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Table 3
Rates of and adjusted odds ratios for influenza vaccination, by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005

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  Vaccination rate Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Total 34 ... ...
Sex
Males1 31 1.00 ...
Females 363 1.223 1.17 to 1.28
Age group
12 to 191 23 1.00 ...
20 to 49 23 1.103 1.03 to 1.19
50 to 64 423 2.403 2.21 to 2.60
65 to 74 663 6.553 5.98 to 7.18
75 to 84 773 10.573 9.55 to 11.69
85 or older 783 10.273 8.57 to 12.31
At least one chronic condition2
No1 29 1.00 ...
Yes 533 1.893 1.79 to 1.99
Household income
Lowest1 34 1.00 ...
Lower-middle 373 1.05 0.96 to 1.14
Upper-middle 33 1.133 1.04 to 1.23
Highest 33 1.283 1.18 to 1.39
Smoking status
Never1 33 1.00 ...
Former 393 1.03 0.98 to 1.09
Daily or occasional 253 0.743 0.70 to 0.79
Has regular doctor
No1 15 1.00 ...
Yes 373 2.013 1.86 to 2.16
Self-reported health
Good or very good or excellent1 32 1.00 ...
Poor or fair 503 1.233 1.14 to 1.32
Province or territory
Ontario1 42 1.00 ...
Newfoundland and Labrador 223 0.333 0.29 to 0.37
Prince Edward Island 313 0.543 0.46 to 0.63
Nova Scotia 393 0.773 0.70 to 0.86
New Brunswick 283 0.453 0.40 to 0.49
Quebec 253 0.423 0.40 to 0.45
Manitoba 283 0.473 0.43 to 0.52
Saskatchewan 283 0.463 0.42 to 0.50
Alberta 283 0.523 0.48 to 0.57
British Columbia 333 0.613 0.57 to 0.65
Yukon 323 0.723 0.57 to 0.90
Northwest Territories 373 1.363 1.09 to 1.70
Nunavut 41 2.203 1.65 to 2.93
1. reference category
2. heart disease, effects of stroke, diabetes, cancer, asthma, emphysema or chronic bronchitis
3. significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Data source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 3.1.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada, 1996/1997 to 2005," Health Reports, Vol. 1, No. 4, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.