Barriers Associated with Seasonal Influenza Vaccination among College Students
Table 1
Demographic and health related characteristics of respondents by receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine (within the past 6 months).
Received the vaccine (%)
Did not receive the vaccine (%)
value
Total
79 (20.6)
238 (62.1)
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Age (mean)
21.1
21.1
0.979
Sex
Male
40 (50.6)
99 (41.6)
0.169
Female
39 (49.4)
138 (58.0)
Race/ethnicity
White/Caucasian
11 (13.9)
49 (20.6)
0.719
Black/African American
8 (10.1)
25 (10.5)
Hispanic/Latino
40 (50.6)
104 (43.7)
Asian/Pacific Islander
13 (16.5)
40 (16.8)
Other
6 (7.6)
16 (6.7)
Missing/declined to State
1 (1.3)
4 (1.7)
Campus residence
On campus
12 (15.2)
37 (15.6)
0.962
Off campus
65 (82.3)
197 (82.8)
Year of undergraduate study
Freshman
35 (44.3)
83 (34.9)
0.017
Sophomore
15 (19.0)
23 (9.7)
Junior
13 (16.5)
69 (29.0)
Senior
16 (20.3)
63 (26.5)
values were calculated using -tests (age) and tests (race/ethnicity, campus residence, and year of undergraduate study), with a significance level of 0.05.
