Immunizations and African Americans

African American adults are less likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have received the flu vaccine in the past year or to have ever received the pneumonia vaccine.

In 2009, Non-Hispanic Black aged 65 and older were 30% less likely to have received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, as compared to non-Hispanic whites of the same age group.
In 2010, African American adults aged 65 and older were 30% less likely to have ever received the pneumonia shot, as compared to non-Hispanic white adults of the same age group.
Although African American children aged 19 to 35 months had comparable rates of immunization.
African American women are less likely to have received a HPV vaccine, as compared to Whites.

At a glance – Adults (Hepatitis):

**Percentage of adults ages 19-49 years, high risk groups, who ever received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
41.6%	44.5%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

At a glance – Adults (Influenza):

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2009**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
50.8%	68.6%	0.7

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
40%	52.7%	0.8

Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 88.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf

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At a glance – Adults (Pneumonia)

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
46.2%	63.5%	0.7

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 19 to 64 years who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
18.6%	19.0%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

At a glance – Adults (HPV):

**Percentage of women ages 19 to 26, who ever received atleast 1 dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
20.4%	22.4%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey. 2010 Adult Vaccination Coverage. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nhis/default.htm

At a glance – Adolescents (Hepatitis):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.9%	92.7%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

At a glance – Adolescents (Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 2 or more doses of measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.8%	91.6%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

At a glance – Adolescents (Tdap):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 1 or more doses of the tetanus-diptheria booster (Tdap), 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
80.5%	80.9%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2010.htm#race

At a glance – Adolescents (HPV):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who ever received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2010**
# doses	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
1 or more	48.9%	45.8%	1.1
3 or more	30.2%	32.4%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm#race

At a glance – Children (DTaP):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 4 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) , 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
83.7%	84.5%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Hib):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) , 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.4%	90.3%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Hepatitis B):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine , 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.1%	91.4%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (MMR):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) , 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.1%	90.6%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Polio):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
94.0%	93.2%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Chicken Pox):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose varicella vaccine (chicken pox) , 2010**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.5%	88.9%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

At a glance – Children (Fully Immunized):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized , 2010 (4:3:1)**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
81.8%	81.5%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2010.htm

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Content Last Modified: 6/22/2012 3:50:00 PM

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