Table 238a 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.
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