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. 2022 Apr 26;100(6):375–384. doi: 10.2471/BLT.21.287390

Table 1. Estimated prevalence of vaccination for four vaccine-preventable diseases among adults aged 45 years or older by sociodemographic and health-related characteristics, India, 2017–2018.

Variable Total no. of respondents, unweighteda Weighted no. (%) of respondents vaccinated
Influenza vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine Typhoid vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine
Age group, years          
45–59 33 694 685 (1.4) 280 (0.5) 814 (1.9) 1 065 (1.9)
60–69 18 725 370 (1.6) 172 (0.7) 447 (2.0) 533 (1.9)
70–79 8 973 192 (1.6) 95 (0.8) 202 (1.9) 256 (1.8)
≥ 80 3 322 68 (1.5) 33 (0.8) 55 (1.0) 79 (1.4)
Sex          
Male 30 068 634 (1.6) 284 (0.7) 728 (1.9) 996 (2.1)
Female 34 646 681 (1.4) 296 (0.6) 790 (1.9) 937 (1.7)
Marital status          
Currently married 48 139 945 (1.5) 444 (0.7) 1 164 (2.0) 1 521 (2.1)
Widowed 14 391 293 (1.4) 120 (0.6) 318 (1.6) 349 (1.3)
Other 2 182 77 (2.3) 16 (0.6) 36 (1.1) 63 (1.5)
Years of schooling          
None 30 415 569 (1.5) 231 (0.6) 627 (1.7) 597 (1.3)
< 5 7 409 157 (1.7) 53 (0.5) 120 (1.7) 176 (1.6)
5–9 14 676 283 (1.5) 132 (0.7) 362 (2.1) 476 (2.1)
≥ 10 12 212 306 (1.3) 164 (0.8) 409 (2.2) 684 (3.5)
Working status          
Not working 29 858 396 (1.8) 157 (0.6) 381 (1.6) 463 (1.5)
Currently working 17 129 551 (1.4) 213 (0.5) 627 (1.8) 837 (1.7)
Social group          
Scheduled caste or tribe 22 101 368 (1.6) 171 (0.6) 457 (1.9) 692 (1.7)
Other backward class 24 325 540 (1.7) 156 (0.5) 457 (1.5) 469 (1.3)
Other 15 990 352 (1.1) 230 (1.0) 579 (2.6) 721 (3.1)
Religion          
Hindu 47 491 982 (1.5) 402 (0.6) 1 017 (1.7) 1 152 (1.6)
Muslim 7 674 107 (1.0) 55 (0.4) 129 (1.5) 143 (1.6)
Other 9 415 221 (2.8) 121 (1.1) 370 (4.7) 632 (5.4)
Wealth quintile          
Poorest 12 801 132 (0.7) 38 (0.2) 123 (0.9) 144 (0.8)
Poorer 13 030 184 (1.1) 86 (0.4) 258 (1.7) 273 (1.5)
Middle 12 993 234 (1.3) 109 (0.6) 301 (1.9) 334 (1.7)
Richer 13 035 309 (1.7) 137 (0.9) 359 (2.2) 466 (2.3)
Richest 12 855 456 (2.9) 210 (1.2) 477 (2.8) 716 (3.3)
Urban or rural area          
Rural 41 994 742 (1.6) 307 (0.6) 922 (1.9) 1 131 (1.8)
Urban 22 720 573 (1.3) 273 (0.7) 596 (1.7) 802 (2.1)
Geographical region          
North 11 587 372 (2.6) 287 (1.7) 846 (5.9) 695 (4.4)
Central 8 777 74 (0.8) 75 (0.9) 106 (1.2) 164 (2.0)
East 11 482 59 (0.4) 64 (0.5) 114 (1.2) 241 (2.2)
North-east 8 483 73 (0.6) 62 (0.5) 137 (1.6) 527 (5.3)
West 8 807 192 (0.4) 21 (0.1) 123 (1.9) 153 (0.5)
South 15 578 545 (3.5) 71 (0.3) 192 (1.1) 153 (0.6)
Hospitalization          
No 38 575 900 (1.6) 392 (0.7) 1 067 (2.1) 1 236 (2.1)
Yes 4 409 137 (2.6) 53 (0.7) 186 (3.6) 195 (2.6)
Type of health-care facility
Public 10 321 252 (1.8) 87 (0.6) 245 (1.7) 345 (1.9)
Private 23 863 557 (1.5) 227 (0.6) 757 (2.3) 821 (2.1)
Physical activity          
Everyday 15 474 248 (1.1) 121 (0.4) 307 (1.7) 332 (1.4)
Sometimes 1 006 159 (1.4) 77 (0.6) 243 (2.1) 292 (1.9)
None 38 873 904 (1.7) 379 (0.7) 957 (1.9) 1 296 (2.1)
Smokingb          
Currently smoking 8 831 145 (1.6) 93 (0.9) 213 (2.0) 217 (1.7)
Not currently smoking 55 515 1 165 (1.5) 482 (0.6) 1 293 (1.9) 1 698 (1.9)
Alcohol consumption          
Yes 11 632 187 (1.5) 115 (0.7) 273 (2.0) 379 (2.2)
No 52 735 1 124 (1.5) 462 (0.6) 1 236 (1.9) 1 541 (1.8)
Chronic disease(s)c          
No 39 759 596 (1.1) 285 (0.5) 698 (1.5) 971 (1.6)
Yes 24 955 719 (2.1) 295 (0.9) 820 (2.5) 962 (2.4)
Overall 64 714 1 315 (1.5) 580 (0.6) 1 518 (1.9) 1 933 (1.9)

a Total sample sizes vary due to missing information from respondents for the some of the variables analysed.

b Not currently smoking includes past smokers and those who never smoked.

c Persons with chronic diseases included those who have diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung disease or cancer.