Percentage of Adults Ages 65 Years and Older Who Have
Never Been Immunized Against Pneumococcal Disease

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 1903 32.3 0.7 31.0 33.6
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 711 35.3 1.1 33.1 37.6
Female 1192 30.2 0.8 28.6 31.7
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 51 38.5 4.7 29.3 47.6
Non-Hispanic 1848 32.2 0.7 30.8 33.5
RACE . . . . .
White Only 1739 31.7 0.7 30.4 33.0
Black Only 78 42.2 4.1 34.1 50.3
Other Race Only 53 39.1 4.6 30.0 48.2
More than One Race 22 37.3 6.5 24.5 50.0
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 201 37.3 2.3 32.8 41.8
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 731 31.5 1.1 29.4 33.5
Some College 498 30.3 1.2 27.9 32.7
College Graduate 467 33.8 1.4 31.1 36.5
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 170 34.3 2.3 29.7 38.9
$15,000 - $24,999 410 30.3 1.4 27.6 33.0
$25,000 - $34,999 303 30.1 1.6 27.0 33.2
$35,000 - $49,999 289 32.9 1.7 29.6 36.3
$50,000+ 367 33.8 1.5 30.8 36.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 403 42.0 1.8 38.6 45.5
Out of Work 23 49.9 8.2 33.7 66.0
Homemaker / Student 94 35.2 3.1 29.1 41.4
Retired 1303 29.6 0.7 28.2 31.1
Unable to Work 72 34.1 3.6 27.2 41.1
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 1173 28.7 0.8 27.2 30.2
1-19 Hours 161 33.3 2.4 28.7 37.9
20-39 Hours 192 36.9 2.4 32.3 41.6
40 + Hours 227 49.0 2.5 44.0 53.9
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 989 34.4 0.9 32.6 36.2
Divorced / Separated 268 37.9 2.0 34.0 41.8
Widowed 572 25.5 1.0 23.5 27.4
Never Married 69 37.5 3.8 30.2 44.9
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 574 25.3 1.0 23.4 27.3
Living without a Disability 1323 36.5 0.9 34.8 38.2
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 117 41.1 3.1 35.0 47.2
Rural 312 36.5 1.8 32.9 40.0
Densely-settled Rural 334 34.0 1.7 30.7 37.2
Semi-urban 363 31.9 1.5 29.0 34.9
Urban 773 29.3 1.0 27.4 31.2
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 48 61.9 6.0 50.2 73.5
Insured 1849 31.8 0.7 30.5 33.1
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 273 24.4 1.4 21.7 27.1
No Diabetes 1630 34.3 0.7 32.8 35.7
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 945 27.0 0.8 25.4 28.6
No Hypertension 954 39.9 1.1 37.7 42.0
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 58 15.8 2.1 11.7 19.8
No Current Asthma 1838 33.4 0.7 32.1 34.8
ARTHRITIS STATUS . . . . .
Has Arthritis 768 26.2 0.9 24.5 27.9
No Arthritis 1103 38.0 1.0 36.1 40.0
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 332 24.9 1.3 22.3 27.4
Excellent to Good 1565 34.5 0.8 33.0 36.0
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 100 29.5 2.7 24.1 34.8
<14 days mental health not good 1772 32.5 0.7 31.2 33.9
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 206 42.8 2.5 37.9 47.6
Non-Smoker 1690 31.5 0.7 30.1 32.8
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 744 34.9 1.1 32.7 37.1
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 650 30.7 1.1 28.6 32.8
Obese (BMI >= 30) 444 31.0 1.3 28.4 33.6
LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Participates in leisure time physical activity 1273 31.9 0.8 30.4 33.5
Does not participate in leisure time physical activity 628 33.1 1.2 30.8 35.4
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendations 699 33.8 1.1 31.6 36.0
Insufficient 643 30.1 1.1 28.0 32.2
No Activity 420 31.7 1.4 29.0 34.4

Numerator: Respondents ages 65 years and older who reported they
have never been immunized against pneumococcal disease.
Denominator: All respondents ages 65 years and older, excluding unknowns and refusals.