Influenza, or flu, is an acute viral infection involving the respiratory tract that can occur in epidemics or pandemics. Influenza
can cause a person, especially older persons, to be more susceptible to bacterial pneumonia.
Influenza Vaccination in the Past 12 Months, by Race, Utah Adults 18+, 2011
Data Notes
NOTE: INCLUDES ALL ADULTS 18+.
Beginning in 2011, BRFSS data include both landline and cell phone respondent data along with a new weighting methodology
called iterative proportional fitting, or raking. This graph is based on the new methodology. More details about these changes
can be found at: http://health.utah.gov/opha/publications/brfss/Raking/Raking%20impact%202011.pdf.
These rates are crude rates, not age-adjusted, given that the Healthy People 2020 Objective is based on crude rates.
Data Sources
Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health.
Number of adults who reported receiving an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of survey respondents who reported receiving an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months.
Denominator:
Number of survey respondents.
Page Content Updated On 05/01/2013,
Published on 05/01/2013
Immunization Program, Bureau of Epidemiology, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, Telephone:
801-538-9450, Website: www.immunize-utah.org
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