Table 71b
Adolescents age 13-15 who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic (all races)
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   80.5 1.2 80.3 1.4 78.7 1.7 83.9 2.7 81.9 2.2
Gender Female 80.0 1.8 79.9 2.0 78.1 2.5 83.3 3.9 80.4 3.3
Male 81.0 1.6 80.6 1.8 79.2 2.2 84.6 3.6 83.6 3.0
Health insurancea Private 81.0 1.4 80.9 1.6 79.9 1.8 82.1 3.8 81.9 3.5
Public 83.9 2.4 83.3 3.1 79.7 4.6 87.2 4.4 85.3 3.2
Uninsured 70.5 4.0 66.8 5.4 62.1 7.0 * * 76.9 5.3
Family incomeb Negative or poor 79.4 3.7 80.0 4.6 73.8 7.0 * * 77.9 5.6
Near poor/low 78.7 3.1 78.3 3.9 74.1 5.2 * * 79.8 4.6
Middle 77.3 2.6 77.4 2.9 74.6 3.4 89.0 3.9 76.7 5.7
High 82.3 2.2 82.4 2.3 82.4 2.5 * * * *
Residence location Urban 80.5 1.4 80.3 1.6 78.7 2.0 82.6 3.1 81.5 2.4
Rural 80.5 2.3 80.2 2.5 78.6 2.9 * * 84.3 5.9

a A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

b Negative or poor refers to household 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: SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

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