Immunizations and American Indians/Alaska Natives

In 2011, American Indian/Alaska Native children received the recommended doses of vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, Hib, polio, and chicken pox at the same rate as non-Hispanic White children.

In American Indian/Alaska Native adults aged 18 years and over were as likely as their non-Hispanic white counterparts to have received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months.
American Indian/Alaska Native adolscent females were 30 percent more likely to receive an HPV vaccine in 2011, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.

At a glance – Adults (Influenza):

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months, 2010**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
54.7%	52.7%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 88.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who received the influenza (flu) shot August 2010 to May 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
68.7%	67.7%	1.0

Source: 2012. Final state-level influenza vaccination coverage estimates for the 2010–11 season.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/coverage_1011estimates.htm

**Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2010**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
48.5%	63.5%	0.8

Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 89.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]

At a glance – Adolescents (Hepatitis):

**Percentage adolescents aged 13-17 years, who ever received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2010**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.8%	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 (MMR):

**Percentage adolescents aged 13-17 years, who ever received 2 or more doses of measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
81.1%	91.4%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2011.htm#race

At a glance – Adolescents (Tdap):

**Percentage adolescents aged 13-17 years, who ever received 1 or more doses of tetanus diphtheria booster or Tdap vaccination, 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
80.8%	85.1%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nisteen/data/tables_2011.htm#race

At a glance - Adolescents (HPV):

**Percentage of adolescents ages 13-17 years, who ever received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2011 - Female**
#doses	American Indian/Alaska Native Female	Non-Hispanic White Female	American Indian/Alaska Native Female/Non-Hispanic White Female Ratio
1 or more	59.4	47.5	1.3
3 or more	37.8	33.0	1.1
3 dose series completion	71.1	74.8	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_2011.htm#race

**Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who ever received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2011 - Males**
#doses	American Indian/Alaska Native Males	Non-Hispanic White Males	American Indian/Alaska Native Males/Non-Hispanic White Males Ratio
1 or more	--	5.6%	--
3 or more	--	0.8%	--
3 dose series completion	--	25.9%	--

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teens 13 through 17 years old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.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) , 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.6%	85.0%	1.1

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.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) , 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
85.8%	94.1%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.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, 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.6%	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_2011.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), 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
94.8%	91.1%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.htm

At a glance – Children (Polio):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
88.1%	93.9%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.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), 2011**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.1%	89.6%	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.htm

At a glance – Children (Fully Immunized):

**Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized , 2011 (4:3:1:3)**
American Indian/Alaska Native	Non-Hispanic White	American Indian/Alaska Native /Non-Hispanic White Ratio
71.9%	82.0%	0.9

Source: CDC 2012. National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children 19-35 months old.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/data/tables_2011.htm

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Content Last Modified: 10/4/2012 9:56:00 AM

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