Pneumococcal Immunization among Adults Aged 65 and Over by County, New Jersey, 2017-2020
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Why Is This Important?
Recommended immunizations for adults aged 65 years and older include a yearly immunization against influenza (flu) and a one-time immunization against pneumococcal disease. Most of the deaths and serious illnesses caused by influenza and pneumococcal disease occur in older adults and others at increased risk for complications of these diseases because of other risk factors or medical conditions. Barriers to adult immunization include not knowing immunizations are needed, misconceptions about vaccines, and lack of recommendations from health care providers.
Definition
Percentage of adults age 65+ who reported ever receiving a pneumococcal vaccination in their lifetime.
Data Source
Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health(http://www.nj.gov/health/chs/njbrfs/)
How the Measure is Calculated
Numerator:
Number of survey respondents age 65+ who reported ever receiving a pneumococcal vaccine anytime during their lifeDenominator:
Number of survey respondents age 65+
Data Issues
Data from the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey are intended to be representative of all non-institutionalized adult residents of New Jersey. Due to resource issues, however, adults with limited personal access to phone service or limited command of either English or Spanish are not represented. As with all surveys, also, some error results from nonresponse (e.g., refusal to participate in the survey or to answer specific questions), and faulty measurement (e.g., responses affected by social desirability or recall error). Data collection procedures intended to minimize such errors include the use of strict calling protocols, good questionnaire design, standardization of interviewer behavior, interviewer training, and frequent, on-site interviewer monitoring and supervision. Statistical weighting procedures are also used to minimize the potential impact of disproportionate representation of demographic subgroups defined in terms of age, sex, race, ethnicity, education level, marital status, home ownership, and county of residence. (See also [[a href="query/BRFSSQueryTechNotes.html" Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Description and Technical Notes]].)Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective IID-13.1
U.S. Target: Increase the percentage of noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 years and older who are vaccinated against pneumococcal disease to 90 percent by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/immunization-and-infectious-diseases
Health Initiative: HNJ2020
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective IMM-3
NJ Target: Increase the percentage of non-institutionalized adults aged 65 years and older who have ever been vaccinated against pneumococcal infections to 72.2 percent for the total population, 51.2% for Blacks, 61.9% for Hispanics, and 78% for Whites by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/immunization.shtml
Health Initiative: CDI
Chronic Disease Indicator IMM04
Description: Pneumococcal vaccination among adults aged 65 years and older
https://www.cdc.gov/cdi/indicator-definitions/immunization.html