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 374 64.5 2.1 60.3 68.7
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 115 69.7 3.9 62.1 77.3
Female 259 61.6 2.5 56.6 66.5
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 42 78.1 6.5 65.3 90.8
25-34 years 79 90.8 3.4 84.1 97.5
35-44 years 91 74.2 4.2 66.0 82.5
45-54 years 81 69.6 4.3 61.2 77.9
55-64 years 50 43.1 5.0 33.3 52.8
65+ years 30 22.1 4.2 13.9 30.2
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 20 81.2 7.3 66.9 95.4
Non-Hispanic 354 63.7 2.2 59.4 68.1
RACE . . . . .
White Only 339 64.1 2.3 59.7 68.6
Black Only 16 60.3 9.9 40.9 79.8
Other Race Only 17 81.7 7.2 67.7 95.7
More than One Race 2 44.1 22.8 0.0 88.7
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 39 67.8 6.4 55.3 80.3
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 91 57.2 4.4 48.7 65.8
Some College 108 63.6 3.8 56.1 71.2
College Graduate 134 70.2 3.7 63.0 77.3
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 35 55.7 7.0 41.9 69.6
$15,000 - $24,999 73 57.7 4.8 48.3 67.1
$25,000 - $34,999 52 67.5 5.6 56.5 78.6
$35,000 - $49,999 53 66.2 5.3 55.7 76.7
$50,000+ 120 71.4 3.8 63.9 78.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 250 75.2 2.5 70.4 80.0
Out of Work 25 74.8 8.5 58.1 91.6
Homemaker / Student 47 70.2 6.8 56.9 83.4
Retired 27 21.8 4.2 13.5 30.1
Unable to Work 25 45.3 7.7 30.3 60.3
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 38 39.2 5.7 28.0 50.5
1-19 Hours 11 56.7 12.1 33.0 80.5
20-39 Hours 59 70.6 6.2 58.5 82.6
40 + Hours 183 75.8 2.8 70.3 81.3
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 229 68.8 2.5 63.9 73.8
Divorced / Separated 71 61.5 4.9 51.8 71.1
Widowed 18 20.6 5.1 10.6 30.6
Never Married 56 71.4 6.1 59.5 83.4
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 105 45.0 3.6 38.0 51.9
Living without a Disability 264 74.3 2.6 69.3 79.4
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 12 60.8 11.1 39.1 82.6
Rural 33 50.3 6.7 37.2 63.5
Densely-settled Rural 76 69.3 4.7 60.1 78.5
Semi-urban 80 78.7 3.6 71.7 85.8
Urban 171 60.7 3.2 54.3 67.0
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 78 44.6 4.2 36.4 52.7
Excellent to Good 296 71.4 2.4 66.6 76.1
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 53 74.9 7.2 60.8 89.0
Insured 321 63.3 2.2 58.9 67.7
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 82 71.2 4.2 62.8 79.5
Non-Smoker 292 62.7 2.4 57.9 67.5

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