Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Herpes zoster (HZ) Vaccine Eligible Adults by Coverage Type. MAPD: Medicare Advantage/Part D.
| Eligible Members (Count) | Medicare MAPD | Medicare Pt D | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,547,652 | 3,748,318 | 6,295,970 | ||||
| N, or Means | %, or SD | N, or Means | %, or SD | N, or Means | %, or SD | |
| Gender (count, %) | ||||||
| Female | 1,432,202 | 56.0 | 2,281,911 | 61.0 | 3,714,113 | 59.0% |
| Male | 1,115,450 | 44.0 | 1,466,407 | 39.0 | 2,581,857 | 41.0% |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 72.56 | 6.14 | 73.42 | 6.58 | 73 | 6.00 |
| Geographic Region (count, %) | ||||||
| Midwest | 601,217 | 24.0 | 1,008,646 | 27.0 | 1,609,863 | 25.6% |
| Northeast | 67,250 | 3.0 | 523,248 | 14.0 | 590,498 | 9.4% |
| South | 1,565,019 | 61.0 | 1,417,258 | 38.0 | 2,982,277 | 47.4% |
| West | 296,017 | 12.0 | 777,838 | 21.0 | 1,073,855 | 17.1% |
| Unknown | 18,149 | 1.0 | 21,328 | 1.0 | 39,477 | 0.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity (count, %) | ||||||
| White | 622,729 | 24.0 | 781,387 | 21.0 | 1,404,116 | 22.3% |
| Black | 97,593 | 4.0 | 60,987 | 2.0 | 158,580 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 13,444 | 1.0 | 27,060 | 1.0 | 40,504 | 0.6% |
| Other | 27,766 | 1.0 | 64,687 | 2.0 | 92,453 | 1.5% |
| Unknown | 1,786,120 | 70.0 | 2,814,197 | 75.0 | 4,600,317 | 73.1% |
| Population Density (count, %) | ||||||
| Rural | 296,760 | 12.0 | 659,061 | 18.0 | 955,821 | 15.2% |
| Suburb | 624,428 | 25.0 | 960,385 | 26.0 | 1,584,813 | 25.2% |
| Urban | 1,608,315 | 63.0 | 2,107,544 | 56.0 | 3,715,859 | 59.0% |
| Unknown | 18,149 | 1.0 | 21,328 | 1.0 | 39,477 | 0.6% |
| Household Income ($) | ||||||
| ≤$45K | 1,656,774 | 65.0% | 2,414,518 | 64.4% | 4,071,292 | 64.7% |
| 45 K and $87.5 K | 434,298 | 17.0% | 560,368 | 14.9% | 994,666 | 15.8% |
| $87.5 and $112 K | 219,535 | 8.6% | 320,330 | 8.5% | 539,865 | 8.6% |
| ≥$112K | 237,045 | 9.3% | 453,102 | 12.1% | 690,147 | 11.0% |
| Attained Education | 8,531 | 0.3% | 17,652 | 0.5% | 26,183 | 0.4% |
| HS diploma | 976,142 | 38.3% | 1,112,675 | 29.7% | 2,088,817 | 33.2% |
| Any college | 1,283,238 | 50.4% | 2,015,512 | 53.8% | 3,298,750 | 52.4% |
| Unknown | 279,741 | 11.0% | 602,479 | 16.1% | 882,220 | 14.0% |
| RxRiskV (mean, SD) | 5.10 | 2.86 | 5.02 | 2.95 | 5.05 | 2.92 |