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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2017 Sep 27;53(6):799–809. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.07.022

Table 2.

Proportion of Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage by Work-related Asthma Status and Demographic Characteristics Among Ever-employed Adults With Current Asthma

Characteristics Pneumococcal vaccine coverage
Work-related asthma Possible work-related asthma Non–work-related asthma
%a (95% CI) PRb (95%CI) %a (95% CI) PRb (95%CI) %a (95% CI) PRb (95%CI)
Age
 18–44 years 41.8 (31.9, 51.6) 1.00 35.8 (29.7, 41.9) 1.00 27.8 (22.4, 33.2) 1.00
 45–64 years 60.9 (54.7, 67.1) 1.44 (1.09, 1.91) 54.1 (50.5, 57.8) 1.37 (1.14, 1.64) 45.0 (40.8, 49.3) 1.51 (1.22, 1.87)
Sex
 Male 53.9 (44.1, 63.8) 1.00 40.1 (33.8, 46.5) 1.00 31.3 (25.9, 36.7) 1.00
 Female 53.7 (47.0, 60.3) 0.96 (0.79, 1.18) 47.5 (43.2, 51.8) 1.13 (0.95, 1.34) 36.6 (32.0, 41.2) 1.08 (0.88, 1.34)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 56.3 (50.5, 62.1) 1.00 45.8 (41.7, 49.9) 1.00 35.3 (31.3, 39.4) 1.00
  Non-Hispanic black 48.9 (32.9, 64.8) 0.90 (0.63, 1.27) 45.3 (34.4, 56.1) 0.96 (0.74, 1.25) 37.1 (26.5, 47.7) 1.06 (0.77, 1.46)
 Hispanic 36.2 (19.1, 53.2) 0.74 (0.49, 1.12) 39.7 (27.0, 52.4) 0.86 (0.63, 1.19) 31.0 (16.3, 45.7) 1.04 (0.67, 1.61)
 Other 64.8 (41.5, 88.0) 1.03 (0.68, 1.56) 40.9 (27.9, 53.9) 0.88 (0.66, 1.18) 31.3 (15.9, 46.7) 0.81 (0.53, 1.25)
Education
 ≤High school 54.0 (46.4, 61.6) 1.13 (0.87, 1.48) 44.4 (38.4, 50.3) 0.95 (0.77, 1.18) 36.5 (30.0, 43.0) 1.00 (0.74, 1.34)
 Some college 55.3 (45.4, 65.2) 1.15 (0.87, 1.53) 46.9 (40.6, 53.2) 1.06 (0.88, 1.29) 37.5 (30.5, 44.5) 1.08 (0.86, 1.35)
 College graduate 48.8 (39.8, 57.9) 1.00 41.8 (36.0, 47.6) 1.00 30.9 (26.2, 35.5) 1.00
Household income
 <$15,000 47.7 (37.2, 58.1) 0.85 (0.63, 1.16) 52.1 (43.8, 60.5) 1.22 (0.97, 1.53) 43.7 (32.8, 54.6) 1.35 (0.97, 1.87)
 $15,000–$24,999 47.6 (35.2, 60.0) 0.88 (0.64, 1.21) 45.2 (37.2, 53.2) 1.10 (0.87, 1.40) 35.2 (26.0, 44.5) 1.17 (0.86, 1.59)
 $25,000–$34,999 62.4 (45.6, 79.2) 1.15 (0.82, 1.62) 47.3 (33.4, 61.2) 1.25 (0.89, 1.74) 45.3 (33.0, 57.7) 1.40 (1.01, 1.95)
 $35,000–$49,999 60.6 (48.7, 72.5) 1.07 (0.81, 1.41) 51.4 (41.6, 61.3) 1.37 (1.09, 1.72) 34.2 (23.1, 45.2) 1.13 (0.81, 1.57)
 ≥$50,000 53.9 (42.8, 65.0) 1.00 37.1 (31.5, 42.7) 1.00 31.4 (26.7, 36.0) 1.00
Employment status in last year
 Employed 49.0 (37.5, 60.5) 1.00 34.9 (28.4, 41.5) 1.00 36.2 (30.2, 42.2) 1.00
 Not employed 60.9 (51.1, 70.7) 1.51 (1.12, 2.05) 57.4 (50.3, 64.5) 1.61 (1.25, 2.07) 37.1 (28.3, 45.8) 0.80 (0.61, 1.06)
Health insurance
 Yes 57.5 (51.4, 63.6) 1.47 (1.07, 2.03) 45.8 (41.9, 49.6) 1.16 (0.87, 1.54) 37.0 (33.1, 41.0) 1.55 (0.99, 2.41)
 No 38.5 (27.4, 49.5) 1.00 39.9 (30.4, 49.5) 1.00 21.5 (13.0, 29.9) 1.00
Smoking status
 Current 50.2 (38.8, 61.6) 1.00 47.3 (40.4, 54.3) 1.00 37.1 (29.3, 44.9) 1.00
 Former 63.4 (54.8, 72.1) 1.14 (0.88, 1.47) 48.7 (42.3, 55.1) 1.07 (0.85, 1.33) 39.2 (31.6, 46.7) 1.05 (0.77, 1.43)
 Never 51.3 (43.2, 59.5) 0.95 (0.72, 1.25) 41.5 (36.1, 47.0) 1.02 (0.80, 1.30) 33.0 (28.1, 37.9) 0.99 (0.74, 1.31)
Inhaler corticosteroid usec
 Yes 67.8 (60.2, 75.3) 1.49 (1.22, 1.81) 54.1 (48.2, 60.0) 1.23 (1.06, 1.44) 43.8 (37.7, 49.9) 1.30 (1.07, 1.57)
 No 45.0 (38.1, 51.9) 1.00 40.1 (35.5, 44.6) 1.00 31.4 (26.9, 35.9) 1.00
Received influenza vaccine
 Yes 64.9 (54.7, 75.0) 1.39 (1.06, 1.81) 56.6 (50.1, 63.1) 1.65 (1.32, 2.07) 50.3 (42.4, 58.3) 1.72 (1.33, 2.24)
 No 45.9 (35.0, 56.8) 1.00 35.6 (28.3, 42.9) 1.00 26.0 (20.4, 31.6) 1.00
Routine checkup for asthma
 Yes 58.4 (51.9, 64.8) 1.30 (0.94, 1.80) 49.3 (44.6, 54.0) 1.17 (0.95, 1.45) 40.4 (35.1, 45.6) 1.20 (0.93, 1.54)
 No 45.1 (30.8, 59.4) 1.00 36.7 (29.6, 43.8) 1.00 28.4 (22.4, 34.3) 1.00
Ability to see doctor for asthma if needed
 Yes 56.2 (50.1, 62.4) 1.04 (0.79, 1.36) 45.2 (41.4, 49.1) 1.04 (0.81, 1.34) 34.9 (31.1, 38.7) 0.94 (0.63, 1.39)
 No 45.4 (33.9, 56.9) 1.00 42.4 (33.1, 51.8) 1.00 36.5 (25.1, 48.0) 1.00
Ability to see specialist
 Yes 55.0 (49.0, 60.9) 1.06 (0.77, 1.45) 45.6 (41.8, 49.4) 1.41 (1.00, 2.00) 34.7 (31.0, 38.4) 0.89 (0.55, 1.43)
 No 48.4 (34.3, 62.6) 1.00 34.3 (23.4, 45.2) 1.00 41.6 (24.2, 59.1) 1.00
Asthma control
 Well controlled 43.5 (34.5, 52.5) 1.00 37.1 (31.9, 42.3) 1.00 32.0 (27.0, 37.0) 1.00
 Not well controlled 60.3 (51.0, 69.6) 1.43 (1.10, 1.87) 52.2 (45.4, 59.1) 1.30 (1.06, 1.58) 33.8 (27.4, 40.2) 1.02 (0.80, 1.30)
 Very poorly controlled 59.2 (50.4, 67.9) 1.37 (1.05, 1.79) 49.5 (43.0, 56.0) 1.10 (0.89, 1.36) 48.2 (40.2, 56.2) 1.19 (0.91, 1.54)
Adverse asthma outcomesd
 Asthma attack
  Yes 52.8 (46.1, 59.6) 1.03 (0.82, 1.29) 49.0 (44.4, 53.6) 1.18 (0.99, 1.41) 36.6 (31.5, 41.8) 1.09 (0.89, 1.32)
  No 55.6 (46.3, 64.9) 1.00 38.7 (33.0, 44.4) 1.00 33.7 (28.6, 38.8) 1.00
 Urgent treatment for worsening asthma
  Yes 53.6 (44.9, 62.3) 1.24 (0.88, 1.75) 58.0 (51.2, 64.8) 1.40 (1.12, 1.75) 39.7 (32.8, 46.6) 1.13 (0.88, 1.47)
  No 45.1 (30.8, 59.4) 1.00 36.7 (29.6, 43.8) 1.00 28.4 (22.4, 34.3) 1.00
 Asthma-related emergency room visit
  Yes 50.3 (38.5, 62.1) 1.00 (0.79, 1.26) 58.9 (49.5, 68.4) 1.38 (1.14, 1.67) 35.3 (25.9, 44.7) 0.85 (0.62, 1.16)
  No 55.0 (48.9, 61.2) 1.00 42.3 (38.4, 46.1) 1.00 35.0 (31.1, 38.9) 1.00
 Overnight stay in hospital because of asthma
  Yes 62.4 (45.3, 79.5) 1.02 (0.75, 1.38) 79.8 (66.2, 93.3) 1.71 (1.33, 2.18) 46.1 (26.3, 65.9) 0.98 (0.55, 1.74)
  No 53.2 (47.5, 58.9) 1.00 43.1 (39.5, 46.7) 1.00 34.7 (31.0, 38.4) 1.00
 Other chronic diseasee
  Yes 55.8 (49.3, 62.4) 1.20 (0.93, 1.55) 57.3 (52.6, 61.9) 1.50 (1.25, 1.79) 50.2 (44.3, 56.2) 1.52 (1.24, 1.86)
  No 50.5 (40.7, 60.3) 1.00 35.2 (30.0, 40.3) 1.00 29.0 (24.6, 33.5) 1.00

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

a

Weighted average annual estimate.

b

PR adjusted for age, household income, health insurance, and other chronic disease.

c

In the last 3 months.

d

In the last 12 months.

e

Diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or cardiovascular disease.

PR, prevalence ratio.