Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 14-29a.

Tables

92 Noninstitutionalized adults age 65 and over who received influenza vaccine in the past year, United States, 2003, by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income

Data Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).

Denominator

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population age 65 and over.

Numerator

Number of adults age 65 and over who report receiving an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months.

Comments

This measure is one of the components of the Immunization Leading Health Indicator, which further defines the measure as pertaining to high-risk adults. See Appendix H of Tracking Healthy People 2010 for a complete listing of Leading Health Indicators.

Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted percents are weighted sums of age-specific percents. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.