BACKGROUND:
In 2002 approximately 34.4% of people aged ³ 18 years received an influenza vaccination in the United States. Demographic characteristics have been described that are associated with whether or not people receive influenza vaccination. The questions of where people go for their influenza vaccination and what are the associated factors have not been described.

OBJECTIVE:
Describe factors associated with where people go for their influenza vaccination using data from the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS).

METHOD:
Univariate analysis identified factors associated with where people ³ 18 years received their influenza vaccination in the past 12 months. The factors that significantly effect where people go for their influenza vaccination and other important demographic factors will be included in a multivariable model for analysis.

RESULT:
The most popular place, across age and risk groups, people go for their vaccination is the doctor's office/HMO: 32% of 18-49 year olds, 50% of 18-49 year olds with high risk conditions, 41% of all 50-64 year olds, 60% of 50-64 year olds with high risk conditions, and 58% of all ³ 65 year olds who were vaccinated. The measured factors most strongly associated (p £ 0.01)with where people, across age groups, went for their influenza vaccination include employment status and income level. Lower socioeconomic status indicators were associated with vaccine receipt at doctor's office/HMO, health department, or health clinic; higher with receipt at work or stores. Race was associated with where people went for their influenza vaccination, but was not among the most strongly associated variables.

CONCLUSION:
There are many factors that contribute to differences in where people go for their infleunza vaccination. The factors vary by age group. Multivarible analysis will give a clearer picture of which variables are most important.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Describe where people go for their infleunza vaccination and the associated factors.