QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged 4–17 Years Who Had Ever Had Varicella (Chickenpox), by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2016

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Percentage of Children Aged 4–17 Years Who Had Ever Had Varicella (Chickenpox), by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2016
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  During 2007-2016, the percentage of children aged 4-17 years who had ever had chickenpox decreased among both younger children (aged 4-11 years) and older children (aged 12-17 years). Among younger children, the percentage of children who had ever had chickenpox declined by 73.9%, from 16.1% in 2007 to 4.2% in 2016. Among older children the percentage who had ever had chickenpox declined by 76.9%, from 61.4% in 2007 to 14.2% in 2016. During 2007-2016, older children were more likely than younger children to have ever had chickenpox.
• Subjects:
  Quick Stats
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(48):1337.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  48
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:646b6f19f6b0b38cdfcf17c634e6ff8c0a297e3fccfeeb4c05def6aa71f1aa6c33d602285276db419386de685ea4c8769b4301898b1eb52b55a20bf444592050
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54311/cdc_54311_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 69.95 KB ]