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Table 1 Comparison of Arab American and non-Hispanic White populations in the California Health Interview Survey data from 2004 to 2016 with data on influenza vaccination uptake

From: Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California

 

Arab (N = 1163)

Non-Hispanic White (NHW, N = 166,955)

 

Age

  

p < 0.01

 18–44

512 (65.8)

31,607 (36.6)

 

 45+

651 (34.2)

135,348 (63.4)

 

Sex at birth

  

p = 0.044

 Male

565 (55.0)

68,420 (48.9)

 

 Female

598 (45.0)

98,535 (51.1)

 

Year of Survey

 2003–2007

509 (43.8)

74,501 (44.6)

 

 2008–2012

403 (34.6)

56,633 (33.9)

 

 2012–2017

251 (21.6)

35,821 (21.5)

 

Marital Status

  

p < 0.01

 Married

663 (51.7)

84,885 (57.0)

 

 Widowed/Separated/Living with Partner

241 (12.2)

61,036 (25.1)

 

 Never married

259 (36.1)

21,034 (17.9)

 

Education

  

< 0.01

 High school or less

269 (23.9)

41,978 (28.7)

 

 Some college

254 (23.0)

49,273 (27.5)

 

 College degree

390 (36.7)

44,102 (26.6)

 

 Graduate degree

247 (13.4)

31,528 (17.2)

 

Employment Status

 Employed

667 (65.8)

84,878 (61.9)

 

 Unemployed

496 (34.2)

82,077 (38.1)

 

Poverty Level

  

p < 0.01

  < 200% of FPL

365 (36.1)

32,149 (17.7)

 

  > 200FPL

798 (63.9)

134,806 (82.3)

 

Smoking status

  

p = 0.02

 Current smoker

162 (19.3)

20,501 (14.2)

 

 Not current smoker

1001 (80.7)

146,454 (85.8)

 

Overweight or obese

 Overweight or obese

704 (56.8)

94,669 (56.3)

 

 Not overweight or obese

459 (43.2)

72,286 (43.7)

 

Years Living in the US

  

p < 0.01

 Born in US

405 (37.3)

154,239 (91.3)

 

 0–14 years in US

209 (23.6)

1880 (2.1)

 

 15+ years in US

549 (39.1)

10,836 (6.6)

 

Health Insurance

  

p < 0.01

 Insured

761 (75.6)

88,330 (85.3)

 

 Uninsured

150 (24.4)

12,982 (14.7)