Table 1:

HPV Vaccine Uptake among young adults ages 18 to 26 years (N=430), BRFSS 2017

	Total sample (N=430)		Initiated (1-2 doses) N=90, 21%		Completed (3 doses) N=79, 18%		Unvaccinated (0 doses) N=261, 61%
Characteristics	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
No. times binge drinking, past 30 days a
None	237	55.2	39	9.0	43	9.9	155	36.2
1	86	20.2	30	7.0	21	4.8	36	8.4
2	46	10.8	13	2.9	7	1.6	28	6.4
3 or more times	61	13.8	10	2.2	10	2.2	42	9.6
HIV/HPV co-infection risk behavior, past year b
High	96	21.8	26	6.1	18	4.0	52	11.7
Low	334	78.2	64	15.0	61	14.3	209	48.9
Year of most recent HIV test
2017	53	14.9	17	4.6	12	3.5	24	6.8
Before 2017	117	26.1	35	7.7	30	6.8	52	11.6
Never	260	59.0	39	8.8	36	8.1	185	42.1
Sexual orientation, sex (age, years) c
Heterosexual, female (18-26)	260	61.1	80	18.7	57	13.4	123	29.0
Lesbian, female (18-26)	35	7.9	7	1.5	13	3.0	15	3.4
Heterosexual, male (18-21)	107	26.4	2	0.5	7	1.6	98	24.3
Gay or bisexual, male (18-26)	28	4.8	2	0.4	3	0.5	23	3.9
Gender identity
Cisgender	428	99.8	90	21.1	79	18.3	259	60.4
Transgender or gender nonconforming	2	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	0.2
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	220	41.4	57	10.7	33	6.3	130	24.4
Non-Hispanic Black/African American	78	17.7	12	2.7	14	3.1	52	11.9
Non-Hispanic Other	16	3.4	6	1.3	2	0.4	8	1.7
Non-Hispanic Multiple Races	17	3.0	1	0.2	11	1.9	5	0.9
Hispanic	99	34.5	16	6.3	20	6.6	63	21.6
Marital status
Married	96	25.3	21	5.5	21	5.5	54	14.3
Unmarried	334	74.7	69	15.5	59	12.9	206	46.3
Education
Less than grade 12	26	6.1	2	0.5	4	0.9	20	4.7
Grade 12 or GED	140	32.5	14	3.3	29	6.7	97	22.5
Some college	198	46.4	33	7.8	38	9.0	127	29.7
College or higher	66	15.0	41	9.4	8	1.8	17	3.8
Occupation
Student	151	35.4	36	8.5	27	6.5	88	20.5
Non-student	279	64.6	55	12.6	51	11.8	173	40.1
Smoking status
Current smoker	78	21.4	17	4.4	17	4.8	44	12.11
Former smoker	29	7.5	2	0.5	4	1.0	23	6.0
Non-smoker	323	71.1	73	16.1	57	12.5	193	42.4
BMI
Underweight	16	3.9	2	0.6	10	2.3	4	1.0
Normal	226	53.9	56	13.4	25	5.9	145	34.7
Overweight	90	19.8	20	4.4	17	3.7	53	11.8
Obese	98	22.4	12	2.7	28	6.5	58	13.2
Health insurance
Insured	344	68.2	85	17.0	67	13.2	192	38.0
Uninsured	86	31.8	11	4.0	14	5.2	61	22.6

¹Unweighted;

²weighted;

³adjusted model included sexual orientation/sex, race/ethnicity, and education

^aMales ≥ 5, females ≥ 4;

^bused injection drugs, treated for a sexually transmitted infection, exchanged sex for money or drugs, had unprotected anal sex, and/or had four or more sex partners in the past year;

^cbased on 2017 HPV vaccination guidelines;

Abbreviations: OR (odds ratio); aOR (adjusted odds ratio); CI (confidence interval).

Data Source: 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System