Volume 4, Number 4—December 1998
Commentary
Does Restricted Distribution Limit Access and Coverage of Yellow Fever Vaccine in the United States?
Table
Populations (1990 censusa) inside and outside 25-mile radius 'catchment areas' of intrastate authorized yellow fever vaccinating centers
| Population x103 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | State | Total | Inside catchment area (%) | Outside catchment area (%) |
| East | New York | 17,991 | 17,679 (98.3) | 312 (1.7) |
| Massachusetts | 6,016 | 5,965 (99.2) | 51 (0.8) | |
| Connecticut | 3,287 | 3,287 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Vermont | 563 | 418 (74.2) | 145 (25.8) | |
| South | Florida | 12,938 | 12,410 (95.9) | 528 (4.1) |
| Louisiana | 4,220 | 3,767 (89.3) | 453 (10.7) | |
| Central | Illinois | 11,431 | 10,125 (88.6) | 1,306 (11.4) |
| Wisconsin | 4,892 | 4,331 (88.5) | 561 (11.5) | |
| Nebraska | 1,578 | 1,293 (81.9) | 285 (18.1) | |
| Oklahoma | 3,146 | 2,317 (73.6) | 829 (26.4) | |
| Mountain | Montana | 799 | 595 (74.5) | 204 (25.5) |
| Wyoming | 454 | 350 (77.1) | 104 (22.9) | |
| Pacific | California | 29,758 | 29,138 (97.9) | 620 (2.1) |
| Oregon | 2,842 | 2,676 (94.2) | 166 (5.8) | |
| Hawaii | 1,108 | 983 (88.7) | 125 (11.3) | |
| 15 states | 101,023 | 95,334 (94.4) | 5,689 (5.6) | |
aU.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Decennial Census.
