Table 1.95a
Percent of high-risk persons age 18-64 who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination,a United States, 1999 and 2004
    2004 1999
Population group Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total 16.8 0.7 14.0 0.7
Age, not age adjusted 18-44 11.4 0.9 8.8 0.9
45-64 27.0 1.0 23.2 1.0
Race AI/AN only 19.4 5.1 DSU DSU
Asian only 23.3 5.8 DSU DSU
NHOPI only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Black only 15.6 1.7 15.1 2.1
White only 17.0 0.8 13.9 0.7
Multiple races 11.9 3.1 DSU DSU
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 10.3 1.2 8.4 1.2
Non-Hispanic, all races 17.6 0.8 14.6 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 16.0 1.8 15.1 2.1
Non-Hispanic, White 17.9 0.9 14.4 0.8
Gender Female 17.5 0.9 13.3 0.8
Male 15.8 1.1 15.4 1.3
Health insuranceb Private 16.1 0.9 13.6 0.8
Public only 24.1 1.7 23.6 2.2
Uninsured 12.0 1.3 7.9 1.1
Family incomec Negative/poor 19.3 1.5 13.4 1.5
Near poor/low 19.2 1.5 16.4 1.8
Middle 16.7 1.4 14.7 1.3
High 14.7 1.7 12.5 1.1
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 18.4 1.6 13.9 1.3
High school graduate 17.6 1.2 13.5 1.2
At least some college 17.8 1.0 14.8 0.9
Residence location Urban 18.0 0.9 13.7 0.8
Rural 13.7 1.0 14.7 1.3

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b 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.

c Negative/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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

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

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