Percentage of Adults Ages 50 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 2047 46.1 0.8 44.5 47.7
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SEX . . . . .
Male 839 49.9 1.3 47.4 52.4
Female 1208 42.9 1.0 40.9 44.8
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 78 68.2 4.4 59.5 76.8
Non-Hispanic 1967 45.4 0.8 43.8 47.0
RACE . . . . .
White Only 1866 45.1 0.8 43.5 46.7
Black Only 79 67.5 4.7 58.3 76.6
Other Race Only 75 61.6 4.8 52.1 71.1
More than One Race 21 41.8 7.6 26.9 56.8
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 164 42.8 2.8 37.3 48.2
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 671 46.0 1.4 43.3 48.7
Some College 623 48.2 1.5 45.3 51.2
College Graduate 585 45.0 1.5 42.1 48.0
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 185 45.1 2.7 39.9 50.3
$15,000 - $24,999 340 41.9 1.9 38.1 45.6
$25,000 - $34,999 281 44.6 2.1 40.5 48.8
$35,000 - $49,999 284 43.0 2.1 38.9 47.0
$50,000+ 714 52.2 1.4 49.4 55.0
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 633 32.0 1.1 29.8 34.2
1-19 Hours 112 42.3 3.2 36.0 48.5
20-39 Hours 244 48.7 2.4 44.0 53.5
40 + Hours 848 59.6 1.4 56.9 62.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 1130 57.7 1.2 55.3 60.0
Out of Work 50 64.7 6.1 52.8 76.7
Homemaker / Student 112 47.5 3.4 40.8 54.1
Retired 642 31.3 1.1 29.1 33.4
Unable to Work 105 49.0 3.7 41.8 56.1
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 1205 47.1 1.0 45.1 49.1
Divorced / Separated 392 54.3 2.0 50.5 58.2
Widowed 347 34.2 1.6 31.1 37.3
Never Married 97 48.8 3.8 41.3 56.3
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 572 38.8 1.4 36.1 41.5
Living without a Disability 1464 49.4 1.0 47.4 51.3
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 105 41.8 3.3 35.3 48.3
Rural 278 45.5 2.1 41.3 49.7
Densely-settled Rural 372 49.2 2.0 45.3 53.0
Semi-urban 374 43.7 1.8 40.1 47.2
Urban 915 46.7 1.2 44.3 49.1
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 344 35.9 1.7 32.6 39.2
Excellent to Good 1694 48.8 0.9 47.0 50.6
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 216 77.1 2.8 71.6 82.6
Insured 1826 44.0 0.8 42.4 45.6
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 445 63.2 1.9 59.3 67.0
Non-Smoker 1596 42.7 0.9 41.0 44.4

Numerator: Respondents ages 50 years and older who reported they
did not have a flu shot during the past 12 months.
Denominator: All respondents ages 50 years and older, excluding unknowns and refusals.