Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older having a flu shot in the past year, by race, 2002a |
| Population group | Total | White | Black | AI/AN | API | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 68.9 | 0.6 | 70.7 | 0.7 | 55.8 | 1.8 | 68.1 | 7.4 | 64.7 | 3.6 | |
| Age | 65 to 74 | 63.8 | 0.9 | 65.4 | 1.0 | 53.9 | 2.8 | * | * | 55.6 | 5.3 |
| 75 to 84 | 74.7 | 0.8 | 76.7 | 0.8 | 57.4 | 3.1 | * | * | 79.2 | 4.7 | |
| 85 and older | 73.9 | 1.2 | 75.5 | 1.3 | 60.6 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | |
| Gender | Male | 69.0 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 0.9 | 55.4 | 3.0 | * | * | 65.5 | 6.2 |
| Female | 68.8 | 0.8 | 70.8 | 0.8 | 56.1 | 2.3 | * | * | 64.3 | 4.5 | |
| Incomeb | Negative or poor | 58.9 | 1.4 | 61.0 | 1.7 | 54.8 | 3.2 | * | * | 55.3 | 7.7 |
| Near poor/low | 67.5 | 0.9 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 57.6 | 3.1 | * | * | 69.0 | 5.8 | |
| Middle | 70.7 | 0.9 | 71.8 | 1.0 | 51.0 | 4.2 | * | * | 72.9 | 7.1 | |
| High | 74.5 | 1.2 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 67.4 | 6.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance | Medicare and private | 59.8 | 1.5 | 63.4 | 1.8 | 53.2 | 3.3 | * | * | 58.6 | 6.1 |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 74.1 | 1.3 | 75.7 | 1.3 | 63.8 | 5.1 | * | * | 66.7 | 8.5 | |
| Medicare HMO | 70.8 | 0.8 | 71.8 | 0.8 | 57.0 | 3.1 | * | * | 73.0 | 5.2 | |
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 55.2 | 2.1 | 56.5 | 2.4 | 51.6 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence location | MSA | 68.6 | 0.7 | 70.6 | 0.8 | 54.9 | 1.9 | * | * | 63.7 | 3.8 |
| Non-MSA | 70.0 | 1.2 | 70.8 | 1.3 | 61.6 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | |
| Functional limitations | No limitations | 67.0 | 0.8 | 68.8 | 0.9 | 52.9 | 2.7 | * | * | 58.4 | 4.5 |
| IADLs only | 72.3 | 1.3 | 73.6 | 1.4 | 60.1 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | |
| 1-2 ADLs | 71.7 | 1.2 | 73.6 | 1.3 | 58.4 | 3.6 | * | * | 88.0 | 5.0 | |
| 3 or more ADLs | 69.7 | 1.7 | 72.4 | 1.8 | 58.6 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| At least 1 IADL/ADL | 71.5 | 0.8 | 73.3 | 0.9 | 58.9 | 2.4 | * | * | 75.5 | 4.8 | |
a Full year community residents age 65 or older.
b Negative or poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; IADLs: Instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: Activities of daily living; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.