Percentage of Adults with Asthma Who Did Not Get
Immunized Against Pneumococcal Disease

Response Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 368 64.6 2.5 59.7 69.5
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 114 63.3 4.5 54.5 72.2
Female 254 65.4 2.9 59.7 71.1
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 21 71.6 10.4 51.2 92.0
25-34 years 65 87.3 4.3 78.7 95.8
35-44 years 91 87.5 3.4 80.9 94.1
45-54 years 88 61.7 4.6 52.7 70.6
55-64 years 74 50.9 4.4 42.3 59.4
65+ years 29 18.3 3.2 12.0 24.6
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 15 82.1 7.2 67.9 96.3
Non-Hispanic 353 63.6 2.6 58.5 68.6
RACE . . . . .
White Only 315 62.4 2.7 57.0 67.7
Black Only 17 74.6 8.8 57.4 91.7
Other Race Only 22 77.4 7.5 62.7 92.2
More than One Race 14 83.2 7.1 69.2 97.2
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 25 58.0 12.1 34.3 81.6
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 89 67.6 4.1 59.7 75.6
Some College 114 63.5 4.5 54.7 72.4
College Graduate 140 65.3 3.9 57.6 72.9
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 26 56.6 8.8 39.4 73.8
$15,000 - $24,999 56 62.9 5.2 52.7 73.0
$25,000 - $34,999 42 66.5 6.4 54.1 79.0
$35,000 - $49,999 56 68.2 5.5 57.4 78.9
$50,000+ 160 70.3 4.2 62.1 78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 248 75.8 3.2 69.5 82.1
Out of Work 15 85.1 7.2 71.1 99.2
Homemaker / Student 41 76.8 9.6 58.0 95.5
Retired 37 24.4 3.8 17.0 31.9
Unable to Work 27 33.0 5.6 22.0 44.1
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 62 45.5 4.6 36.5 54.4
1-19 Hours 19 59.9 8.0 44.1 75.6
20-39 Hours 41 71.7 8.1 55.7 87.6
40 + Hours 202 75.6 3.8 68.2 83.1
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 246 67.7 2.6 62.7 72.8
Divorced / Separated 58 56.9 5.2 46.7 67.0
Widowed 18 25.1 5.9 13.6 36.6
Never Married 46 69.9 9.3 51.6 88.2
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 129 51.7 3.8 44.3 59.1
Living without a Disability 238 75.8 3.2 69.4 82.1
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 15 74.6 8.0 58.9 90.2
Rural 38 70.4 6.9 56.9 83.9
Densely-settled Rural 67 68.9 5.1 59.0 78.9
Semi-urban 55 57.2 5.7 46.1 68.3
Urban 193 63.6 3.9 56.0 71.1
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 51 87.1 4.2 78.8 95.3
Insured 316 60.6 2.7 55.2 66.0
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 99 52.7 4.1 44.7 60.7
Excellent to Good 268 69.7 3.2 63.4 75.9
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 82 69.4 5.1 59.4 79.5
Non-Smoker 286 63.2 2.9 57.5 68.8

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