Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 14-29c.

Tables

67 High risk persons age 18-64 who received an influenza vaccination, United States, 2001, by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income

Data Source

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

Denominator

U.S. population (civilian, non-institutionalized): high-risk adults, age 18 to 64.

Numerator

Number of high-risk adults, age 18 to 64, who report receiving an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months.

Comments

High risk conditions include diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, liver disease and cancer. Not all high-risk conditions for complications of influenza and pneumococcal disease can be ascertained by NHIS (for example, immunocompromised), and the sample size may be too small for some groups.

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