Asthma prevalence working adults by industry U.S. 2016

This statistic shows the prevalence of asthma among U.S. working adults from 2011 to 2016, by industry type. According to the data, among U.S. working adults in the health care and social assistance industry, 8.8 percent had asthma.

Prevalence of current asthma among U.S. working adults 2011-2016, by industry*

Characteristic	Asthma prevalence
Health care and social assistance	8.8%
Education services	8.2%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	7.7%
Finance and insurance	7.5%
Retail trade	7.5%
Public administration	7.4%
Total	6.8%
Information	6.6%
Professional, scientific, and technical services	6.5%
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	6.4%
Mining	6.1%
Other services (except public administration)	6.1%
Utilities	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	5.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5.5%
Manufacturing	5.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	5.2%
Wholesale trade	4.9%
Construction	4.4%

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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

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?”

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