Table 3.
Influenza vaccination coverage among adults ≥18 years by age, high-risk status, healthcare personnel, and race/ethnicitya-National Health Interview Survey, the 2010-11 season, United States.
| Influenza vaccination coverage | ||||||||
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| Non-Hispanic white | Non-Hispanic black | Hispanic | Othersb | |||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Age group | ||||||||
| ≥18 years | 41.1 | 39.9, 42.3 | 32.1c | 29.5, 34.8 | 28.8c | 27.0, 30.7 | 37.4 | 34.0, 41.1 |
| 18-64 years | 33.4 | 32.2, 34.7 | 28.0c | 25.4, 30.9 | 25.4c | 23.6, 27.3 | 33.1 | 29.7, 36.8 |
| 18-49 years | 26.7 | 25.3, 28.2 | 25.2 | 22.3, 28.3 | 23.3c | 21.3, 25.4 | 28.4 | 25.1, 32.1 |
| 50-64 years | 46.1 | 44.2, 48.1 | 35.1c | 30.7, 40.0 | 34.1c | 29.8, 38.8 | 45.7 | 37.7, 54.5 |
| ≥65 years | 72.0 | 69.9, 74.0 | 60.5c | 54.4, 66.7 | 64.7 | 57.1, 72.1 | 67.2 | 58.3, 75.9 |
| Persons with high-risk conditionsd | ||||||||
| 18-64 years | 46.4 | 43.5, 49.5 | 44.1 | 37.3, 51.6 | 42.6 | 36.9, 48.8 | 48.1 | 37.2, 60.5 |
| 18-49 years | 34.5 | 30.4, 39.0 | 42.1 | 32.5, 53.2 | 41.7 | 34.4, 49.8 | 33.4 | 23.4, 46.3 |
| 50-64 years | 57.0 | 52.9, 61.3 | 46.2c | 38.4, 54.8 | 43.6c | 34.7, 53.6 | 72.8 | 46.4, 93.4 |
| Persons without high-risk conditions | ||||||||
| 18-64 years | 30.2 | 28.9, 31.5 | 23.6c | 21.1, 26.4 | 22.1c | 20.2, 24.3 | 30.3 | 26.9, 34.0 |
| 18-49 years | 25.4 | 24.0, 26.9 | 22.0c | 19.3, 25.0 | 21.0c | 18.9, 23.3 | 27.5 | 24.0, 31.3 |
| 50-64 years | 41.3 | 39.0, 43.6 | 28.8c | 23.8, 34.5 | 28.7c | 23.9, 34.2 | 39.1 | 30.7, 48.9 |
| Health-care personnele | ||||||||
| ≥18 years | 58.6 | 54.8, 62.4 | 43.7c | 36.2, 52.1 | 45.2c | 36.5, 54.9 | 66.8 | 56.4, 77.0 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
This table is based on interviews conducted during September 2010 through June 2011, and vaccination received during August 2010 through May 2011.
Others included Asian, American India/Alaska Native, and multiple races.
p<0.05 by t test for comparisons between racial/ethnic groups with non-Hispanic white as the reference group.
Adults categorized as being at high risk for influenza-related complications self-reported one or more of the following: 1) ever being told by a physician they had diabetes, emphysema, coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, or other heart condition; 2) having a diagnosis of cancer during the preceding 12 months (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) or ever being told by a physician they have lymphoma, leukemia, or blood cancer during the previous 12 months; 3) being told by a physician they have chronic bronchitis or weak or failing kidneys; or 4) reporting an asthma episode or attack during the preceding 12 months.
During the 2010-11 season, health care personnel is defined as adults ≥18 years who currently volunteer or work in a hospital, medical clinic, doctor's office, dentist's office, nursing home or some other health-care facility including part-time and unpaid work in a health care facility as well as professional nursing care provided in the home.