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IMMUNIZATION MODULE

R2:  At Risk For Never Having Pneumococcal Vaccine

Respondents Who Have Never Received the Pneumonia Vaccine (Pneumovac) Among Respondents Age 65+, 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# never had
Pneumovac

Percent of
respondents
who never had
 Pneumovac

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

679

210

29.7

25.9-33.4

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

239

77

29.6

23.6-35.7

Female

440

133

29.7

24.9-34.4

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

638

195

29.1

25.3-32.9

Amer. Indian

8

3

51.9

2.9-100

Other

17

6

33.1

5.4-6.1

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

172

66

37.7

29.5-45.9

H.S. Grad

242

78

30.9

24.7-37.2

Some College

163

41

23.8

16.7-30.9

College Grad

100

24

22.1

13.6-30.7

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

98

30

26.2

17.1-35.3

$15,000 – 24,999

167

51

29.6

22.1-37.2

$25,000 – 49,999

198

62

29.4

22.8-36.0

$50,000 – 74,999

32

7

22.0

4.1-39.9

$75,000+

29

7

25.2

6.7-43.6

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

308

80

24.4

19.4-29.3

Divorced

50

21

41.9

26.8-57.2

Widowed

288

93

34.1

27.9-40.3

Separated

-

-

-

-

Never Married

29

15

55.0

34.3-75.8

Member of Unmarried Couple

3

1

38.3

0-100

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

108

55

48.8

38.2-59.5

Not Employed

5

1

28.2

0-98.6

Student/Homeworker

79

23

26.1

15.7-36.6

Retired/Unable to Work

483

130

26.1

21.8-30.4

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

662

199

28.4

24.8-32.1

Don’t Have Coverage

15

10

68.4

35.5-100

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

188

42

22.2

15.6-28.8

No

481

164

32.6

28.0-37.1

 

 

 

 

 

Had Asthma 
Yes

74

13

14.7

6.6-22.8

No

603

197

31.6

27.6-35.7

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, good

497

161

30.1

25.9-34.4

Fair, poor

179

49

29.1

21.3-36.8

 

 

 

 

 

Had Flushot 
Yes

493

97

18.8

15.0-22.6

No

184

113

62.2

54.5-69.9

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Provider 
Yes, only one

540

157

27.5

23.4-31.6

More than one

76

23

27.8

17.2-38.5

No

59

27

49.7

35.4-63.9


Respondents Who Have Never Received the Pneumonia Vaccine (Pneumovac) Among Respondents Age 65+, 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# never had
Pneumovac

Percent of
respondents
who never had
Pneumovac

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

3023

1143

39.1

37.1-41.0

 
Race
White

2955

1115

39.1

37.1-41.0

Amer. Indian

37

18

47.3

27.4-67.2

Other

17

6

36.3

8.7-63.8

         

Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For never Having Pneumococcal Vaccine: Respondents who have never received the pneumonia vaccine (Pneumovac) among respondents age 65+, 2004
Denominator: Respondents age 65 and older

 

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