Asthma ED visit prevalence working adults by ethnicity U.S. 2016

This statistic shows the prevalence of asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits within the past 12 months among U.S. working adults from 2011 to 2016, by ethnicity. According to the data, among asthmatic non-Hispanic black working adults, 17.6 percent had visited an ED for their asthma within the past 12 months.

Prevalence of asthma-related emergency department visits within the past 12 months among U.S. working adults with current asthma 2011-2016, by ethnicity*

Characteristic	Asthma ED visit prevalence
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Release date

April 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2016

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Adults that have worked at any time within the past 12 months and have current asthma

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Current asthma defined as a “yes” response to the questions “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”
Defined as a “yes” response to the question “During the past 12 months, have you had to visit an emergency room or urgent care center because of asthma?”

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