Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and enrolment on the National Immunisation Register of cohort of overseas-born refugee children (N = 2796) and age-appropriate measles, mumps and rubella vaccination status among a sub-cohort of children on the NIR (n = 1923).
| In the NIRa |
Total N | MMRb vaccination |
Total n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesc (%) | Fully vaccinatedd, e (%) | |||
| Total number in the cohort | 1926 (69) | 2796 | 573 (30) | 1923 |
| Visa category | ||||
| Convention refugee | 132 (62) | 213 | 27 (21) | 132 |
| Family reunification | 69 (59) | 117 | 21 (30) | 69 |
| Humanitarian | 315 (63) | 504 | 66 (21) | 312 |
| Overstayer | 96 (64) | 150 | 36 (38) | 96 |
| Quota refugee | 1317 (73) | 1815 | 426 (32) | 1317 |
| Age group at arrival | ||||
| 0–<2 years | 291 (97) | 300 | 258 (89) | 291 |
| 2–<6 years | 513 (91) | 561 | 240 (47) | 516 |
| 6–<14 years | 843 (63) | 1329 | 66 (8) | 843 |
| 14–<19 years | 276 (46) | 606 | Added to 6–<14 years due to low numbers | |
| Arrival year | ||||
| 2006 | 243 (70) | 345 | 36 (15) | 243 |
| 2007 | 270 (63) | 432 | 57 (21) | 270 |
| 2008 | 291 (65) | 447 | 60 (20) | 294 |
| 2009 | 276 (69) | 402 | 87 (31) | 279 |
| 2010 | 234 (67) | 348 | 75 (32) | 234 |
| 2011 | 246 (77) | 321 | 84 (34) | 246 |
| 2012 | 300 (72) | 417 | 138 (46) | 300 |
| 2013 | 48 (76) | 63 | 24 (50) | 48 |
| United nations region | ||||
| Africa | 294 (65) | 456 | 72 (25) | 294 |
| America | 171 (76) | 225 | 39 (23) | 171 |
| Asia | 1203 (71) | 1704 | 390 (32) | 1203 |
| Europe | 60 (65) | 93 | 12 (20) | 60 |
| Oceania | 156 (61) | 258 | 42 (28) | 153 |
| Missing | 45 (71) | 63 | 15 (36) | 42 |
| Ethnicityf | ||||
| Asian | 1083 (72) | 1512 | 336 (31) | 1083 |
| Māori, European & Other | 108 (67) | 162 | 21 (20) | 105 |
| MELAAg | 630 (67) | 936 | 180 (29) | 630 |
| Pacific Peoples | 108 (59) | 183 | 36 (34) | 105 |
| Dependent children in family | ||||
| None | 60 (44) | 138 | S (S) | 60 |
| One | 366 (65) | 567 | 90 (25) | 366 |
| Two | 600 (71) | 849 | 207 (35) | 600 |
| Three | 450 (76) | 591 | 141 (31) | 450 |
| Four or more | 324 (69) | 468 | 108 (33) | 327 |
| Missing | 129 (68) | 189 | S (S) | 129 |
| Household incomeh | ||||
| Low | 672 (74) | 912 | 237 (35) | 672 |
| Medium | 645 (69) | 936 | 201 (31) | 645 |
| High | 132 (62) | 213 | 24 (18) | 132 |
| Missing | 474 (64) | 738 | 111 (23) | 474 |
| Parent education (usually mother) | ||||
| No reported qualification | 738 (68) | 1086 | 231 (31) | 738 |
| Overseas secondary qualification | 401 (69) | 579 | 132 (33) | 402 |
| NZ secondary qualification to diploma | 312 (69) | 453 | 78 (25) | 312 |
| Undergraduate degree | 138 (74) | 186 | 45 (33) | 138 |
| Postgraduate degree | 36 (71) | 51 | 12 (36) | 33 |
| Missing | 300 (68) | 444 | 75 (25) | 300 |
| Parent's ability to converse in English | ||||
| Yes | 1110 (69) | 1611 | 327 (30) | 1110 |
| No | 738 (69) | 1074 | 219 (30) | 738 |
| Missing | 78 (70) | 111 | 30 (39) | 78 |
| Family structure | ||||
| Couple | 1419 (71) | 2013 | 459 (32) | 1419 |
| Sole parent | 468 (64) | 726 | 102 (22) | 468 |
| Missing | 39 (5) | 783 | 12 (33) | 36 |
∗Note it is the policy of Statistics New Zealand that counts are randomly rounded to a number divisible by 3 to protect privacy; thus, the numbers may not reconcile precisely.
National Immunisation Register.
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
Yes = child was enrolled on the National Immunisation Register by the end of the study period.
Vaccinated if child's age was ≥1 year and <5 years old and the child received at least one dose, or the child was ≥5 years and received two doses (MOH, 2020). Although children <1 year old are not eligible for MMR, we considered them to be age-appropriately vaccinated as they may have received a dose.
Vaccination status based on child's age at the end of the study period.
Ethnicity is self-reported by parents as per the National Health Index dataset and grouped according to Level 1 ethnic categories as per statistics New Zealand.
Middle Eastern, Latin American, or African.
Household income: Low (<$25,000), Medium ($25,001–$70,000), High ($70,001–$150,001 or more).