Table 2.
Change in zoster vaccination rate (per 100,000 person-days) from 2011 to 2012
| Zoster vaccine uptake rate (1/100,000) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Medicare Part D (65+) | Commercial (65+) | Commercial (60–64) | ||||||
| 2011 (n = 175,524) | 2012 (n = 192,080) | Difference (2012/2011) | 2011 (n = 179,334) | 2012 (n = 181,927) | Difference (2012/2011) | 2011 (n = 197,653) | 2012 (n = 200,517) | Difference (2012/2011) | |
| Overall | 13.64 | 21.35 | 1.57 | 14.14 | 21.54 | 1.52 | 15.93 | 24.23 | 1.52 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 60–64 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.93 | 24.23 | 1.52 |
| 65–69 | 17.97 | 27.81 | 1.55 | 17.04 | 25.26 | 1.48 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 70–74 | 14.21 | 21.75 | 1.53 | 14.53 | 22.43 | 1.54 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 75+ | 9.93 | 15.63 | 1.57 | 10.48 | 16.27 | 1.55 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 14.46 | 21.94 | 1.52 | 15.25 | 22.63 | 1.48 | 18.63 | 27.47 | 1.47 |
| Male | 12.59 | 20.61 | 1.64 | 12.98 | 20.40 | 1.57 | 13.08 | 20.82 | 1.59 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 15.67 | 25.48 | 1.63 | 17.27 | 26.46 | 1.53 | 21.27 | 32.79 | 1.54 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 8.48 | 13.75 | 1.62 | 9.49 | 14.50 | 1.53 | 9.44 | 15.20 | 1.61 |
| Hispanic | 9.63 | 14.30 | 1.48 | 10.75 | 16.24 | 1.51 | 9.85 | 16.13 | 1.64 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders | 19.17 | 26.27 | 1.37 | 15.51 | 23.96 | 1.54 | 18.94 | 25.77 | 1.36 |
| Others/unknown | 9.33 | 18.26 | 1.96 | 7.60 | 11.76 | 1.55 | 9.32 | 13.14 | 1.41 |
n, number of subjects in each category