Table 3 How Caregivers Know When to Take Their Child for Immunizations and Demographic Characteristics of Respondents, United States, National Immunization Survey, Parental Knowledge and Experiences Questionnaire, July 2001 – December 2002.a
From: How do caregivers know when to take their child for immunizations?
Characteristic (%) b | Doctor/Nurse c % (95% CI) d | Shot Card/Record % (95% CI) | Reminder/Recall e % (95% CI) | Other f % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child's Race/Ethnicity | ||||
P-value | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.46 |
Hispanic (23.8) | 69.4 (65.0, 73.8) | 17.5 (13.9, 21.1) | 6.9 (4.5, 9.2) | 20.5 (16.4, 24.6) |
Non-Hispanic, White (56.7) | 71.7 (69.2, 74.3) | 19.8 (17.3, 22.3) | 8.9 (7.3, 10.5) | 17.8 (15.9, 19.7) |
Non-Hispanic, Black (14.4) | 64.6 (58.8, 70.4) | 22.7 (17.7, 27.7) | 10.1 (6.8, 13.4) | 17.8 (13.4, 22.2) |
Non-Hispanic, Other (5.1) | 74.8 (68.6, 80.9) | 15.4 (10.5, 20.2) | 9.0 (5.4, 12.6) | 15.1 (9.6, 20.5) |
Marital Status of Mother | ||||
P-value | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.50 | 0.07 |
Widowed/Divorced/Separated/Deceased (8.4) | 64.9 (57.7, 72.1) | 14.5 (10.5, 18.6) | 7.7 (3.9, 11.4) | 26.0 (19.0, 33.0) |
Never Married (20.4) | 65.0 (60.2, 69.7) | 21.7 (17.1, 26.4) | 9.8 (7.5, 12.2) | 18.7 (14.9, 22.5) |
Married (71.1) | 72.5 (70.2, 74.8) | 19.4 (17.2, 21.5) | 8.3 (6.9, 9.8) | 17.3 (15.5, 19.0) |
Education Level of Mother | ||||
P-value | 0.01 | 0.05 | <0.01 | 0.08 |
<12 Years (16.3) | 71.2 (66.1, 76.3) | 20.1 (14.8, 25.4) | 7.5 (5.1, 9.8) | 14.1 (10.1, 18.1) |
12 Years (36.0) | 66.2 (62.4, 70.1) | 20.6 (17.1, 24.1) | 11.9 (9.3, 14.5) | 17.9 (15.1, 20.8) |
>12 Years, Non College Graduate (14.3) | 69.4 (64.6, 74.2) | 22.7 (18.3, 27.1) | 7.1 (5.0, 9.1) | 21.3 (17.0, 25.6) |
College Graduate (33.4) | 74.7 (71.9, 77.4) | 16.5 (14.2, 18.8) | 6.2 (4.6, 7.8) | 19.4 (16.9, 22.0) |
First Born Status | ||||
P-value | <0.01 | 0.05 | 0.71 | 0.14 |
No (62.8) | 67.3 (64.6, 70.0) | 20.8 (18.4, 23.3) | 8.7 (7.2, 10.3) | 19.2 (17.1, 21.3) |
Yes (37.2) | 75.4 (72.7, 78.1) | 17.1 (14.4, 19.9) | 8.3 (6.6, 10.0) | 16.8 (14.3, 19.2) |
Age of Mother | ||||
P-value | 0.03 | 0.39 | <0.01 | 0.34 |
≤ 19 Years (3.5) | 68.3 (57.7, 79.0) | 25.3 (15.1, 35.6) | 13.0 (5.5, 20.5) | 12.4 (4.2, 20.6) |
20–29 Years (45.6) | 67.5 (64.3, 70.7) | 20.0 (16.9, 23.0) | 10.8 (8.8, 12.8) | 18.1 (15.7, 20.6) |
≥ 30 Years (50.9) | 73.0 (70.3, 75.6) | 18.6 (16.3, 20.9) | 6.3 (4.9, 7.7) | 18.8 (16.6, 21.1) |
Poverty Status | ||||
P-value | <0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.65 |
Above, > $75 K (16.7) | 74.6 (70.7, 78.4) | 14.7 (11.9, 17.5) | 6.4 (4.2, 8.6) | 19.7 (16.2, 23.2) |
Above, ≤ $75 K (50.7) | 71.7 (69.0, 74.4) | 20.5 (17.9, 23.1) | 8.3 (6.6, 9.9) | 18.2 (16.1, 20.4) |
Below (21.2) | 61.8 (56.7, 67.0) | 20.1 (15.9, 24.2) | 12.0 (9.0, 15.1) | 18.7 (14.8, 22.7) |
Unknown (11.5) | 73.7 (67.4, 79.9) | 20.6 (13.7, 27.4) | 6.8 (3.4, 10.2) | 15.6 (10.3, 20.9) |
MSA Status | ||||
P-value | <0.01 | 0.19 | <0.01 | 0.22 |
MSA Central City (34.4) | 69.1 (65.8, 72.4) | 20.1 (17.3, 22.9) | 7.1 (5.6, 8.6) | 19.6 (16.7, 22.6) |
MSA Non-Central City (47.2) | 75.2 (72.4, 77.9) | 17.8 (15.0, 20.5) | 7.5 (5.6, 9.4) | 16.8 (14.4, 19.1) |
Non-MSA (18.5) | 60.1 (55.1, 65.1) | 22.7 (17.9, 27.5) | 14.0 (10.9, 17.1) | 19.6 (16.2, 23.0) |
Time from Last Immunization to Interview | ||||
P-value | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.51 |
19–24 months (39.4) | 70.6 (67.4, 73.7) | 17.7 (15.1, 20.2) | 8.6 (6.8, 10.4) | 18.9 (16.3, 21.5) |
25–29 months (34.0) | 71.8 (68.6, 75.0) | 20.0 (16.8, 23.1) | 8.1 (6.1, 10.1) | 17.0 (14.4, 19.6) |
30–35 months (26.6) | 68.0 (63.8, 72.3) | 21.5 (17.4, 25.5) | 9.2 (6.7, 11.7) | 19.0 (15.8, 22.3) |
Age of Child at Interview | ||||
P-value | 0.69 | 0.86 | 0.28 | 0.37 |
19–24 months (36.4) | 71.1 (67.8, 74.3) | 18.8 (16.1, 21.6) | 9.1 (7.1, 11.1) | 17.0 (14.4, 19.5) |
25–29 months (29.4) | 69.1 (65.6, 72.5) | 19.6 (16.5, 22.7) | 9.5 (7.2, 11.7) | 18.2 (15.3, 21.1) |
30–35 months (34.3) | 70.6 (67.0, 74.1) | 20.0 (16.4, 23.6) | 7.3 (5.3, 9.3) | 19.8 (16.8, 22.7) |