Table 1

 Vaccination uptake status according to ethnicity

Ethnic groupAt risk(frequency)Vaccinated(frequency)Uptake(%)
There were significant differences in the vaccination rates for white British infants and those for Asian and black African infants (Asian 83.6% v white British 36.5%: χ2 = 7.25, p<0.01; black African 82% v white British 36.5%: χ2 = 4.48, p<0.05).
Asian: Pakistani968184.3
Asian: Indian12410282.2
Asian: Bangladeshi685885.3
Black African393282.0
White British411536.5
Other ethnic groups14610370.5
Total51439176.0