Table 3.
Vaccine Provider Rates by Area Deprivation (Rates per 3,500 People)
| Area Deprivation Index Quintilesa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(Least deprived) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (Most deprived) | F‐value | p‐value | |
| ADI score mean (SD) | 70.4 (26) | 97.3 (3) | 105.1 (1.8) | 110.5 (1.4) | 116.7 (3.8) | ||
| Vaccine provider rates b | |||||||
| Physicians | 2.75c | 1.74 | 1.43 | 1.28 | 1.45 | 21.5 | <.001 |
| Pharmacists | 2.26c | 1.70 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 16.7 | <.001 |
| Total rate | 5.01c | 3.43c | 2.99 | 2.66 | 2.84 | 25.8 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: ADI, Area Deprivation Index; SD, standard deviation.
a
Larger scores indicate more deprivation. Based on analyses of data for 5,254 census tracts.
b
Vaccine provider rates were winsorized to 30 or more providers per 3,500 people.
c
Mean provider rates that are statistically different from others are based on Bonferroni multiple comparisons test.