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Table 1 Vaccination coverage by socio-demographic characteristic for children born between 2002 and 2011 in New South Wales and Western Australia

From: Childhood vaccination coverage in Australia: an equity perspective

 

New South Wales

Western Australia

Characteristic

N (%Population)

%Vaccinated

CI (95%)

N (%Population)

%Vaccinated

CI (95%)

Maternal country of birth

 Overseas

266,527 (29.7)

90.7

90.6–90.8

81,448 (29.3)

90.1

89.9–90.3

 Australia

626,848 (70.0)

94.5

94.5–94.6

195,032 (70.1)

93.5

93.4–93.6

 Missing

2678 (0.3)

91.2

90.0–92.2

1617 (0.6)

92.6

91.4–94.0

Aboriginal Statusa

 Yes

39,109 (4.4)

89.7

89.4–90.0

17,878 (6.4)

86.9

86.4–87.4

 No

856,941 (95.6)

93.5

93.5–93.6

260,219 (93.6)

92.9

92.8–93.0

Maternal Age (years)

  < 20

31,798 (3.5)

90.4

90.1–90.8

13,480 (4.9)

88.8

88.3–89.4

 20–24

122,087 (13.6)

92.4

92.2–92.5

42,905 (15.4)

91.7

91.5–92.0

 25–29

245,062 (27.3)

93.7

93.6–93.8

76,630 (27.6)

92.9

92.7–93.1

 30–34

298,425 (33.3)

94.0

93.9–94.1

88,708 (31.9)

93.3

93.1–93.5

 35+

198,681 (22.2)

93.1

93.0–93.2

56,374 (20.3)

92.2

92.0–92.4

Socio Economic Statusb

 0–10%

97,888 (10.9)

91.9

91.7–92.1

22,505 (8.1)

90.3

90.0–90.7

 11–25%

135,441 (15.1)

93.2

93.0–93.3

41,523 (14.9)

91.3

91.0–91.6

 26–75%

427,532 (47.7)

93.8

93.7–93.9

128,026 (46.0)

92.9

92.8–93.1

 76–90%

137,637 (15.4)

94.0

93.9–94.1

41,237 (14.8)

93.6

93.4–93.9

 91–100%

86,053 (9.6)

93.4

93.2–93.5

22,409 (8.1)

92.8

92.4–93.1

 Missing

11,502 (1.3)

85.2

84.6–85.9

22,397 (8.1)

91.9

91.6–92.3

Remoteness

 Major cities

688,471 (76.8)

93.6

93.5–93.6

186,569 (67.2)

92.4

92.3–92.5

 Inner regional

146,864 (16.4)

93.1

93.0–93.2

30,349 (10.9)

93.3

93.1–93.6

 Outer regional

46,946 (5.2)

92.9

92.7–93.1

22,675 (8.2)

92.6

92.3–92.9

 Remote

4278 (0.5)

94.0

93.3–94.7

11,366 (4.1)

92.8

92.3–93.2

 Very remote

333 (0.04)

88.6

85.2–92.0

4741 (1.7)

91.3

90.5–92.1

 Missing

9161 (1.0)

84.0

83.2–84.7

22,397 (8.1)

91.9

91.6–92.3

Total

896,053

93.4

93.3–93.4

278,097

92.5

92.4–92.6

  1. aIn NSW, Aboriginal status was unknown for 3 individuals (not shown in table); b State specific quintiles. 0–10% most disadvantaged, 91–100% least disadvantaged