Table 1.
Characteristics of surveyed parents and their teens, and factors by rural residency, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2019.
| All | Rural | Urban | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 536 | 267 | 269 | |
| State | 0.9 | |||
| Minnesota | 271 (51) | 134 (50) | 137 (11) | |
| Wisconsin | 265 (49) | 133 (50) | 132 (49) | |
| Parent characteristics | ||||
| Parent ageb | 0.0003 | |||
| <40 years | 86 (16) | 59 (22) | 27 (10) | |
| 40–49 years | 303 (58) | 147 (56) | 156 (59) | |
| ≥50 years | 138 (26) | 57 (22) | 81 (31) | |
| Parent sex | 0.4 | |||
| Male | 120 (22) | 56 (21) | 64 (24) | |
| Female | 416 (78) | 211 (79) | 205 (76) | |
| Parent race/ethnicityb | 0.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 462 (88) | 242 (92) | 220 (83) | |
| Other | 65 (12) | 20 (8) | 45 (17) | |
| Parent educationb | 0.0002 | |||
| High school or less | 63 (12) | 38 (14) | 25 (9) | |
| Some college/Associate or technical degree/ Bachelor degree | 334 (63) | 179 (68) | 155 (58) | |
| Graduate or advanced degree | 135 (25) | 47 (18) | 88 (33) | |
| Parent religious service attendance | 0.2 | |||
| Never | 129 (24) | 56 (21) | 73 (27) | |
| ≥1 time per month | 354 (66) | 186 (70) | 168 (62) | |
| Missing | 53 (10) | 25 (9) | 28 (10) | |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Number of children in householdb | <0.0001 | |||
| 1 | 142 (27) | 66 (25) | 76 (28) | |
| 2–3 | 324 (61) | 148 (56) | 176 (66) | |
| ≥4 | 68 (13) | 52 (20) | 16 (6) | |
| Household income | <0.0001 | |||
| <$75,000 | 166 (31) | 108 (40) | 58 (22) | |
| ≥$75,000 | 305 (57) | 131 (49) | 174 (65) | |
| Missing | 65 (12) | 28 (10) | 37 (14) | |
| Teen characteristics | ||||
| Agec | 0.9 | |||
| 13 years | 137 (26) | 65 (24) | 72 (27) | |
| 14 years | 189 (35) | 95 (36) | 94 (35) | |
| 15 years | 174 (32) | 88 (33) | 86 (32) | |
| 16 years | 36 (7) | 19 (7) | 17 (6) | |
| Sexb | 0.1 | |||
| Male | 265 (50) | 123 (46) | 142 (53) | |
| Female | 270 (50) | 143 (54) | 127 (47) | |
| Race/Ethnicityb | 0.0006 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 446 (84) | 237 (89) | 209 (79) | |
| Other | 85 (16) | 28 (11) | 57 (21) | |
| Public health insuranced | 0.02 | |||
| Yes | 106 (20) | 64 (24) | 42 (16) | |
| No | 430 (80) | 203 (76) | 227 (84) | |
| School typeb | 0.003 | |||
| Public | 465 (87) | 237 (89) | 228 (85) | |
| Private | 48 (9) | 14 (5) | 34 (13) | |
| Home school/Online | 20 (4) | 14 (5) | 6 (2) | |
| Well-child visit at age 11 or 12 years | 0.003 | |||
| Yes | 506 (94) | 244 (91) | 262 (97) | |
| No | 30 (6) | 23 (9) | 7 (3) | |
| Primary vaccination location | 0.02 | |||
| Doctor’s office or clinic | 508 (95) | 247 (93) | 261 (97) | |
| Other location or teen does not get vaccinations | 28 (5) | 20 (7) | 8 (3) | |
| Average travel time to primary vaccination locationb | <0.0001 | |||
| <15 min | 329 (62) | 141 (53) | 188 (71) | |
| 15–29 min | 143 (27) | 71 (27) | 72 (27) | |
| ≥30 min | 60 (11) | 54 (20) | 6 (2) | |
| Teen always gets a vaccine a doctor or nurse recommends | 0.08 | |||
| Yes | 247 (46) | 113 (42) | 134 (50) | |
| No | 289 (54) | 154 (58) | 135 (50) | |
| Received vaccine reminder since 11th birthday | 0.007 | |||
| Yes | 222 (41) | 126 (47) | 96 (36) | |
| No | 314 (59) | 141 (53) | 173 (64) | |
| Vaccination statuse | ||||
| Received influenza (since July 1, 2018) | 254 (47) | 121 (45) | 133 (49) | 0.3 |
| Received all recommended adolescent vaccines (≥1 HPV, MenACWY, and Tdap) | 280 (52) | 134 (50) | 146 (54) | 0.3 |
| Received HPVf | 324 (60) | 156 (58) | 168 (62) | 0.3 |
| Received MenACWY | 450 (84) | 232 (87) | 218 (81) | 0.07 |
| Received Tdap | 484 (90) | 245 (92) | 239 (89) | 0.3 |
Data are no. (%) of respondents. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.
Abbreviations: MenACWY, quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine; Tdap, tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine.
T-tests and chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests.
Does not include missing responses.
Age at the time of survey completion. All Minnesota teens were aged 13 to 15 years at the time of sampling but some turned 16 years between sampling and survey completion.
Public health insurance status at the time of survey completion.
Vaccination status based on IIS records when available, and parent report.
Sampling of Minnesota residents included HPV vaccination status.