Table 3.
Adult vaccination coverage by birth status and language, United States, National Health Interview Survey 2012
| U.S. born | Foreign born | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English-speaking % (95% CI) |
Non-English-speaking % (95% CI) |
English-speaking % (95% CI) |
Non-English-speaking % (95% CI) |
|
| Influenza vaccination (2011–12 season)a | ||||
| 18+ | 40.5 (39.5, 41.6) | 25.6 (17.6, 36.5)* | 37.4 (35.0, 39.8) | 26.0 (22.8, 29.7)* |
| Pneumococcal vaccination (ever received) | ||||
| 18–64 with high-risk conditions | 20.8 (19.6–22.0) | 21.0 (11.2–35.9) | 15.5 (12.9–18.5) | 9.9 (6.6–14.5)* |
| 65+ | 62.7 (61.0–64.3) | --b | 44.6 (40.0–49.1) | 30.5 (24.4–37.4)* |
| Tetanus vaccination (past 10 yrs) | ||||
| 18+ | 65.1 (64.3–66.0) | 53.2 (45.4–60.9)* | 52.7 (50.8–54.6) | 46.2 (43.1–49.2)* |
| Tetanus vaccination including pertussis vaccine (past 7 yrs) | ||||
| 18+ | 15.5 (14.8–16.3) | 11.8 (6.6–20.2) | 11.5 (10.2–13.0) | 4.6 (3.3–6.5)* |
| Hepatitis A vaccination (≥ 2 doses) | ||||
| 18–49 among travelers | 19.8 (18.1–21.7) | 25.2 (14.7–39.6) | 19.3 (16.5–22.4) | 10.9 (7.7–15.0)* |
| Hepatitis B vaccination (≥ 3 doses) | ||||
| 18–49 | 37.2 (36.1–38.3) | 38.9 (30.6–47.9) | 34.6 (31.7–37.6) | 16.0 (13.7–18.7)* |
| 18+ with diabetes | 20.8 (18.8–22.9) | --b | 29.2 (23.0–36.3) | 13.6 (9.0–20.2)* |
| Shingles vaccination (ever received) | ||||
| 60+ | 21.3 (20.2–22.5) | --b | 15.0 (12.1–18.4) | 4.9 (2.8–8.5)* |
| Human papillomavirus vaccination (≥ 1 dose) | ||||
| 18–26 Male | 4.0 (2.8–5.6) | --b | --b | --b |
| 18–26 Female | 39.1 (36.2–42.0) | 24.0 (14.1–37.7)* | 17.3 (12.1–24.0) | --b |
Note: Boldface indicates significance.
Abbreviations: CI=Confidence interval.
a
Influenza vaccination coverage estimates are based on interviews conducted during September 2011 through June 2012, and vaccination received during August 2011 through May 2012.
b
Estimates are not reliable due to sample size < 30 or relative standard error (RSE) > 30%.
*
p < 0.05 by t-test (English-speaking vs. non-English-speaking).