Lifetime asthma: Estimated prevalence by industry and sex, U.S. working adults aged ≥18 years, NHIS 2004–2011
| Industry | Total | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population | Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval | Estimated Population | Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval | Estimated Population | Prevalence (%) | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting | |||||||||
| Crop production | 924,048 | 6.9 | 4.9–9.0 | 726,887 | 7.4 | 5.1–9.6 | 197,161 | 5.4* | 2.2–8.7 |
| Animal production | 690,569 | 5.2 | 3.4–7.0 | 507,138 | 4.5 | 2.5–6.4 | 183,432 | 7.3 | 3.6–11.1 |
| Forestry and logging | 177,302 | 9.9* | 3.9–16.0 | 151,010 | 10.4* | 3.7–17.1 | 26,292 | † | † |
| Fishing, hunting, and trapping | 51,374 | 13.4* | 2.8–24.1 | 47,290 | 14.6* | 3.0–26.2 | 4,084 | – | – |
| Support activities for agriculture and forestry | 161,977 | † | † | 107,059 | † | † | 54,918 | – | – |
| Mining | |||||||||
| Oil and gas extraction | 85,367 | 8.8* | 1.0–16.5 | 72,861 | † | † | 12,506 | † | † |
| Mining (except oil and gas) | 189,292 | 7.0* | 2.7–11.3 | 177,418 | 7.5* | 2.8–12.1 | 11,874 | – | – |
| Support activities for mining | 354,326 | 10.9 | 7.1–14.7 | 304,334 | 10.7 | 6.5–14.8 | 49,992 | 12.4* | 1.0–23.7 |
| Utilities | 1,274,259 | 7.6 | 5.9–9.3 | 989,013 | 6.4 | 4.6–8.2 | 285,246 | 11.9 | 7.6–16.1 |
| Construction | 10,262,670 | 7.8 | 7.0–8.5 | 9,369,189 | 7.6 | 6.9–8.3 | 893,480 | 9.3 | 6.9–11.7 |
| Manufacturing | |||||||||
| Food manufacturing | 1,640,559 | 8.1 | 6.2–10.0 | 997,617 | 7.5 | 5.1–9.9 | 642,942 | 9.1 | 6.1–12.1 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 254,533 | 10.1 | 5.5–14.7 | 196,578 | 9.8 | 4.7–14.8 | 57,955 | 11.2* | 2.6–19.9 |
| Textile mills | 153,257 | † | † | 97,138 | † | † | 56,119 | – | – |
| Textile product mills | 182,064 | 9.0 | 4.4–13.6 | 84,236 | 7.5* | 1.3–13.7 | 97,828 | 10.3* | 3.9–16.6 |
| Apparel manufacturing | 300,294 | 6.9* | 2.8–11.0 | 111,434 | † | † | 188,860 | 5.9 | 2.4–9.3 |
| Leather and allied product manufacturing | 32,064 | † | † | 17,590 | – | – | 14,475 | † | † |
| Wood product manufacturing | 496,446 | 8.3 | 5.7–10.9 | 399,331 | 7.7 | 4.6–10.9 | 97,116 | 10.6 | 5.2–16.1 |
| Paper manufacturing | 420,021 | 5.8 | 2.8–8.9 | 335,243 | 4.7 | 2.1–7.3 | 84,778 | 10.2* | 2.4–18.0 |
| Printing and related support activities | 661,067 | 7.8 | 5.4–10.2 | 452,135 | 6.6 | 3.9–9.4 | 208,932 | 10.4 | 5.9–15.0 |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 145,545 | † | † | 117,583 | † | † | 27,963 | † | † |
| Chemical manufacturing | 1,077,030 | 9.9 | 7.9–12.0 | 708,513 | 7.9 | 5.4–10.4 | 368,517 | 13.8 | 10.0–17.6 |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 613,195 | 10.4 | 7.1–13.6 | 429,467 | 8.5 | 4.6–12.3 | 183,727 | 14.8 | 8.2–21.4 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 427,148 | 9.0 | 5.9–12.1 | 346,140 | 9.4 | 5.7–13.0 | 81,008 | 7.3* | 1.7–12.8 |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 582,546 | 7.6 | 4.4–10.8 | 483,713 | 6.0 | 3.3–8.7 | 98,834 | 15.6* | 2.7–28.5 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 1,192,014 | 7.2 | 5.3–9.2 | 979,608 | 6.8 | 4.4–9.3 | 212,407 | 9.0 | 4.4–13.7 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 1,180,864 | 6.9 | 5.2–8.7 | 930,384 | 6.9 | 4.9–8.9 | 250,479 | 7.0 | 3.5–10.5 |
| Computer and electronic product manufacturing | 1,184,677 | 9.8 | 7.4–12.1 | 806,672 | 10.1 | 7.1–13.2 | 378,005 | 9.0 | 5.7–12.3 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing | 435,146 | 11.6 | 6.9–16.3 | 290,146 | 8.1 | 4.2–11.9 | 145,000 | 18.7* | 6.9–30.5 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 2,000,534 | 9.4 | 7.9–11.0 | 1,536,264 | 9.1 | 7.4–10.9 | 464,270 | 10.5 | 7.5–13.5 |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 569,204 | 7.3 | 4.6–10.0 | 424,177 | 7.4 | 4.2–10.6 | 145,027 | 7.1* | 1.9–12.2 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1,129,782 | 9.4 | 7.2–11.5 | 673,713 | 7.8 | 5.2–10.3 | 456,069 | 11.8 | 8.2–15.4 |
| Wholesale Trade | |||||||||
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 2,048,004 | 10.6 | 9.0–12.3 | 1,523,269 | 9.5 | 7.6–11.4 | 524,735 | 13.9 | 10.3–17.5 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 1,832,926 | 8.1 | 6.6–9.7 | 1,286,334 | 7.2 | 5.4–9.0 | 546,592 | 10.4 | 7.4–13.5 |
| Non-specified wholesale trade | 34,181 | † | † | 23,623 | † | † | 10,558 | † | † |
| Retail Trade | |||||||||
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1,733,823 | 8.5 | 6.7–10.3 | 1,432,737 | 7.7 | 5.8–9.6 | 301,087 | 12.1 | 7.0–17.1 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 532,896 | 11.7 | 8.1–15.3 | 320,769 | 8.2 | 4.4–12.0 | 212,127 | 17.0 | 10.3–23.7 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 590,657 | 13.8 | 9.8–17.7 | 429,832 | 13.8 | 8.7–18.9 | 160,826 | 13.8 | 7.6–20.1 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1,229,338 | 10.0 | 7.8–12.1 | 840,127 | 8.8 | 6.2–11.5 | 389,211 | 12.5 | 8.6–16.4 |
| Food and beverage stores | 2,705,058 | 10.7 | 8.8–12.6 | 1,301,426 | 10.1 | 7.5–12.8 | 1,403,632 | 11.2 | 8.5–13.9 |
| Health and personal care stores | 1,092,784 | 11.7 | 8.9–14.4 | 369,950 | 9.7 | 5.4–14.0 | 722,834 | 12.7 | 9.1–16.2 |
| Gasoline stations | 446,793 | 15.3 | 10.8–19.8 | 218,642 | 13.5 | 6.3–20.7 | 228,152 | 17.0 | 11.6–22.5 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 1,061,561 | 12.7 | 10.1–15.3 | 332,145 | 9.6 | 5.3–14.0 | 729,416 | 14.1 | 10.9–17.4 |
| Sporting goods, camera, hobby, book and music stores | 672,262 | 11.2 | 8.4–13.9 | 322,665 | 12.7 | 8.4–16.9 | 349,598 | 9.8 | 6.2–13.4 |
| General merchandise stores | 2,649,191 | 12.7 | 11.1–14.3 | 986,662 | 12.9 | 9.8–16.0 | 1,662,529 | 12.6 | 10.6–14.6 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,037,743 | 12.8 | 10.0–15.5 | 376,854 | 14.2 | 9.3–19.1 | 660,890 | 12.0 | 8.8–15.1 |
| Nonstore retailers and non-specified retail trade | 780,124 | 13.3 | 10.5–16.1 | 406,769 | 10.2 | 6.5–14.0 | 373,355 | 16.6 | 12.4–20.8 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | |||||||||
| Transportation (including support activities for transportation) | 3,923,650 | 9.1 | 8.0–10.3 | 3,051,508 | 7.8 | 6.5–9.0 | 872,142 | 13.9 | 11.2–16.6 |
| Postal service, couriers, and messengers | 1,454,382 | 11.2 | 9.1–13.3 | 974,361 | 9.3 | 7.0–11.7 | 480,020 | 15.0 | 10.8–19.2 |
| Warehousing and storage | 392,667 | 9.9 | 6.1–13.6 | 279,638 | 7.6 | 3.5–11.8 | 113,028 | 15.4 | 7.0–23.8 |
| Information | |||||||||
| Publishing (except internet) | 767,347 | 11.9 | 9.3–14.5 | 406,801 | 10.4 | 7.1–13.8 | 360,545 | 13.6 | 9.3–17.9 |
| Motion picture and sound recording | 395,611 | 18.1 | 13.1–23.1 | 279,328 | 14.2 | 9.0–19.4 | 116,283 | 27.4 | 17.2–37.7 |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1,895,924 | 13.2 | 11.2–15.2 | 1,210,028 | 12.4 | 9.7–15.1 | 685,896 | 14.5 | 11.2–17.8 |
| Information services and data processing | 293,045 | 11.9 | 7.2–16.6 | 83,650 | 11.2* | 2.7–19.6 | 209,395 | 12.2 | 6.6–17.8 |
| Finance and Insurance | |||||||||
| Monetary authorities — central bank | 1,791,062 | 11.1 | 9.3–13.0 | 617,792 | 12.2 | 8.6–15.7 | 1,173,270 | 10.6 | 8.3–12.8 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 1,206,843 | 14.2 | 11.8–16.6 | 496,123 | 10.7 | 7.4–14.0 | 710,720 | 16.6 | 13.2–20.0 |
| Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities | 1,085,603 | 9.9 | 7.7–12.2 | 639,104 | 9.7 | 6.7–12.8 | 446,499 | 10.2 | 6.8–13.7 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 2,379,017 | 12.0 | 10.5–13.4 | 968,483 | 9.3 | 7.0–11.6 | 1,410,534 | 13.8 | 11.8–15.8 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | |||||||||
| Real estate | 2,396,385 | 10.4 | 9.0–11.9 | 1,246,657 | 9.4 | 7.3–11.5 | 1,149,728 | 11.6 | 9.5–13.6 |
| Rental and leasing services | 337,317 | 15.2 | 10.0–20.4 | 220,784 | 12.3 | 6.4–18.3 | 116,533 | 20.6 | 10.6–30.7 |
| Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) | 155,180 | 12.4* | 5.0–19.8 | 123,647 | 13.9* | 4.9–22.9 | 31,533 | † | † |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8,936,729 | 11.4 | 10.5–12.3 | 5,160,223 | 10.5 | 9.3–11.6 | 3,776,506 | 12.7 | 11.3–14.0 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 101,065 | † | † | 54,681 | † | † | 46,385 | † | † |
| Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services | 5,790,053 | 10.4 | 9.4–11.4 | 3,542,042 | 8.5 | 7.3–9.7 | 2,248,012 | 13.4 | 11.7–15.1 |
| Education Services | 13,160,030 | 12.2 | 11.5–12.9 | 4,113,551 | 11.0 | 9.8–12.2 | 9,046,479 | 12.8 | 12.0–13.6 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | |||||||||
| Ambulatory health care services | 6,513,280 | 12.7 | 11.7–13.7 | 1,578,138 | 11.6 | 9.6–13.7 | 4,935,142 | 13.0 | 11.9–14.1 |
| Hospitals | 5,567,058 | 12.1 | 11.1–13.2 | 1,284,474 | 11.6 | 9.2–14.1 | 4,282,584 | 12.3 | 11.1–13.4 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 2,430,453 | 13.7 | 12.0–15.5 | 406,234 | 13.0 | 8.3–17.7 | 2,024,219 | 13.9 | 12.0–15.8 |
| Social assistance | 3,062,737 | 14.7 | 13.2–16.2 | 435,932 | 15.1 | 10.0–20.2 | 2,626,806 | 14.6 | 13.1–16.1 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | |||||||||
| Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries | 759,839 | 13.3 | 10.1–16.5 | 456,982 | 11.5 | 7.3–15.8 | 302,857 | 15.9 | 11.0–20.8 |
| Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions | 351,698 | 9.8 | 6.1–13.5 | 186,106 | 9.0 | 4.3–13.8 | 165,592 | 10.6 | 4.7–16.4 |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation | 1,635,569 | 11.3 | 9.1–13.5 | 907,552 | 10.3 | 7.4–13.1 | 728,017 | 12.6 | 9.4–15.9 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | |||||||||
| Accommodation | 1,318,951 | 11.9 | 9.7–14.2 | 545,688 | 12.1 | 8.6–15.6 | 773,263 | 11.8 | 9.0–14.7 |
| Food services and drinking places | 7,147,664 | 11.9 | 10.8–12.9 | 3,367,951 | 10.6 | 9.0–12.3 | 3,779,714 | 13.0 | 11.6–14.4 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | |||||||||
| Repair and maintenance | 2,083,689 | 7.6 | 6.1–9.1 | 1,794,168 | 7.8 | 6.1–9.4 | 289,520 | 6.4 | 3.3–9.4 |
| Personal services (barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, laundry, funeral homes and cemeteries) | 1,997,487 | 10.1 | 8.5–11.8 | 581,967 | 7.2 | 4.5–9.8 | 1,415,519 | 11.4 | 9.3–13.5 |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, labor, professional, and similar organizations | 1,981,661 | 12.3 | 10.5–14.0 | 979,754 | 10.0 | 7.6–12.4 | 1,001,907 | 14.5 | 12.0–17.0 |
| Private households | 853,374 | 11.7 | 9.0–14.4 | 59,808 | † | † | 793,566 | 12.3 | 9.4–15.2 |
| Public Administration | 6,944,968 | 10.9 | 10.0–11.9 | 3,776,184 | 9.4 | 8.1–10.6 | 3,168,785 | 12.8 | 11.4–14.2 |
| Armed Forces | 137,734 | 12.0* | 4.7–19.3 | 89,520 | 8.2* | 0.8–15.7 | 48,215 | 19.0* | 3.4–34.7 |
| Refused, Not Ascertained, Don’t Know | 4,078,112 | 5.1 | 4.2–5.9 | 2,328,923 | 4.7 | 3.5–5.9 | 1,749,189 | 5.5 | 4.3–6.7 |
| TOTAL | 140,622,699 | 10.7 | 10.4–10.9 | 75,289,461 | 9.1 | 8.8–9.4 | 65,333,230 | 12.5 | 12.1–12.8 |
* Estimates with a relative standard error >30% and ≤50% are statistically unstable due to small sample size and should be used with caution as they do not meet the standards of reliability. † Estimates with a relative standard error of >50% are suppressed. – No estimates due to no cases or no respondents.
Note:
Numbers presented are average annual estimates for the period 2004–2011. Prevalence estimates are weighted and are not age-adjusted. Estimated totals may not add up due to rounding/suppression.
Life time asthma is defined as those who have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Working adults are those who were employed in the week prior to the survey. Estimated populations represent current U.S. workers aged ≥18 years.
See Appendix for more details.
Source:
National Center for Health Statistics National Health Interview Surveys 2004 to 2011.
Citation:
NIOSH 2015. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2015-882 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eWorld/Data/882> April 19, 2024.
Reference Number: 2015-882
Date Posted: October 2015