“It’s easier in pharmacy”: why some patients prefer to pay for flu jabs rather than use the National Health Service

Table 2 Reasons for eligibility for a flu immunisation (survey sample n = 199)

Eligibility criteria*	Number of patients	Proportion of total (n = 199)
Have a long-term condition	53	27%
Asthma	39	20%
Diabetes	6	3%
COPD	5	3%
Cancer	2	1%
Splenectomy	1	1%
Aged 65 years or over	48**	24%
Care for somebody with a long-term condition	34	17%
Frontline health worker	28	14%
Pregnant	7	4%
Not known	35	18%
Total responses	258

• Note that some patients satisfied more than one criteria and therefore the total responses (258) exceed the number of patients who responded to this question (199).
**In relation to the number of people aged 65+ for the n = 50 in the text and n = 48 in Table 2 as people had free choice to chose their reason for eligibility and 2 may have chosen a reason other than age.

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