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Table 1 Seroprevalence in the United States to Poliovirus by Serotype and Demographics

From: Seroprevalence of Poliovirus Antibodies in the United States Population, 2009–2010

 

Poliovirus Serotype 1

Poliovirus Serotype 2

Poliovirus Serotype 3

 

Percent positive (+/- 95 % Confidence Interval)

Percent positive (+/- 95 % Confidence Interval)

Percent positive (+/- 95 % Confidence Interval)

Gender

 Female

93.4 (91.7–94.9)

97.3 (96.1–98.2)

83.5 (80.4–86.4)

 Male

94.3 (92.4–95.8)

96.6 (95.1–97.8)

82.7 (80.4–84.9)

Age Group (yrs)

 6–11

97.2 (94.7–98.8)

98.0 (96.4–99.0)

93.8 (91.8–95.4)

 12–19

94.7 (92.0–96.6)

98.2 (96.6–99.2)

84.3 (81.0–87.2)

 20–39

92.7 (90.0–94.2)

96.9 (95.2–98.2)

78.6 (74.6–82.2)

 40–49

93.9 (91.6–95.7)

95.8 (93.8–97.3)

85.8 (82.3–88.8)

Gender and Age

 Female

   

  6–11

97.5 (94.8–99.0)

98.8 (96.3–99.8)

93.6 (90.5–95.9)

  12–19

94.7 (90.7–97.3)

98.4 (96.6–99.4)

82.8 (78.0–86.2)

  20–39

91.9 (89.5–93.9)

97.0 (94.3–98.7)

78.6 (73.9–82.9)

  40–49

93.6 (89.9–96.3)

96.6 (94.3–98.1)

88.5 (84.6–91.7)

 Male

   

  6–11

97.0 (92.6–99.2)

97.2 (94.8–98.7)

94.0 (91.2–96.1)

  12–19

94.7 (90.0–97.6)

98.0 (95.7–99.3)

85.8 (80.6–90.0)

  20–39

93.5 (91.0–95.5)

96.8 (95.4–97.9)

78.6 (74.1–82.6)

  40–49

94.1 (91.5–96.1)

95.0 (91.4–97.4)

82.9 (78.4–86.8)

Race/Ethnicity

 Mexican-American

92.4 (89.6–94.6)

94.3 (92.4–95.9)

80.3 (77.0–82.5)

 Other Hispanic

90.1 (84.5–94.2)

94.9 (91.3–97.4)

83.2 (78.6–87.2)

 Non-Hispanic White

94.5 (92.6–96.0)

97.3 (95.9–98.3)

83.6 (80.9–86.0)

 Non-Hispanic Black

95.0 (93.0–96.6)

98.4 (97.3–99.2)

85.2 (80.8–89.0)

 Non-Hispanic Other

92.5 (86.8–96.2)

98.1 (94.8–99.6)

81.3 (70.8–89.2)

Age & Race/Ethnicity

 6–11

   

  Mexican-American

98.5 (96.4–99.5)

98.2 (96.0–99.4)

97.7 (94.7–99.3)

  Other Hispanic

98.8 (93.5–100.0)

99.2 (94.7–100.0)

93.8 (87.0–97.7)

  Non-Hispanic White

96.9 (93.1–98.9)

97.6 (94.9–99.1)

92.3 (88.5–95.2)

  Non-Hispanic Black

99.1 (96.0–99.9)

99.1 (96.3–99.9)

96.1 (90.6–98.8)

  Non-Hispanic Other

92.8 (83.1–97.9)

97.6 (87.6–99.9)

91.1 (81.0–96.9)

 12–19

   

  Mexican-American

93.7 (90.5–96.1)

98.4 (96.3–99.4)

80.4 (74.5–85.4)

  Other Hispanic

96.1 (90.2–98.9)

99.1 (94.7–100.0)

88.5 (81.0–93.8)

  Non-Hispanic White

94.7 (89.5–97.8)

97.7 (95.1–99.2)

84.3 (79.3–88.5)

  Non-Hispanic Black

93.8 (89.4–96.7)

99.6 (97.7–100.0)

84.6 (79.3–89.0)

  Non-Hispanic Other

97.1 (90.7–99.6)

98.6 (93.0–100.0)

88.5 (79.3–94.6)

 20–39

   

  Mexican-American

91.2 (86.1–94.9)

93.7 (90.2–96.2)

76.2 (71.5–80.4)

  Other Hispanic

86.7 (78.5–92.6)

94.2 (89.8–97.1)

78.4 (70.5–84.9)

  Non-Hispanic White

93.6 (91.2–95.5)

97.2 (95.3–98.5)

79.2 (75.1–82.9)

  Non-Hispanic Black

94.7 (91.5–96.9)

98.4 (96.4–99.5)

81.6 (75.8–86.6)

  Non-Hispanic Other

90.5 (82.4–95.8)

98.9 (92.4–100.0)

74.3 (54.9–88.6)

 40–49

   

  Mexican-American

89.1 (83.9–93.1)

88.7 (80.9–94.1)

75.8 (69.5–81.3)

  Other Hispanic

89.4 81.6–94.7)

91.3 (82.4–96.7)

85.4 (72.5–93.8)

  Non-Hispanic White

94.9 (91.7–97.1)

97.0 (94.3–98.6)

87.0 (82.1–91.0)

  Non-Hispanic Black

94.7 (90.0–97.6)

96.9 (92.1–99.2)

87.3 (78.7–93.8)

  Non-Hispanic Other

92.9 (75.0–99.2)

96.1 (87.2–99.5)

86.2 (68.9–95.9)

U.S. Born

 Yes

94.5 (93.2–95.6)

97.5 (96.3–98.4)

83.9 (81.6–86.1)

 No

90.8 (87.4–93.6)

94.6 (92.7–96.1)

79.4 (72.9–84.9)

Total

93.9 (92.5–95.0)

97.0 (95.9–97.9)

83.1 (80.7–85.4)