Table 1 Descriptive characteristics by influenza vaccination status within the previous 12 months according to the Canadian Community Health Survey

Canadian Community Health Survey Year of Interview

 2013

6625 (40.8%)

9604 (59.2%)

 < 0.0001

 2014

6733 (44.4%)

8428 (55.6%)

Sex

 Female

7824 (45.3%)

9443 (54.7%)

 < 0.0001

 Male

5534 (39.2%)

8589 (60.8%)

Age group

 12–17

694 (27.9%)

1792 (72.1%)

 < 0.0001

 18–49

2595 (22.8%)

8810 (77.2%)

 50–64

3559 (42.4%)

4825 (57.6%)

 65 + 

6510 (71.4%)

2605 (28.6%)

< 65

6848 (30.7%)

15,427 (69.3%)

Residence*

 Urban

10,503 (42.5%)

14,205 (57.5%)

0.65

 Rural

2851 (42.8%)

3810 (57.2%)

Neighbourhood income quintile§

 1 (least affluent)

2509 (43.4%)

3267 (56.6%)

0.1973

 2

2745 (42.6%)

3698 (57.4%)

 3

2585 (41.4%)

3654 (58.6%)

 4

2766 (42.3%)

3773 (57.7%)

 5

2723 (43.1%)

3597 (56.9%)

Has a Regular Doctor¥

 Yes

12,919 (44.2%)

16,335 (55.8%)

 < 0.0001

 No

429 (20.4%)

1671 (79.6%)

Influenza complication risk factors

 Any Risk Factor^€

9390 (55.4%)

7554 (44.6%)

 < 0.0001

 Anemia

1051 (62.0%)

645 (38.0%)

 < 0.0001

 Arrhythmia

902 (73.6%)

324 (26.4%)

 < 0.0001

 Asthma

2091 (45.2%)

2531 (54.8%)

 < 0.0001

 Cancer

1580 (68.8%)

718 (31.2%)

 < 0.0001

 Cardiovascular Disease (Arrhythmia/HTN/IHD/MI/Stroke)

2520 (70.4%)

1060 (29.6%)

 < 0.0001

 Chronic Kidney Disease

569 (75.6%)

184 (24.4%)

 < 0.0001

 Congestive Heart Failure

658 (76.8%)

199 (23.2%)

 < 0.0001

 COPD

2142 (65.0%)

1151 (35.0%)

 < 0.0001

 Dementia

207 (78.4%)

57 (21.6%)

 < 0.0001

 Diabetes

2640 (66.5%)

1327 (33.5%)

 < 0.0001

 Frail

132 (75.4%)

43 (24.6%)

 < 0.0001

 Hypertension

6580 (65.0%)

3542 (35.0%)

 < 0.0001

 Immunocompromised

370 (75.5%)

120 (24.5%)

 < 0.0001

 Ischemic heart disease

1643 (71.2%)

665 (28.8%)

 < 0.0001

 Myocardial Infarction

722 (70.5%)

302 (29.5%)

 < 0.0001

 Stroke

403 (69.4%)

178 (30.6%)

 < 0.0001