Table 1. Characteristics of Canadian Community Health Survey pooled CCHS cycles 3.1(2005), 2007/08, 2009/10, 2011/12, examining the association between self-reported health and the reasons for non-vaccination against seasonal influenza among Canadian adults with asthma.
| Overall Study Sample | Study Sample by No Flu Shot Reason: “Unnecessary” | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| %* Yes | %* No | |||
| n = 9,836 | %* | n = 8,135 (84.4%) | n = 1,701 (15.6%) | |
| Self-rated Health | ||||
| Poor | 469 | 3.6 | 71.2 | 28.8 |
| Fair | 1,187 | 10.5 | 78.8 | 21.2 |
| Good | 3,256 | 33.2 | 82.2 | 17.8 |
| Very Good | 3,510 | 36.3 | 87.7 | 12.3 |
| Excellent | 1,414 | 16.5 | 87.9 | 12.1 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 5,869 | 57.1 | 81.3 | 18.7 |
| Male | 3,967 | 42.9 | 88.6 | 11.4 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–24 years | 1848 | 21.5 | 85.1 | 14.9 |
| 25–34 years | 2546 | 26.2 | 85.5 | 14.5 |
| 35–44 years | 2109 | 21.1 | 84.4 | 15.6 |
| 45–54 years | 1851 | 20.1 | 85.7 | 14.3 |
| 55–64 years | 1482 | 11.1 | 78.1 | 21.9 |
| Province/Territory | ||||
| Newfoundland/Labrador | 350 | 1.7 | 81.0 | 19.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 166 | 0.5 | 84.7 | 15.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 288 | 2.1 | 79.4 | 20.6 |
| New Brunswick | 420 | 2.3 | 83.3 | 16.7 |
| Quebec | 2525 | 31.4 | 86.0 | 14.0 |
| Ontario | 2714 | 32.1 | 82.2 | 17.8 |
| Manitoba | 582 | 4.0 | 86.0 | 14.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 597 | 3.0 | 86.8 | 13.2 |
| Alberta | 908 | 10.5 | 89.1 | 10.9 |
| British Columbia | 1091 | 12.2 | 82.6 | 17.4 |
| Yukon/Northwest/Nunavut | 195 | 0.2 | 80.7 | 19.3 |
| Education (individual) | ||||
| Less than secondary | 1,649 | 13.5 | 82.7 | 17.3 |
| Secondary | 1,737 | 16.9 | 84.8 | 15.2 |
| Post-secondary | 6,450 | 69.6 | 84.6 | 15.4 |
*Percentages are weighted to the Canadian population to account for CCHS multistage stratified sampling strategy