ATTACHMENT 8
IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS*
BY SCHOOL YEAR, FLORIDA, 1997/98 - 2005/06
SCHOOL
YEAR
SCHOOLS STUDENTS
CERTIFICATE OF
IMMUNIZATION
#
%
TEMPORARY
MEDICAL
EXEMPTION
#
%
PERMANENT
MEDICAL
EXEMPTION
#
%
RELIGIOUS
EXEMPTION
#
%
30 DAY**
EXEMPTION
NO DOC
#
%
1997/98
1,286
196,074
121,219
61.8
72,275
36.9
301
0.2
364
0.2
98
0.0
1998/99
1,433
201,025
130,039
64.7
67,858
33.8
367
0.2
422
0.2
391
0.2
1999/00
1,460
203,530
134,576
66.1
65,470
32.2
508
0.2
481
0.2
542
0.3
2000/01
1,630
215,165
147,253
68.4
62,524
29.1
554
0.3
601
0.3
1,511
0.7
2001/02**
1,708
220,166
112,931
51.3
102,503
46.6
486
0.2
547
0.2
718
0.3
2002/03***
1,773
224,039
120,567
53.8
99,116
44.2
483
0.2
589
0.3
924
0.4
2003/04
1,974
228,680
172,782
75.6
51,296
22.4
441
0.2
623
0.3
1,518
0.7
2004/05
2,148
231,206
188,949
81.7
31,879
13.8
481
0.2
638
0.3
2,682
1.2
2005/06
2,224
231,392
212,316
91.8
11,748
5.1
499
0.2
745
0.3
1,768
0.8
* Beginning 1997/98 a second measles, MR, or MMR, hepatitis B and a Td required
** 2001/02 National shortage of Td increased the number of temporary medical exemptions
** 2002/03 National shortage of Td continued to be reflected in the number of temporary medical exemptions