Immunizations and Hispanic Americans

Hispanic American adults are 40% less likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have ever received the pneumococcal vaccine.

In 2005, Hispanic adults aged 65 and older were 10% less likely to have received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, compared to non-Hispanic whites of the same age group.
In 2005, Hispanic adults aged 65 and older were 50% less likely to have ever received the pneumonia shot, compared to non-Hispanic white adults of the same age group.
Although Hispanic children aged 19 to 35 months had comparable rates of immunization for hepatitis, influenza, MMR, and polio, they were slightly less likely to be fully immunized, when compared to non-Hispanic white children.

At a glance – Adults (Hepatitis):

**Hepatitis B in adults, aged 19-24 years, and high risk groups (Cases per 100,000 population), 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
3.7	2.8	1.8	1.3

Source: CDC 2006. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-03a.
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**Hepatitis B in adults, aged 25-39 years, and high risk groups (Cases per 100,000 population), 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
5.4	6.6	5.2	0.8

Source: CDC 2006. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-03b.
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**Hepatitis B in adults, aged 40 years and older, and high risk groups (Cases per 100,000 population), 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
4.3	2.9	3.7	1.5

Source: CDC 2006. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-03c.
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At a glance – Adults (Influenza):

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
43%	63%	90%	0.7

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29a.
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**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 years who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
19%	21%	60%	0.9

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29c.
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At a glance – Adults (Pneumonia)

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
29%	61%	90%	0.5

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29b.
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**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 years who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
12%	20%	60%	0.6

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29d.
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At a glance – Adolescents, aged 13 to 15 years old (Hepatitis):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years who received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2003**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
82%	79%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-27a.
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At a glance – Adolescents, aged 13 to 15 years old (Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years who received 2 or more doses of measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2003**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
92%	93%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-27b.
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At a glance – Adolescents, aged 13 to 15 years old (Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years who received 1 or more doses of the tetanus-diptheria booster, 2003**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
94%	90%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-27c.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (DtaP):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 4 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DtaP) , 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
84%	87%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22a.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (Hib):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) , 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
94%	94%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22b.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (Hepatitis B):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine , 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
93%	93%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22c.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (MMR):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) , 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
91%	91%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22d.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (Polio):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
92%	91%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22e.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (Chicken Pox):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose varicella vaccine (chicken pox) , 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
89%	86%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22f.
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At a glance – Children aged 19 to 35 months (Fully Immunized):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized , 2005**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
79%	82%	80%	1.0

Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-24a.
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