Table 1.
Characteristics of parents and their Hispanic adolescent daughters from the National Immunization Survey-Teen (n=2,786)
| n (weighted %) | |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| 2010 | 1199 (46.4) |
| 2011 | 1587 (53.6) |
| Daughter characteristics | |
| Age | |
| 13 yr | 613 (20.3) |
| 14 yr | 607 (19.2) |
| 15 yr | 562 (24.1) |
| 16 yr | 533 (19.4) |
| 17 yr | 471 (17.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 2389 (86.1) |
| Black | 160 (5.6) |
| Other | 237 (8.4) |
| Visited healthcare provider in last year | |
| No | 525 (22.4) |
| Yes | 2233 (77.6) |
| Currently lives in state where born | |
| No | 784 (27.7) |
| Yes | 2002 (72.3) |
| Healthcare coverage | |
| Through parent employer or union | 1224 (37.1) |
| Other insurance, including Medicaid | 1184 (47.6) |
| No insurance | 357 (15.4) |
| Eligible for VFC program | |
| No | 1320 (42.7) |
| Yes | 1458 (57.3) |
| Parent characteristics | |
| Mother’s age | |
| <35 yr | 346 (14.7) |
| 35-44 yr | 1380 (51.2) |
| 45+ yr | 1060 (34.1) |
| Mother’s education | |
| Less than high school | 854 (39.4) |
| High school | 600 (21.9) |
| Some college | 691 (21.2) |
| College graduate | 641 (17.6) |
| Mother’s marital status | |
| Not married | 898 (34.5) |
| Married | 1888 (65.5) |
| Language of NIS-Teen interview | |
| English | 1733 (55.4) |
| Spanish | 1048 (44.6) |
| Heard of HPV | |
| No | 424 (18.8) |
| Yes | 2319 (81.2) |
| Heard of HPV vaccine | |
| No | 309 (16.7) |
| Yes | 2446 (83.3) |
| Received provider recommendation to get daughter HPV vaccine | |
| No | 1206 (50.2) |
| Yes | 1467 (49.8) |
| Household characteristics | |
| Poverty status | |
| Below poverty | 963 (43.3) |
| Above poverty, ≤$75,000 | 1090 (40.0) |
| Above poverty, >$75,000 | 612 (16.7) |
| Number of children in household | |
| 1 | 873 (23.9) |
| 2-3 | 1490 (55.1) |
| 4+ | 423 (21.0) |
| Region of residence | |
| Northeast | 394 (12.5) |
| Midwest | 334 (9.9) |
| South | 1216 (32.1) |
| West | 842 (45.4) |
Note. Totals may not sum to stated sample size due to missing data. Percents may not sum to 100% due to rounding. VFC = Vaccines for Children; NIS-Teen = National Immunization Survey-Teen; HPV = human papillomavirus.