Figure 6-1: Oregon's performance rate for pneumococcal vaccination set

Future Directions for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities

Figure 6-1. Oregon's performance rate for pneumococcal vaccination sets a national benchmark for other states to strive to achieve

No race, Hispanic ethnicity, or income group on a national level achieves the vaccination rate of Oregon

Graph shows high and low benchmarks for pneumococcal vaccination performance rate again Healthy People 2010 target of 90%. Oregon sets the high national benchmark at 74.3%; DC has the low benchmark at 52%. The national average is 57.3%. Other benchmarks shown are for race (White, 59.95; Black, 36.8%) ethnicity (Non-Hispanic White, 61.9%, Hispanic, 33.2%) and income (High, 60.9%; Poor, 45.1%).

Note: Percentage of individuals age 65+ who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, 2006.
Source: Adapted from data in the AHRQ State Snapshots.

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Internet Citation: Figure 6-1: Oregon's performance rate for pneumococcal vaccination set: Future Directions for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities . December 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomqrdrreport/futureqrdrfig6-1.html