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 2008, 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 2008, 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 adults are 50% 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, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
22.9%	33.1%	0.7

Source: CDC 2009. Health E-Stat. Vaccination coverage estimates from the National Health Interview
Survey: United States, 2008. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/vaccine_coverage/vaccine_coverage.pdf [PDF | 88.54KB]

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, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
51%	70%	90%	0.7

Source: CDC 2010. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29a.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 years who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
30%	31%	60%	1.0

Source: CDC 2010. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29c.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

At a glance – Adults (Pneumonia)

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
45%	65%	90%	0.7

Source: CDC 2010. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29b
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 years who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
17%	21%	60%	0.8

Source: CDC 2010. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-29d.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010

At a glance – Adults (HPV):

**Percentage of adults ages 19-26 years, who ever received atleast 1 dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
6.8%	13.3%	0.5

At a glance – Adolescents (Hepatitis):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
86%	88.1%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old, 2008..
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.1%	89.9%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old, 2008..
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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), 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
71.4%	71.6%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old, 2008..
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.htm#race

At a glance – Adolescents (HPV):

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who ever received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2008**
# doses	Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
1 or more	35.7%	35.0%	1.0
3 or more	14.9%	19.5%	0.8

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old, 2008..
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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) , 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
80.1%	85%	90%	0.9

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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) , 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
88.6%	90.8%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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 , 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.1%	93.4%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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) , 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92%	91.3%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.htm

At a glance – Children (Polio):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.5%	93.6%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.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) , 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.4%	89.8%	90%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.htm

At a glance – Children (Fully Immunized):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized , 2008**
Non-Hispanic Black	Non-Hispanic White	Healthy People 2010 Goal	Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
74.2%	77.8%	80%	1.0

Source: CDC 2009. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2008.htm

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