STATISTICAL BRIEF #431: Influenza Immunization Rates for the Adult U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2001 and 2011
AHRQ Stats
About 39 percent of U.S. adults reported receiving a flu shot in 2011. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #431: Influenza Immunization Rates for the Adult U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2001 and 2011.)
STATISTICAL BRIEF #431:
Influenza Immunization Rates for the Adult U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2001 and 2011
March 2014 |
By Jeffrey A. Rhoades, PhD and May C. Chu |
Highlights
- In 2011, about 39.1 percent of adults in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population reported receiving a flu shot in the past year.
- Individuals age 50 and older were about twice as likely to receive a flu shot as younger adults in 2011.
- In 2011, over half of individuals with one or more of selected chronic conditions (see Definitions) received a flu shot compared to about one-third of persons with none of those conditions.
- The proportion with a flu shot was higher in 2011 than 2001 regardless of age or chronic condition status.
- In 2011, adults ages 18-64 without health insurance coverage were much less likely to have received a flu shot than non-elderly adults with private or public insurance coverage.
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