Percentage of Adults with Asthma Who Have Never
Been Immunized Against Pneumococcal Disease

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 220 67.3 2.8 61.8 72.7
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 67 68.8 4.8 59.4 78.1
Female 153 66.3 3.4 59.7 72.9
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 27 85.2 5.7 73.9 96.4
25-34 years 48 87.1 4.8 77.8 96.4
35-44 years 60 80.7 4.8 71.4 90.0
45-54 years 48 64.8 6.4 52.3 77.3
55-64 years 28 59.0 7.3 44.7 73.3
65+ years 8 14.9 5.3 4.5 25.3
RACE/ETHNICITY . . . . .
White Only, Non-Hispanic 188 67.1 3.0 61.2 73.0
Black Only, Non-Hispanic 12 88.7 6.7 75.5 100.0
Other Race Only, Non-Hispanic 7 43.2 14.7 14.5 72.0
Multiracial, Non-Hispanic 5 66.2 18.5 30.0 100.0
Hispanic 5 78.1 12.5 53.7 100.0
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 10 42.0 11.0 20.5 63.5
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 63 70.8 4.9 61.2 80.5
Some College 80 68.7 4.6 59.6 77.8
College Graduate 67 67.9 5.1 57.9 77.9
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 15 44.4 9.2 26.3 62.4
$15,000 - $24,999 50 71.0 5.6 60.0 81.9
$25,000 - $34,999 35 68.5 7.1 54.6 82.4
$35,000 - $49,999 38 71.5 6.5 58.6 84.3
$50,000+ 59 66.3 5.5 55.5 77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 158 77.8 3.0 71.8 83.7
Out of Work 11 90.4 7.0 76.6 100.0
Homemaker / Student 22 62.3 8.7 45.1 79.4
Retired 12 22.9 6.2 10.8 35.1
Unable to Work 17 59.2 9.8 39.9 78.5
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 117 66.5 3.8 59.2 73.9
Divorced / Separated 55 71.8 5.2 61.7 81.9
Widowed 14 44.5 9.4 26.1 62.9
Never Married 34 75.8 7.0 62.1 89.6
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 59 52.0 5.4 41.5 62.6
Living without a Disability 153 72.7 3.2 66.4 79.1
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 13 77.3 11.3 55.1 99.5
Rural 30 64.1 7.7 48.9 79.2
Densely-settled Rural 29 66.4 7.3 52.1 80.6
Semi-urban 41 65.8 6.6 52.9 78.7
Urban 107 67.9 4.0 60.1 75.7
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 42 48.4 6.2 36.1 60.6
Excellent to Good 177 72.7 3.0 66.8 78.5
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 34 85.2 5.9 73.6 96.8
Insured 186 64.9 3.0 58.9 70.8
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 52 71.6 5.6 60.7 82.6
Non-Smoker 168 66.0 3.2 59.8 72.3

Numerator: Respondents with asthma who reported they
have never been immunized against pneumococcal disease.
Denominator: All respondents with Asthma, excluding unknowns and refusals.