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Table 2 Change in zoster vaccination rate (per 100,000 person-days) from 2011 to 2012

From: Impact of the change of copay policy in Medicare Part D on zoster vaccine uptake among Medicare beneficiaries in a managed care organization

 

Zoster vaccine uptake rate (1/100,000)

Characteristics

Medicare Part D (65+)

Commercial (65+)

Commercial (60–64)

2011 (n = 175,524)

2012 (n = 192,080)

Difference (2012/2011)

2011 (n = 179,334)

2012 (n = 181,927)

Difference (2012/2011)

2011 (n = 197,653)

2012 (n = 200,517)

Difference (2012/2011)

Overall

13.64

21.35

1.57

14.14

21.54

1.52

15.93

24.23

1.52

Age

 60–64

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

15.93

24.23

1.52

 65–69

17.97

27.81

1.55

17.04

25.26

1.48

N/A

N/A

N/A

 70–74

14.21

21.75

1.53

14.53

22.43

1.54

N/A

N/A

N/A

 75+

9.93

15.63

1.57

10.48

16.27

1.55

N/A

N/A

N/A

Sex

 Female

14.46

21.94

1.52

15.25

22.63

1.48

18.63

27.47

1.47

 Male

12.59

20.61

1.64

12.98

20.40

1.57

13.08

20.82

1.59

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic white

15.67

25.48

1.63

17.27

26.46

1.53

21.27

32.79

1.54

 Non-Hispanic black

8.48

13.75

1.62

9.49

14.50

1.53

9.44

15.20

1.61

 Hispanic

9.63

14.30

1.48

10.75

16.24

1.51

9.85

16.13

1.64

 Asian/Pacific Islanders

19.17

26.27

1.37

15.51

23.96

1.54

18.94

25.77

1.36

 Others/unknown

9.33

18.26

1.96

7.60

11.76

1.55

9.32

13.14

1.41

  1. n, number of subjects in each category
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