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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Had Ever Received a Pneumococcal Vaccination,* by Selected Race/Ethnicity† — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2000–2011§
* Based on a survey question that asked respondents, "Have you ever had a pneumonia shot? This shot is usually given only once or twice in a person's lifetime and is different from the flu shot. It is also called the pneumococcal vaccine." Unknowns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages.
† Persons of Hispanic ethnicity might be of any race or combination of races.
§ Estimates were based on household interviews of a sample of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population included in the National Health Interview Survey.
The percentage of adults aged ≥65 years who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination increased from 56.8% in 2000 to 66.5% in 2011 among non-Hispanic whites, from 30.5% in 2000 to 47.6% in 2011 among non-Hispanic blacks, and from 30.4% in 2000 to 43.1% in 2011 among Hispanics. Throughout 2000–2011, the percentage who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination was higher among non-Hispanic white adults aged ≥65 years than among Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2001–2011 sample adult core component. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Reported by: Lindsey I. Jones, MPH, izf4@cdc.gov, 301-458-4548; Jeannine S. Schiller, MPH.
Alternate Text: The figure above shows the percentage of adults aged ≥65 years who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by selected race/ethnicity, in the United States during 2000-2011. The percentage of adults aged ≥65 years who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination increased from 56.8% in 2000 to 66.5% in 2011 among non-Hispanic whites, from 30.5% in 2000 to 47.6% in 2011 among non-Hispanic blacks, and from 30.4% in 2000 to 43.1% in 2011 among Hispanics. Throughout 2000-2011, the percentage who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination was higher among non-Hispanic white adults aged ≥65 years than among Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks.
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