Table 2. Self-Reported Prevalence of Herpes Zoster, Witnessing Others With Zoster, Awareness of Vaccine, and Vaccination Rate by Race^*

	White (n = 191)	African Americans (n = 198)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P
Reported having had shingles	32 (17)	16 (8)	2.3 (1.2 to 4.3)	.013
Had seen someone with shingles	138 (72)	70 (35)	4.8 (3.1 to 7.3)	<.001
Aware that the zoster vaccine is recommended	81 (42)	32 (16)	3.8 (2.4–6.1)	<.001
Had received zoster vaccine	26 (14)	4 (2)	7.6 (2.6–22.3)	<.001

Values provided as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
↵* Data for only whites and African Americans are included here because of the small samples of other races.