Table 3 Number and percentage of respondents who answered influenza-related True/False questions correctly
Statement | All respondents (n = 5014) | Gets influenza vaccine always/ mostly/half the time (n = 3666) | Rarely or never gets influenza vaccine (n = 1348) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There is no difference between having a cold and having influenza | 4493 (89.6%) | 3309 (90.3%) | 1184 (87.8%) | < 0.01 |
People who are 65 years and older are at higher risk for influenza complications | 4555 (90.8%) | 3455 (94.2%) | 1100 (81.6%) | < 0.001 |
If you already have heart or lung problems, influenza can make them worse | 4218 (84.1%) | 3107 84.8% | 1111 82.5% | < 0.05 |
If you already have heart or lung problems, influenza can increase your risk of death | 4023 (80.2%) | 2983 81.4% | 1040 77.2% | < 0.001 |
Influenza can put those 65 years and older at a greater risk for a heart attack | 2151 (42.9%) | 1647 44.9% | 504 37.4% | < 0.001 |
Those 65 years and older who are hospitalized with influenza are at a higher risk of developing further complications than those not hospitalized | 2728 (54.4%) | 1987 54.2% | 741 55.0% | 0.286 |
Those 65 years and older with influenza always fully recover | 3390 (67.6%) | 2579 70.3% | 811 60.2% | < 0.001 |
You can get influenza from the influenza vaccine | 3048 (60.8%) | 2591 70.7% | 457 33.9% | < 0.001 |
The influenza vaccine is more effective in those 65 years and older than in younger adults. | 2460 (49.1%) | 1895 51.7% | 565 41.8% | < 0.001 |