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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2015 Nov 29;50(5):616–626. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.09.033

Table 2.

Td and Tdap vaccination coverage among adults by demographic and access-to-care variables, BRFSS 2013

Characteristic Td vaccination coverage Tdap vaccination coverage

% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Total 57.5 (57.2–57.9) 28.9 (28.5–29.2)
Age
 18–49 years 61.3 (60.9–61.8)* 34.4 (33.9–35.0)*
 50–64 years 56.0 (55.5–56.6)* 25.4 (24.8–26.0)*
 ≥65 yearsa 48.9 (48.3–49.5) 18.7 (18.2–19.2)
Sex
 Malea 59.5 (59.0–59.9) 27.4 (26.8–27.9)
 Female 55.7 (55.3–56.1)* 30.2 (29.7–30.7)*
Race/ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanica 59.3 (58.9–59.6) 29.9 (29.6–30.3)
 Black, non-Hispanic 53.4 (52.3–54.4)* 25.3 (24.2–26.4)*
 Hispanic 52.7 (51.6–53.9)* 26.0 (24.8–27.3)*
 Asian, non-Hispanic 52.6 (50.2–55.0)* 30.6 (28.1–33.3)
 American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic 64.1 (61.2–66.9)* 34.3 (31.3–37.4)*
 Other 60.5 (58.3–62.7) 30.2 (27.8–32.8)
Marital status
 Married or unmarried couplea 58.0 (57.6–58.4) 29.8 (29.4–30.3)
 Divorced, widowed, or separated 51.3 (50.6–51.9)* 21.4 (20.8–22.1)*
 Never married 62.0 (61.2–62.8)* 33.6 (32.7–34.5)*
Education level
 Less than high schoola 51.1 (50.0–52.2) 20.8 (19.7–21.9)
 High school graduate 54.5 (54.0–55.1)* 24.0 (23.4–24.6)*
 Some college or technical school 60.3 (59.7–60.9)* 31.3 (30.6–31.9)*
 College graduate or higher education 61.1 (60.6–61.6)* 35.8 (35.2–36.3)*
Employment
 Employeda 59.0 (58.6–59.4) 30.7 (30.3–31.2)
 Unemployed 56.1 (54.8–57.4)* 26.5 (25.2–27.9)*
 Not in work force 55.7 (55.1–56.2)* 26.6 (26.1–27.2)*
Income
 <20,000a 53.3 (52.4–54.1) 24.8 (23.9–25.6)
 20,000–49,999 55.2 (54.7–55.8)* 25.8 (25.2–26.4)
 50,000–74,999 60.2 (59.4–61.0)* 31.4 (30.5–32.3)*
 75,000+ 62.5 (61.9–63.1)* 35.8 (35.1–36.5)*
Region
 Northeasta 57.5 (56.8–58.2) 27.3 (26.6–28.1)
 Midwest 60.4 (59.8–61.0)* 31.1 (30.5–31.8)*
 South 55.8 (55.3–56.4)* 25.4 (24.9–26.0)*
 West 57.6 (56.7–58.4) 33.0 (32.2–33.9)*
Perceived health
 Excellent or very good 60.2 (59.8–60.7)* 32.9 (32.4–33.4)*
 Good 55.6 (55.0–56.2)* 26.1 (25.4–26.7)*
 Fair 53.0 (52.0–53.9) 23.1 (22.1–24.1)*
 Poora 54.0 (52.6–55.4) 20.8 (19.4–22.2)
Have medical insurance
 Yes 59.2 (58.9–59.6)* 30.6 (30.2–31.0)*
 Noa 49.2 (48.3–50.1) 20.9 (20.0–21.7)
Have personal health care provider
 Yes 59.5 (59.2–59.9)* 30.7 (30.3–31.1)*
 Noa 51.0 (50.3–51.8) 23.3 (22.5–24.0)
Time since last routine checkup
 <1 year 60.7 (60.3–61.1)* 31.8 (31.4–32.2)*
 ≥1 yeara 51.5 (50.9–52.1) 23.5 (22.9–24.2)
Unable to see doctor due to cost
 Yesa 53.2 (52.3–54.1) 23.9 (23.0–24.7)
 No 58.4 (58.0–58.7)* 29.9 (29.5–30.3)*
Influenza vaccination in the past 12 months
 Yes 63.1 (62.6–63.5)* 37.1 (36.5–37.7)*
 Noa 54.1 (53.7–54.5) 23.8 (23.4–24.3)
Ever received pneumococcal vaccination
 Yes 63.2 (62.7–63.8)* 35.2 (34.5–35.9)*
 Noa 53.0 (52.6–53.4) 24.9 (24.5–25.4)

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).

*

p < 0.05 by t-test comparing against reference group.

a

Reference level.