Leading Health Indicator 6 (continued)
Immunization Trends
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Data reflects that approximately 87 percent of US and Florida children below age
two in 2000 met the recommended coverage levels for
immunizations.(6) In Florida and nationally
in 2000, approximately 75 percent of children 19 to 35 months of age met the
recommended number of immunizations for the 4:3:1:3 series.
(7) The 4:3:1:3 series includes
immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, polio, measles, and
Haemophilus Influenzae type b. Only 68 percent of children have met the
recommended immunization level for chicken pox/varicella immunizations.
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Rates of immunization are lower for Hispanics and black non-Hispanics than for
white children and for children whose families live in poverty.
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2001,
Table 24. Data are based on telephone interview surveys of the population and
supplemented by a survey of immunization providers for interview
participants.
*The 4:3:1:3 series includes immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus and
pertussis, polio, measles, and Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib)
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Figure 34: Percent of Recommended Vaccinations of Children
19 to 35 Months of Age (4:3:1:3 Series)* in U.S. and Florida,
1995-2000(7)
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Figure 35: U.S. Immunization Rates for Children 19 to 35 Months
of Age
(4:3:1:3 Series) by Race/Ethnicity and Income, 1995,
1998-2000(7)
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Source: Racial / Ethnic information- Westat (2001). Trends in the Well-Being
of America's Children and Youth 2001. US. Dept of Health and Human Services
p. 100-101
Poverty information - National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United
States, 2001, Table 73
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Figure 36: Trends in Immunization Coverage Levels of Children
24 Months of
Age in Florida, 1992-2000
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Source: Florida Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Immunizations and DOH
Planning and Evaluation.
See for data on Florida Department of Health Indicators
http://hpeapps.doh.state.fl.us/phids/Phids1.asp
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