Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics, Visits and Vaccination Status

Characteristicn = 217
Age (years) (mean ± SD)74.9 ± 5.3
Sex (% male)43.8
Number of months in study (mean ± SD)37.1 ± 5.7
Number of influenza seasons available (mean ± SD)3.8 ± 0.5
Total visits (mean ± SD)12.1 ± 5.9
Primary care physician visits (mean ± SD)8.6 ± 5.6
% Primary care physician visits (mean ± SD)70.6 ± 28.5
Acute visits (mean ± SD)1.1 ± 1.5
Chronic visits (mean ± SD)8.9 ± 5.6
Preventive visits (mean ± SD)2.1 ± 1.8
Ever received influenza vaccine (%)81.1*
Always received influenza vaccine (%)23.5
Ever received pneumococcal vaccine (%)75.1
Ever received tetanus toxoid (%)29.5
Fully immunized (%)10.1
Received no vaccines (%)7.4
  • There were no significant differences by age group or sex.

  • * Percentage receiving influenza vaccine in 2000 to 2001 season was significantly lower than all three other seasons, by McNemar χ2 test (P < .001).

  • Received one influenza vaccine per season available and the pneumococcal vaccine and tetanus toxoid within the appropriate interval.