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Table 1.100a
Percent of adults age 65 and over who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination,a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group 2005 1999
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   56.3 0.7 49.9 0.8
Race AI/AN only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Asian only 37.0 4.6 41.5 6.6
NHOPI only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Black only 40.4 1.9 32.9 2.3
White only 58.4 0.8 51.9 0.9
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 29.0 2.4 28.6 2.5
Non-Hispanic, all races 58.1 0.7 51.2 0.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 40.7 1.9 32.8 2.3
Non-Hispanic, White 60.5 0.8 53.2 0.9
Gender Male 54.2 1.1 50.5 1.2
Female 58.1 0.9 49.5 1.0
Health insurance Medicare and private 62.2 0.9 53.9 1.0
Medicare and public 53.3 2.1 37.3 2.3
Medicare only 45.7 1.5 44.7 1.5
Family incomeb Negative/poor 45.8 2.2 40.4 2.3
Near poor/low 53.5 1.5 46.1 1.6
Middle 60.8 1.3 52.9 1.5
High 57.3 1.8 53.2 2.0
Education Less than high school 48.7 1.4 43.4 1.4
High school graduate 57.1 1.2 49.5 1.4
At least some college 61.7 1.2 56.9 1.3
Residence locationc Large central metro 47.3 1.5 DNA DNA
Large fringe metro 58.4 1.7 DNA DNA
Medium metro 57.8 1.6 DNA DNA
Small metro 62.6 1.9 DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 60.5 1.9 DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 59.2 2.2 DNA DNA

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.

b 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.

c For more information, see National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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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