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released: 4 Apr 2003 author: AIHW media release

This report was carried out as part of an evaluation of the National Influenza Vaccination Program for Older Australians. The program is a Commonwealth Government initiative designed to help reduce the impact of influenza. The survey itself involved 8000 participants across Australia, interviewed during October 2002, at the end of the winter flu season.People aged 40 years and over were asked whether they had been vaccinated against the flu, whether they had received the vaccine for free or had paid for it, and if they had any of the risk factors for flu infection or its complications.

ISBN 978 1 74024 251 6; Cat. no. PHE 46; 39pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (149K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations and symbols
    • Summary
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (84K PDF)
      1. The impact of influenza in Australia
      2. The National Influenza Vaccine Program for Older Australians
      3. Program evaluation
      4. The Influenza Vaccine Survey
      5. About this report
    2. Main results (100K PDF)
      1. Introduction
      2. Population statistics
      3. Dose statistics
    3. Other results (142K PDF)
      1. Coverage and valid usage by sex
      2. Vaccinations by month
      3. Target population: payment for vaccine
      4. Coverage of those not in the target group
      5. Other groups recommended by NHMRC
    4. Explanatory notes (115K PDF)
      1. Introduction
      2. Respondents
      3. Methodology
      4. Participation rates
      5. Reliability of estimates
      6. Comparability with previous surveys
  • End matter (319K PDF)
    • Appendix 1: Membership of Policy Reference Group
    • Appendix 2: Standard errors
    • Appendix 3: Population estimates
    • Appendix 4: The questionnaire

Recommended citation

AIHW 2003. 2002 Influenza Vaccine Survey: summary results. Cat. no. PHE 46. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442467445>.