Asthma prevalence working adults by occupation U.S. 2016

This statistic shows the prevalence of asthma among U.S. working adults from 2011 to 2016, by occupation. According to the data, among U.S. adults working in a health care support occupation 8.8 percent had current asthma.

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

Characteristic	Asthma prevalence
Health care support	8.8%
Personal care and service	8.6%
Health care practitioners and technical	8.6%
Education, training, and library	8.5%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	8%
Office and administrative support	8%
Food preparation and service related	7.7%
Community and social services	7.6%
Business and financial operations	7.6%
Legal	7.6%
Protective services	7.1%
Sales and related	7.1%
Total	6.8%
Life, physical, and social sciences	6.6%
Management	6.3%
Computer and mathematical	5.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair	5.7%
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	5.6%
Farming, fishing, and forestry	5.4%
Transportation and material moving	5.4%
Architecture and engineering	5.3%
Production	5.1%
Construction and extraction	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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