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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Public Health. 2020 Jul 21;5(9):e484–e492. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30139-0

Table 1:

Parental lack of intent to initiate and complete the HPV vaccine series by state in the US, NIS-Teen 2017–2018

States Unvaccinated (0 dose) Initiators (1 dose only)
Total unvaccinated* Unvaccinated with no parental intent to initiate series** Total initiators Initiators with no parental intent to complete series††
n/N % (95% CI) n/N % (95% CI) n/N % (95% CI) n/N % (95% CI)
Alabama 130 445/ 312 188 41·8 (38·8 to 44·8) 75 274/ 120 301 62·6 (58·0 to 67·2) 37 466/ 312 188 12·0 (10·0 to 14·0) 11 022/ 37 466 29·4 (21·4 to 37·5)
Alaska 20 476/ 48 159 42·5 (39·5 to 45·6) 11 489/ 18 793 61·1 (56·3 to 66·0) 4964/ 48 159 10·3 (8·5 to 12·1) 1161/ 4964 23·4 (15·5 to 31·3)
Arizona 181 742/ 465 298 39·1 (36·0 to 42·1) 103 170/ 169 734 60·8 (55·8 to 65·7) 44 529/ 465 298 9·6 (7·8 to 11·4) 11 868/ 44 529 26·7 (18·0 to 35·3)
Arkansas 85 803/ 198 438 43·2 (40·1 to 46·4) 48 747/ 81 880 59·5 (54·7 to 64·4) 27 282/ 198 438 13·7 (11·5 to 16·0) 8665/ 27 282 31·8 (23·2 to 40·3)
California 842 928/ 2 530 832 33·3 (30·2 to 36·5) 403 726/ 809 415 49·9 (44·0 to 55·7) 272 571/ 2 530 832 10·8 (8·7 to 12·8) 62 582/ 272 571 23·0 (14·9 to 31·0)
Colorado 119 671/ 358 660 33·4 (30·2 to 36·6) 63 519/ 112 753 56·3 (50·4 to 62·3) 45 203/ 358 660 12·6 (10·3 to 14·9) 12 165/ 45 203 26·9 (18·1 to 35·7)
Connecticut 76 872/ 228 863 33·6 (30·6 to 36·6) 38 559/ 73 706 52·3 (46·7 to 57·9) 26 600/ 228 863 11·6 (9·6 to 13·7) 5595/ 26 600 21·0 (13·1 to 29·0)
Delaware 17 550/ 57 868 30·3 (27·3 to 33·3) 9638/ 16 232 59·4 (53·3 to 65·4) 5983/ 57 868 10·3 (8·4 to 12·3) 1227/ 5983 20·5 (12·9 to 28·1)
DC+++ 5653/ 25 338 22·3 (19·4 to 25·3) 2469/ 4909 50·3 (42·4 to 58·3) 2843/ 25 338 11·2 (9·0 to 13·5) 319/ 2843 11·2 (5·4 to 17·1)
Florida 444 891/ 1 187 483 37·5 (34·5 to 40·4) 238 300/ 424 734 56·1 (51·0 to 61·2) 104 222/ 1 187 483 8·8 (7·1 to 10·5) 34 478/ 104 222 33·1 (23·4 to 42·7)
Georgia 281 261/ 721 074 39·0 (36·0 to 42·1) 150 132/ 264 837 56·7 (51·7 to 61·7) 75 100/ 721 074 10·4 (8·5 to 12·3) 24 749/ 75 100 33·0 (23·5 to 42·5)
Hawaii 26 201/ 79 013 33·2 (30·2 to 36·1) 14 334/ 24 005 59·7 (54·2 to 65·2) 8060/ 79 013 10·2 (8·4 to 12·0) 2606/ 8060 32·3 (23·6 to 41·1)
Idaho 51 625/ 126 133 40·9 (37·7 to 44·2) 33 835/ 48 402 69·9 (65·0 to 74·8) 14 342/ 126 133 11·4 (9·2 to 13·6) 4829/ 14 342 33·7 (23·7 to 43·7)
Illinois 318 903/ 833 612 38·3 (36·1 to 40·4) 175 720/ 300 102 58·6 (54·9 to 62·2) 103 266/ 833 612 12·4 (11·0 to 13·8) 18 745/ 103 266 18·2 (13·6 to 22·7)
Indiana 189 760/ 449 114 42·3 (39·1 to 45·4) 116 154/ 180 074 64·5 (59·8 to 69·2) 42 138/ 449 114 9·4 (7·5 to 11·2) 8570/ 42 138 20·3 (12·4 to 28·3)
Iowa 73 889/ 203 209 36·4 (33·1 to 39·6) 42 723/ 70 562 60·5 (55·0 to 66·1) 23 033/ 203 209 11·3 (9·1 to 13·6) 4559/ 23 033 19·8 (12·1 to 27·5)
Kansas 88 048/ 198 146 44·4 (41·1 to 47·7) 56 968/ 85 905 66·3(61·6 to 71·0) 19 075/ 198 146 9·6 (7·6 to 11·7) 3223/ 19 075 16·9 (9·2 to 24·6)
Kentucky 118 937/ 283 853 41·9 (38·7 to 45·1) 67 620/ 112 709 60·0 (55·0 to 65·0) 22 431/ 283 853 7·9 (6·2 to 9·6) 5897/ 22 431 26·3 (16·3 to 36·2)
Louisiana 111 258/ 303 252 36·7 (33·6 to 39·8) 63 003/ 105 026 60·0 (55·0 to 65·0) 344 35/ 303 252 11·4 (9·3 to 13·5) 8437/ 34 435 24·5 (16·2 to 32·8)
Maine 21 371/ 74 585 28·7 (25·8 to 31·5) 12 599/ 20 338 61·9 (56·1 to 67·8) 8852/ 74 585 11·9 (9·8 to 13·9) 1642/ 8852 18·6 (11·8 to 25·3)
Maryland 120 865/ 380 108 31·8 (28·6 to 35·0) 66 126/ 11 6043 57·0 (50·8 to 63·2) 48 004/ 380 108 12·6 (10·4 to 14·9) 8416/ 48 004 17·5 (10·0 to 25·1)
Massachusetts 111 433/ 404 253 27·6 (24·6 to 30·5) 53 117/ 105 652 50·3 (43·8 to 56·7) 40 036/ 404 253 9·9 (8·1 to 11·7) 4772/ 40 036 11·9 (5·8 to 18·0)
Michigan 230 629/ 640 624 36·0 (33·0 to 39·0) 146 778/ 221 560 66·2 (61·2 to 71·3) 70 979/ 640 624 11·1 (9·0 to 13·1) 14 802/ 70 979 20·9 (12·8 to 28·9)
Minnesota 120 616/ 362 205 33·3 (30·0 to 36·6) 70 476/ 113 724 62·0 (56·1 to 67·9) 46 432/ 362 205 12·8 (10·6 to 15·1) 8400/ 46 432 18·1 (10·9 to 25·3)
Mississippi 97 122/ 202 835 47·9 (44·7 to 51·1) 51 119/ 89 549 57·1 (52·5 to 61·7) 19 319/ 202 835 9·5 (7·6 to 11·4) 5417/ 19 319 28·0 (18·9 to 37·2)
Missouri 149 056/ 391 150 38·1 (35·1 to 41·2) 87 185/ 141 188 61·8 (56·7 to 66·8) 51 973/ 391 150 13·3 (11·1 to 15·4) 10 973/ 51 973 21·1 (13·8 to 28·4)
Montana 24 924/ 62 969 39·6 (36·2 to 42·9) 15 879/ 23 341 68·0 (62·8 to 73·3) 5721/ 62 969 9·1 (7·1 to 11·0) 1188/ 5721 20·8 (12·1 to 29·5)
Nebraska 48 299/ 131 112 36·8 (33·6 to 40·1) 29 926/ 45 760 65·4 (59·8 to 7·0) 12 782/ 131 112 9·7 (7·9 to 11·6) 3271/ 12 782 25·6 (16·8 to 34·3)
Nevada 72 550/ 191 859 37·8 (35·0 to 40·6) 36 331/ 66 145 54·9 (50·1 to 59·8) 21 300/ 191 859 11·1 (9·3 to 12·9) 5529/ 21 300 26·0 (18·8 to 33·1)
New Hampshire 25 478/ 78 928 32·3 (29·2 to 35·4) 15 427/ 24 810 62·2 (56·5 to 67·9) 7175/ 78 928 9·1 (7·2 to 11·0) 1627/ 7175 22·7 (13·3 to 32·0)
New Jersey 225 339/ 572 770 39·3 (36·5 to 42·1) 111 274/ 213 928 52·0 (47·4 to 56·6) 63 625/ 572 770 11·1 (9·3 to 13·0) 9631/ 63 625 15·1 (9·5 to 20·8)
New Mexico 51 514/ 137 077 37·6 (34·4 to 40·7) 28 265/ 48 519 58.3 (52·9 to 63·6) 14 305/ 137 077 10·4 (8·4 to 12·5) 4203/ 14 305 29·4 (19·3 to 39·5)
New York 394 656/ 116 1100 34·0 (31·8 to 36·2) 215 903/ 373 994 57·7 (53·7 to 61·7) 119 229/ 1 161 100 10·3 (8·9 to 11·6) 21 570/ 119 229 18·1 (12·2 to 24·0)
North Carolina 237 911/ 661 275 36·0 (33·0 to 39·0) 131 368/ 226 684 58·0 (52·9 to 63·0) 80 294/ 661 275 12·1 (10·0 to 14·2) 20 889/ 80 294 26·0 (17·5 to 34·5)
North Dakota 13 036/ 43 927 29·7 (26·7 to 32·6) 8151/ 12 363 65·9 (60·2 to 71·7) 4845/ 43 927 11·0 (8·9 to 13·1) 1241/ 4845 25·6 (16·7 to 34·5)
Ohio 296 063/ 750 640 39·4 (36·5 to 42·4) 176 868/ 280 093 63·1 (58·5 to 67·8) 85 456/ 750 640 11·4 (9·4 to 13·4) 20 896/ 85 456 24·5 (16·3 to 32·6)
Oklahoma 116 684/ 264 705 44·1 (41·1 to 47·0) 71 793/ 109 853 65·4 (60·9 to 69·8) 28 814/ 264 705 10·9 (9·0 to 12·7) 7186/ 28 814 24·9 (17·1 to 32·8)
Oregon 84 505/ 243 710 34·7 (31·6 to 37·8) 46 060/ 81 295 56·7 (51·0 to 62·3) 25 255/ 243 710 10·4 (8·4 to 12·3) 5846/ 25 255 23·1 (14·4 to 31·9)
Pennsylvania 262 586/ 769 845 34·1 (31·4 to 36·9) 158 981/ 253 640 62·7 (57·9 to 67·5) 72 623/ 769 845 9·4 (7·8 to 11·0) 16 110/ 72 623 22·2 (14·1 to 30·3)
Rhode Island+++ 13 579/ 60 307 22·5 (19·7 to 25·4) 6645/ 12 290 54·1 (46·5 to 61·7) 5191/ 60 307 8·6 (76·8 to 10·4) 1061/ 5191 20·4 (11·6 to 29·3)
South Carolina 131 361/ 310 476 42·3 (39·2 to 45·4) 71 254/ 125 342 56·8 (52·0 to 61·7) 34 101/ 310 476 11·0 (9.1 to 12·9) 10 018/ 34 101 29·4 (20·8 to 37·9)
South Dakota 20 465/ 56 744 36·1 (32·9 to 39·2) 11 302/19 238 58·7 (53·0 to 64·5) 6128/ 56 744 10·8 (8·9 to 12·7) 1457/ 6128 23·8 (15·2 to 32·3)
Tennessee 178 205/ 425 537 41·9 (38·6 to 45·2) 105 846/ 169 414 62·5 (57·4 to 67·6) 45 957/ 425 537 10·8 (8·8 to 12·8) 10 174/ 45 957 22·1 (13·3 to 30·9)
Texas 854 553/ 2 046 196 41·8 (40·1 to 43·4) 443 104/ 805 224 55·0 (52·4 to 57·7) 211 651/ 2 164 196 10·3 (9·4 to 11·3) 49 387/ 211 651 23·3 (19·4 to 27·3)
Utah 107 908/ 254 060 42·5 (39·2 to 45·7) 75 477/ 103 988 72·6 (68·1 to 77·1) 27 586/ 254 060 10·9 (8·8 to 12·9) 8891/ 27 586 32·2 (23·2 to 41·3)
Vermont 8847/ 35 063 25·2 (22·3 to 28·2) 4659/ 8349 55·8 (49·0 to 62·6) 3815/ 35 063 10·9 (8·7 to 13·1) 513/ 3815 13·5 (5·7 to 21·2)
Virginia+++ 177 858/ 525 439 33·8 (29·9 to 37·8) 99 832/ 171 464 58·2 (51·0 to 65·5) 58 666/ 525 439 11·2 (8·4 to 14·0) 14 905/ 58 666 25·4 (14·3 to 36·5)
Washington 143 067/ 450 493 31·8 (28·6 to 34·9) 78 095/ 134 017 58·3 (52·2 to 64·4) 49 897/ 450 493 11·1 (8·9 to 13·2) 12 554/ 49 897 25·2 (15·4 to 34·9)
West Virginia 41 417/ 106 186 39·0 (36·0 to 42·0) 22 967/ 39 652 57·9 (52·9 to 62·9) 13 164/ 106 186 12·4 (10·3 to 14·5) 4263/ 13 098 32·5 (24·1 to 41·0)
Wisconsin 132 507/ 371 040 35·7 (32·7 to 38·7) 73 132/ 127 251 57·7 (52·1 to 62·8) 47 455/ 371 040 12·8 (10·7 to 14·9) 9953/ 47 455 21·0 (13·8 to 28·1)
Wyoming 17 620/ 36 714 48·0 (44·7 to 51·3) 10 609/ 17 143 61·9 (57·3 to 66·5) 4239/ 36 714 11·5 (9·4 to 13·7) 1073/ 4239 25·3 (17·3 to 33·3)

Acronym: DC, District of Columbia

+++

States with HPV vaccine mandate (i.e., a legislative order to receive the human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccine for school entry)

*

Percentage of unvaccinated adolescents = (number [n] of unvaccinated US adolescents aged 13–17 years ÷ number [N] of US adolescents aged 13–17 years) × 100· Population estimates of US adolescents in 2017–2018 were derived using National Immunization Survey (NIS)-Teen survey weights·

**

Percentage of unvaccinated adolescents with no parental intent = (number [n] of unvaccinated US adolescents aged 13–17 years with no parental intent ÷ number [N] of unvaccinated US adolescents aged 13–17 years with non-missing data on parental intent) × 100· Data on parental intent was missing for approximately 5% unvaccinated adolescents· Population estimates of US adolescents in 2017–2018 were derived using National Immunization Survey (NIS)-Teen survey weights·

Percentage of initiators = (number [n] of US adolescents aged 13–17 years who received 1 HPV vaccine dose only ÷ number [N] of US adolescents aged 13–17 years) × 100· Population estimates of US adolescents in 2017–2018 were derived using National Immunization Survey (NIS)-Teen survey weights·

††

Percentage of initiators with no parental intent = (number [n] of US adolescents aged 13–17 years who received 1 HPV vaccine dose only with no parental intent ÷ number [N] of US adolescents aged 13–17 years who received 1 HPV vaccine dose only with non-missing data on parental intent) × 100· Population estimates of US adolescents in 2017–2018 were derived using National Immunization Survey (NIS)-Teen survey weights.