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. 2016 May 25;4:98–102. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.05.014

Table 1.

Demographic and healthcare characteristics of male adolescents in the United Statesa, b, NIS-Teen 2012 (N = 10141).

Characteristics Total N (%b) No vaccination N (col. %b) HPV Initiation (≥ 1 dose)c N (col. %b) HPV Completion (≥ 3 doses)d N (col. %b)
Total, n (row %b) 10,141 8091 (79.2) 2050 (20.8) 655 (6.8)
Age (Mother/Parent)
 ≤ 34 years 763 (9.9) 562 (9.1) 201 (13.3) 66 (13.6)
 35 years < age ≤ 44 years 4102 (47.3) 3285 (46.8) 817 (49.4) 234 (47.8)
 ≥ 45 years 5276 (42.7) 4244 (44.2) 1032 (37.3) 355 (38.7)
Education (Mother)
 < 12 years 969 (13.8) 969 (11.5) 281 (22.7) 87 (26.8)
 12 years 1941 (25.7) 1941 (25.8) 380 (25.2) 115 (21.0)
 > 12 years (some college) 2829 (25.6) 2829 (26.9) 473 (20.5) 143 (20.5)
 College graduate 4402 (35.0) 4402 (35.9) 916 (31.7) 310 (31.7)
Poverty statuse
 Above poverty (>$75k) 4474 (34.4) 3597 (36.0) 877 (27.9) 280 (25.6)
 Above poverty (≤$75k) 3714 (39.7) 3065 (41.0) 649 (34.4) 203 (33.7)
 Below poverty 1621 (26.0) 1161 (22.9) 460 (37.7) 151 (40.7)
 Missing, n (%) 332 (3.27)
Marital status of mother
 Married 7526 (65.1) 6116 (66.1) 1410 (61.4) 467 (66.0)
 Other 2615 (34.9) 1975 (33.9) 640 (38.6) 188 (34.0)
Ethnicity/Race of teens
 Hispanic 1321 (21.7) 943 (18.7) 378 (33.0) 140 (41.0)
 Non-Hispanic White only 6872 (55.7) 5719 (59.6) 1153 (40.6) 376 (37.5)
 Non-Hispanic Black only 1029 (14.0) 734 (13.1) 295 (17.3) 72 (11.1)
 Other 919 (8.7) 695 (8.6) 224 (9.0) 67 (10.4)
Age in years of selected teen
 13 years old 2050 (19.8) 1655 (20.2) 395 (18.6) 125 (19.4)
 14 years old 2135 (20.0) 1672 (19.7) 463 (21.4) 130 (17.4)
 15 years old 2032 (21.4) 1612 (21.4) 420 (21.5) 132 (25.4)
 16 years old 1984 (19.3) 1585 (19.3) 399 (19.6) 130 (17.0)
 17 years old 1940 (19.4) 1567 (19.5) 373 (18.9) 138 (20.8)
Source of health insurance for teens
 Provided through employment or union 6627 (56.4) 5448 (59.3) 1179 (45.1) 371 (42.2)
 Not Provided through employment or union 3426 (43.6) 2577 (40.7) 849 (54.9) 276 (57.8)
 Missing, n (%) 88 (0.87)
Facility type for teen's providers
 All public facilities 1357 (14.8) 1125 (14.8) 232 (14.5) 67 (14.0)
 All hospital facilities 931 (7.9) 711 (8.2) 220 (6.8) 65 (5.4)
 All private facilities 4790 (52.9) 3814 (52.9) 976 (52.8) 320 (54.7)
 Mixed/Other 2684 (24.5) 2137 (24.1) 547 (25.9) 179 (26.0)
 Missing, n (%) 379 (3.74)
Do teen's providers order vaccination from state/local health department
 All providers 6828 (66.2) 5363 (64.6) 1464 (72.3) 467 (71.7)
 Some but possibly not all 1416 (12.3) 1139 (12.2) 277 (12.6) 100 (13.4)
 No providers 1043 (12.3) 891 (13.2) 152 (8.7) 43 (9.0)
 Don't know 823 (9.2) 666 (10.0) 157 (6.3) 45 (5.9)
 Missing, n (%) 32 (0.32)
Influenza vaccinationf
 Yes 4258 (39.3) 2956 (33.8) 1302 (60.0) 464 (74.6)
 No 5883 (60.7) 5135 (66.2) 748 (40.0) 191 (25.4)
TDAP vaccinationg
 Yes 6681 (63.8) 5155 (62.1) 1526 (70.0) 518 (76.0)
 No 3460 (36.3) 2936 (37.9) 524 (30.0) 137 (24.0)
Meningitis vaccinationh
 Yes 7527 (74.5) 5593 (69.4) 1934 (94.1) 630 (95.6)
 No 2614 (25.5) 2498 (30.6) 116 (5.9) 25 (4.4)
a

Male adolescents with adequately complete provider-reported immunization records in the 2012 NIS-Teen survey were included. U.S. Virgin Islands was excluded.

b

Weighted percentages from Dual-Frame Sampling Weights.

c

HPV initiation includes those who had received at least 1 dose of the HPV vaccine.

d

HPV completion includes those who had received at least 3 doses of the HPV vaccine.

e

Adolescents were classified as below federal poverty level if their total family income was less than the federal poverty level specified for the applicable family size and number of children aged < 18 years.

f

Adolescent has taken at least one dose of seasonal influenza vaccination in the past three years.

g

Adolescent has taken at least one dose of TDAP only vaccination since age 10 years old and before 13 years old.

h

Adolescent has taken at least one dose of Meningitis vaccination.