.5) | 21.4 (16.4–27.4) | 25.7 (20.7–31.4) | 29.7 (25.2–34.6) |
| Didn’t think about it/forgot | 6.0 (3.1–11.2) | 3.9 (2.4–6.1) | 5.8 (4.0–8.2) | 5.8 (3.2–10.5) | 4.3 (2.7–6.6) |
| Concerned about side effects, preparation, or discomfort | 25.1 (19.6–31.5) | 6.9 (4.8–9.8) | NA | 2.5 (1.2–5.2) | 2.9 (1.7–4.8) |
| Didn’t want to have it/perform the test | 7.6 (4.8–11.7) | 4.6 (2.8–7.4) | 3.9 (1.9–8.0) | 3.3 (1.6–6.4) | 3.9 (2.1–6.9) |
| Afraid of results/didn’t want to know results | NA | NA | 1.5 (0.5–4.3) | 2.1 (1.0–4.5) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) |
| Costs too much | 0.6 (0.2–1.7) | 1.1 (0.3–3.7) | NA | 1.3 (0.4–4.6) | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) |
| Allergic to the vaccine | 8.5 (5.2–13.7) | 0.5 (0.2–1.4) | NA | NA | NA |
| Vaccine not effective | 7.0 (4.5–10.8) | 2.0 (1.1–3.4) | NA | NA | NA |
| Vaccine not available | 4.3 (2.3–8.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.6) | NA | NA | NA |
| Had office-based FOBT | NA | NA | 8.1 (4.8–13.2) | NA | NA |
| Other | 12.4 (8.7–17.2) | 6.9 (5.0–9.4) | 10.2 (6.5–15.7) | 5.8 (2.9–11.1) | 7.0 (4.6–10.4) |
| Don’t know/refused | 3.6 (1.8–6.8) | 6.9 (4.7–10.0) | 5.3 (3.1–8.8) | 2.5 (1.2–5.3) | 3.7 (2.3–6.1) |
FOBT = fecal occult blood testing, CI = confidence interval, NA = not applicable