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Noninstitutionalized adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 14-29b.
Tables
95 Noninstitutionalized adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination, United States, 2003, by
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Family income
Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population: age 65 and over.
Numerator
Number of adults age 65 and over who had a pneumonia vaccination.
Comments
This measure is one of the components of the Immunization Leading Health Indicator, which further defines the measure as pertaining to high-risk adults. See Appendix H of Tracking Healthy People 2010 for a complete listing of Leading Health Indicators.
Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted percents are weighted sums of age-specific percents. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
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