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Table 1 Individual-level and area-based characteristics of HPV Vaccine Initiation (Receipt of at Least One Dose) and completion (receipt of ≥3 doses): Teen Boys Aged 13 to 17 based on responses from the National Immunization Survey–Teen, 2012-2013

From: Area-based socioeconomic factors and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among teen boys in the United States

Characteristics

Survey Participants, n weighted %

Weighted % (95% CI), Vaccine Initiation (≥ 1 dose)

P-value

Weighted % (95% CI), Vaccine Completion (≥3 doses)

P-value

Total

19,518

27.9 (26.6 - 29.2)

 

10.38 (9.48 – 11.29)

 

Year

<.0001

 

<.0001

 2012

10,265

20.8 (19.24 – 22.35)

 

6.79 (5.84-7.74

 

 2013

9253

35.26 (33.23 – 37.29)

 

13.64 (12.24-15.05)

 

Individual-level variables

 Age

0.7461

 

0.2899

  13

3942 (19.99)

26.4 (23.58 - 29.23)

 

9.11 (7.48 – 10.74)

 

  14

4117 (20.54)

28.26 (25.35 – 31.18)

 

9.38 (7.47 – 11.29)

 

  15

3884 (20.63)

28.09 (25.38 – 30.80)

 

11.52 (9.38 – 13.67)

 

  16

3911 (19.66)

28.50 (25.79 – 31.20)

 

9.66 (7.85 – 11.46)

 

  17

3664 (19.18)

26.58 (23.77 – 29.39)

 

11.18 (9.21 – 13.15)

 

 Mother’s marital status

<.001

 

< .3775

  Married

14,314 (65.46)

25.39 (23.94-26.84)

 

9.88 (8.85 – 10.91)

 

  Not married

5204 (34.54)

31.72 (29.40 – 34.05)

 

10.71 (9.20 – 12.21)

 

 Mother’s age, years

<.0002

 

<.1853

   < = 34

1590 (9.77)

34.55 (30.46 – 38.65)

 

11.58 (8.93 – 14.23)

 

  35 TO 44

8112 (46.59)

28.09 (26.11 – 30.07)

 

9.36 (8.11 – 10.61)

 

   > = 45

9816 (43.64)

25.47 (23.78 – 27.16)

 

10.71 (9.42 – 12.01)

 

 Type of insurance coverage

<.0001

 

<.0001

  No insurance

1269 (8.43)

25.9 (21.22-30.59)

 

5.73 (3.91-7.54)

 

  Employer or union

10,645 (45.86)

21.45 (20.03-22.87)

 

8.34 (7.31-9.37)

 

  SCHIP or Medicaid

4957 (33.39)

35.91 (33.34-38.48)

 

13.39 (11.56-15.22)

 

  IHS, military, other

2647 (12.32)

28.96 (25.43-32.48)

 

11.29 (8.72-13.86)

 

 Mother’s education, years

<.0001

 

< .0001

   < 12 years

2012 (13.93)

40.97 (35.79-44.15)

 

17.02 (13.63-20.41)

 

  12 years

3615 (24.97)

27.94 (25.08-30.79)

 

9.09 (7.29-10.90)

 

   > 12 years, non-college graduate

5451 (25.69)

22.26 (20.14-24.39)

 

8.29 (6.79-9.78))

 

  College graduate

8440 (35.41)

25.92 (24.20-27.63)

 

9.59 (8.54-10.65)

 

 Poverty Status

<.0001

 

<.0034

  Above poverty, Annual Income >$75,000

8574 (33.48)

22.86 (21.31-24.42)

 

8.93 (7.89-9.98)

 

  Above poverty, Annual Income ≤$75,000

7165 (38.07)

24.85 (22.82-26.88)

 

9.35 (7.91-10.79)

 

  Below poverty

3225 (24.16)

37.93 (34.92-40.95)

 

13.10 (11.12-15.08)

 

  Unknown poverty status

554 (4.29)

30.29 (22.48-38.10)

 

10.56 (4.29-16.83)

 

 Race/ethnicity of teen

<.0001

 

<.0001

  Hispanic

2748 (22.18)

40.75 (37.11-44.40)

 

16.14 (13.30-18.97)

 

  Non-Hispanic White

13,050 (55.23)

20.67 (19.50-21.85)

 

7.73 (6.95-8.51)

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

1860 (13.93)

34.26 (30.58-37.93)

 

10.46 (8.29-12.63)

 

  Non-Hispanic other + multiple race

1860 (8.66)

27.13 (23.55-30.71)

 

9.95 (7.79-12.10)

 

 Received provider recommendation to get HPV vaccine

<.0001

 

<.0001

  Yes

7121 (35.01)

53.66 (51.48-55.83)

 

21.09 (19.20-22.98)

 

  No

10,793 (57.49)

12.21 (10.90-13.52)

 

3.86 (3.05-4.67)

 

  Don’t Know

1399 (7.50)

25.18 (21.11-29.24)

 

8.68 (6.07-11.29)

 

Healthcare system factor

 Facility types for teen’s providers

<.8268

 

<.8739

  All public facilities

2722 (14.44)

26.58 (22.86 – 30.31)

 

9.26 (6.64-11.87)

 

  All hospital facilities

1884 (8.18)

28.97 (24.67 – 33.27)

 

10.23 (7.79 – 12.67)

 

  All private facilities

9086 (50.77)

27.26 (25.57 – 28.96)

 

10.44 (9.25 – 11.62)

 

  Mixed & STD/school/teen clinics or other facilities

5250 (23.53)

28.64 (26.17 – 31.12)

 

9.88 (8.44 – 11.32)

 

  Unknown

496 (3.08)

28.28 (19.44 – 37.12)

 

13.01 (4.49 – 21.53)

 

ZCTA area-based measures

 Racial Composition (50% + of specific race/ethnic group)

<.0001

 

<.0002

  Hispanic

1150 (10.24)

47.13 (41.30-52.97)

 

16.58 (11.93-21.22)

 

  Mixed

1783 (12.34)

33.02 (28.80-37.24)

 

13.66 (10.84-16.48)

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

1083 (5.95)

33.27 (28.83-37.71)

 

9.88 (7.06-12.71)

 

  Non-Hispanic White

15,155 (70.61)

23.23 (22.03-24.43)

 

8.69 (7.86-9.51)

 

  Non-Hispanic other

245 (0.85)

36.12 (15.79-56.46)

 

6.26 (2.35-10.16)

 

 Poverty (% below poverty)

<.0001

 

<.0217

  0-4.99% low

2981 (13.47)

24.36 (21.58-27.13)

 

9.01 (7.01-11.02)

 

  5-9.9%

5192 (25.16)

25.54 (23.30-27.78)

 

9.52 (8.07-10.98)

 

  10-19.9%

7170 (36.44)

25.32 (23.20-27.44)

 

9.14 (7.82-10.46)

 

  20 + %, high

4070 (24.93)

34.76 (31.96-37.57)

 

12.92 (10.78 -5.06)

 

 Population density quartiles (people per square mile)

<.0001

 

<.0001

  Q1 1-20 (lowest density)

1472 (3.25)

19.32 (15.53-23.12)

 

8.10 (5.08-11.12)

 

  Q2 21-71

2516 (10.29)

20.41 (17.11-23.72)

 

5.63 (3.99-7.28)

 

  Q3 72-651

5504 (26.97)

23.44 (21.24-25.65)

 

9.44 (7.79-11.09)

 

  Q4 > 651 (highest density)

9924 (59.49)

31.17 (29.44-32.91)

 

11.38 (10.21-12.56)

 

 Residence type

<.0001

 

<.0001

  Isolated Small Rural Town

964 (2.32)

17.34 (13.51-21.16)

 

5.31 (3.33-7.30)

 

  Small Rural Town

938 (3.07)

18.70 (13.94-23.45)

 

5.50 (3.32-7.67)

 

  Large Rural Town

1715 (5.66)

18.55 (15.63-21.47)

 

6.45 (4.69-8.21)

 

  Urban focused

15,799 (88.95)

28.74 (27.38-30.11)

 

10.68 (9.74-11.63)

 
  1. Note. CI confidence interval, HPV human papillomavirus, IHS Indian Health, SCHIP State Children’s Health Insurance Program; Frequencies (n) were not weighted; Percent’s weighted based on sampling weight
  2. aPoverty status was based on the US Census poverty thresholds for 2012 and 2013