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Table 1. Flu Vaccination Coverage* Among Children by mid-November 2018, by Race/Ethnicity, National Immunization Survey-Flu, United States,† 2018–19 Influenza Season

Race/Ethnicity‡

Unweighted Sample Size

November 2018
%§ ± 95% CI||

Difference from
November 2017 ± 95% CI
Children (6 months-17 years)

24,083

45.6 ± 2.0

6.8 ± 2.9
  White only, non-Hispanic

13,792

46.1 ± 2.7

8.1 ± 3.9
  Black only, non-Hispanic

2462

37.4 ± 5.2

2.8 ± 7.1
  Hispanic

4798

49.8 ± 4.6

8.5 ±6.9
  Non-Hispanic other or multiple races**

3031

44.5 ± 5.1

1.8 ± 7.9

* Estimates of the percentage of people vaccinated are based on interviews conducted beginning October 1, 2018 through November 17, 2018 and reported vaccinations from July 2018 through mid-November 2018.
† Excludes U.S territories.
‡ Race is reported by respondent; people of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race.
§ Percentage vaccinated. Percentages are weighted to the U.S. population. Month of vaccination was imputed for respondents with missing month of vaccination data.
|| Confidence interval (CI) half-widths.
¶ Statistically significant difference between November 2018 and November 2017 by t-test (p<0.05).
** Includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, multiracial, and other races.

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Table 2. Flu Vaccination Coverage* Among Adults by Mid-November 2018, by Race/Ethnicity, National Internet Flu Survey, United States,† 2018–19 Influenza Season

Race/Ethnicity‡

Unweighted Sample Size

November 2018
%§ ± 95% CI||

Difference from
November 2017 ± 95% CI
Adults (≥18 years)

4,286

44.9 ± 1.8

6.4 ± 2.4
  White only, non-Hispanic

2,490

45.8 ± 2.2

8.2 ± 3.0
  Black only, non-Hispanic

667

40.8 ± 4.6

0.4 ± 6.3
  Hispanic

589

43.4 ± 4.6

7.6 ± 6.2
  Non-Hispanic other or multiple races**

540

47.0 ± 6.0

-1.1 ± 8.1

* Estimates of the percentage of people vaccinated are based on interviews conducted November 1–15, 2018 and reported vaccinations from July 2018 through mid-November 2018.
† Excludes U.S territories.
‡ Race is reported by respondent; people of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race.
§ Percentage vaccinated. Percentages are weighted to the U.S. population.
|| Confidence interval (CI) half-widths.
¶ Statistically significant difference between November 2018 and November 2017 by t-test (p<0.05).
** Includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, multiracial, and other races.

Page last reviewed: December 14, 2018
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)