Percentage of Adults Ages 65 Years and Older Who Did Not Get
Immunized Against Influenza During the Past 12 Months

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 842 34.1 1.1 32.0 36.1
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 291 35.3 1.8 31.8 38.9
Female 551 33.1 1.3 30.7 35.6
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 9 21.1 6.6 8.2 34.1
Non-Hispanic 831 34.3 1.1 32.2 36.4
RACE . . . . .
White Only 769 33.2 1.1 31.1 35.3
Black Only 30 44.7 7.0 31.0 58.4
Other Race Only 21 42.0 7.7 26.9 57.1
More than One Race 19 62.5 9.7 43.6 81.5
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 101 36.5 3.2 30.2 42.8
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 344 33.7 1.6 30.5 36.8
Some College 237 37.3 2.1 33.1 41.5
College Graduate 159 29.6 2.2 25.3 33.8
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 78 30.9 3.2 24.5 37.2
$15,000 - $24,999 240 36.4 2.1 32.3 40.5
$25,000 - $34,999 133 31.7 2.5 26.8 36.6
$35,000 - $49,999 117 35.5 2.9 29.9 41.1
$50,000+ 88 33.5 3.1 27.3 39.7
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 565 31.3 1.2 29.0 33.7
1-19 Hours 56 33.6 4.0 25.7 41.5
20-39 Hours 93 42.5 3.7 35.2 49.9
40 + Hours 90 54.4 4.3 45.9 62.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 190 50.4 2.9 44.8 55.9
Out of Work 6 41.3 16.5 8.9 73.6
Homemaker / Student 28 37.8 5.9 26.4 49.3
Retired 599 30.8 1.2 28.6 33.1
Unable to Work 18 33.9 7.6 18.9 48.8
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 382 33.6 1.5 30.7 36.5
Divorced / Separated 127 45.2 3.2 39.0 51.5
Widowed 298 30.7 1.6 27.5 33.8
Never Married 35 50.4 7.0 36.8 64.1
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 261 29.2 1.7 25.9 32.5
Living without a Disability 573 36.9 1.4 34.3 39.6
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 51 38.8 4.6 29.8 47.9
Rural 132 33.9 2.6 28.8 39.0
Densely-settled Rural 125 32.0 2.6 27.0 37.1
Semi-urban 177 37.9 2.5 33.0 42.8
Urban 353 32.4 1.6 29.3 35.5
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 180 30.2 2.1 26.2 34.3
Excellent to Good 654 35.3 1.2 32.9 37.7
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 22 55.6 8.9 38.3 73.0
Insured 819 33.7 1.1 31.6 35.7
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 84 50.9 4.3 42.5 59.2
Non-Smoker 756 33.0 1.1 30.8 35.1

Numerator: Respondents ages 65 years and older who reported they
did not have a flu shot during the past 12 months.
Denominator: All respondents ages 65 years and older, excluding unknowns and refusals.