Table 1.

  Influenza Vaccination Rates, National Health Interview Survey, 2003 ( Harper et al., 2005 )

Risk Group	Influenza Vaccination Rate (%)
Aged>65 years	65.5
Persons with high‐risk conditions (e.g., diabetes, emphysema, heart diseases, cancer)	15.8–46.3
Pregnant women	12.8
Health care professionals	40.1
Household contacts of persons at high risk	14.9–38.4