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Table 250a
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over who had an influenza vaccination in the past year,a by race, 2002
    Total White Black AI/AN API Multiple races/other
Population group Percent SE 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 7.5 64.7 3.5 57.8 3.4
Age 65-74 63.8 0.9 65.4 1.0 53.9 2.8 * * 55.6 5.1 57.3 4.4
75-84 74.7 0.8 76.7 0.8 57.4 3.0 * * 79.2 4.7 58.6 5.7
85 and over 73.9 1.2 75.5 1.3 60.6 4.3 * * * * * *
Gender Male 69.0 0.8 70.5 0.9 55.4 3.0 * * 65.5 5.9 63.0 5.0
Female 68.8 0.8 70.8 0.8 56.1 2.3 * * 64.3 4.6 53.5 4.3
Incomeb Negative/poor 58.9 1.4 61.0 1.7 54.8 3.2 * * 55.3 7.9 51.5 7.6
Near poor/low 67.5 0.9 69.3 1.0 57.6 3.1 * * 69.0 5.8 54.8 4.9
Middle 70.7 0.9 71.8 1.0 51.0 4.3 * * 72.9 7.1 68.1 7.2
High 74.5 1.2 75.4 1.2 67.4 6.8 * * * * 57.0 10.1
Health insurance Medicare and private 70.8 0.8 71.8 0.8 57.0 3.1 * * 73.0 5.3 60.9 5.1
Medicare and Medicaid 59.8 1.5 63.4 1.8 53.2 3.3 * * 58.6 6.1 54.0 7.3
Medicare HMO 74.1 1.3 75.7 1.3 63.7 5.3 * * 66.6 8.5 69.7 7.6
Medicare fee-for-service only 55.2 2.1 56.5 2.4 51.6 5.0 * * * * 40.9 8.0
Residence location MSA 68.6 0.7 70.6 0.8 54.8 1.9 * * 63.7 3.7 57.1 4.0
Non-MSA 70.0 1.2 70.8 1.3 61.6 4.3 * * * * 61.6 5.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 68.2 0.7 69.8 0.7 54.3 2.3 76.3 8.4 63.0 4.0 55.5 3.9
Fair/poor 71.3 1.2 73.9 1.2 59.0 3.2 * * 73.4 7.9 64.6 5.4
Functional limitations No limitations 67.0 0.8 68.8 0.9 52.9 2.7 * * 58.4 4.6 55.0 5.3
IADL only 72.3 1.2 73.6 1.4 60.1 4.5 * * * * 67.3 7.3
At least 1 IADL and 1-2 ADLs 71.7 1.2 73.6 1.3 58.4 3.6 * * 88.0 5.0 58.2 7.0
At least 1 IADL and 3-6 ADLs 69.7 1.7 72.4 1.8 58.6 4.9 * * * * 55.2 10.1
At least 1 ADL/IADL 71.5 0.8 73.3 0.9 58.9 2.4 * * 75.5 4.9 61.0 4.0

a Full-year community residents age 65 or older.

b Negative/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.

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