Immunizations and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Asian/Pacific Islander adults are 20% less likely to ever have received the pneumococcal vaccine as compared to non-Hispanic white adults.

In 2010, Asian/Pacific Islander adults aged 65 years and older were 20% less likely to have ever received the pneumonia shot, compared to non-Hispanic white adults of the same age group.
In 2010, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children aged 19 to 35 months reached the Healthy People goal for immunizations for hepatitis B, MMR (measles-mumps-rubella), polio and chicken pox.

At a glance – Adults (Hepatitis):

**Percentage of adults ages 19-49 years, high risk groups, who ever received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
40.2%	44.5%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

At a glance – Adults (Influenza):

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2008**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Asian/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
68%	70%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2011. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29a.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
55.9%	52.7%	1.1

Source: CDC, 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 88
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]

At a glance – Adults (Pneumonia)

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
48.2%	63.5%	0.8

Source: CDC, 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 89
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 19 to 64 years who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
11.5%	19.0%	0.6

Source: CDC, 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 88
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]

At a glance – Adults (HPV):

**Percentage of women ages 19 ato 26, who ever received atleast 1 dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
22.6%	22.4%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

At a glance – Adolescents (Hepatitis):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
93.6%	92.7%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

At a glance – Adolescents (MMR):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 2 or more doses of measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
93.8%	90.8%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years who received 2 or more doses of measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2008**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91%	97%	91%	90%	1.0	1.1

Source: CDC 2011. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-27b.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

At a glance – Adolescents (Tdap):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 1 or more doses of the tetanus-diptheria booster or Tdap, 2010**
Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
85.8%	80.9%	1.1

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years who received 1 or more doses of the tetanus-diptheria booster or Tdap, 2008**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non- Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
69%	60%	69%	90%	1.0	0.9

Source: CDC 2011. CDC 2011. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-27c.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

At a glance – Adolescents (HPV):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who ever received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2010**
#doses	Asian Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian /Non- Hispanic White Ratio
1 or more	50.1%	45.8%	1.1
3 or more	39.8	32.4	1.2

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

At a glance – Children (DTaP):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) , 2010**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
95.7%	96.9%	95.1%	1.0	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Hib):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) , 2010**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
85.7%	93.1%	90.3%	0.9	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Hepatitis B):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine, 2010**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.7%	96.7%	91.4%	1.0	1.1

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (MMR):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) , 2010**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.7%	96.9%	90.6%	1.0	1.1

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Polio):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2010**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.8%	95.1%	93.2%	1.0	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Chicken Pox):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose varicella vaccine (chicken pox) , 2010**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.5%	92.7%	88.9%	1.0	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Fully Immunized):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized , 2010 (4:3:1)**
Asian Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
85.2%	--	81.5%	1.0	--

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

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Content Last Modified: 9/5/2012 2:56:00 PM

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