Current 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 | 4.1 | 2.6–5.7 | 726,887 | 4.3 | 2.5–6.1 | 197,161 | 3.5* | 1.1–6.0 |
| Animal production | 690,569 | 4.1 | 2.4–5.9 | 507,138 | 3.2 | 1.4–5.0 | 183,432 | 6.7 | 3.3–10.2 |
| Forestry and logging | 177,302 | 8.2* | 2.7–13.8 | 151,010 | 8.4* | 2.2–14.6 | 26,292 | † | † |
| Fishing, hunting, and trapping | 51,374 | † | † | 47,290 | † | † | 4,084 | – | – |
| Support activities for agriculture and forestry | 161,977 | † | † | 107,059 | † | † | 54,918 | – | – |
| Mining | |||||||||
| Oil and gas extraction | 85,367 | † | † | 72,861 | † | † | 12,506 | – | – |
| Mining (except oil and gas) | 189,292 | 3.2* | 0.3–6.1 | 177,418 | 3.4* | 0.3–6.5 | 11,874 | – | – |
| Support activities for mining | 354,326 | 5.7* | 1.9–9.5 | 304,334 | 4.9* | 0.8–8.9 | 49,992 | † | † |
| Utilities | 1,274,259 | 5.2 | 3.7–6.7 | 989,013 | 3.8 | 2.4–5.3 | 285,246 | 9.9 | 6.0–13.8 |
| Construction | 10,262,670 | 4.4 | 3.8–5.0 | 9,369,189 | 4.2 | 3.7–4.8 | 893,480 | 6.0 | 3.8–8.1 |
| Manufacturing | |||||||||
| Food manufacturing | 1,640,559 | 4.1 | 2.9–5.4 | 997,617 | 2.9 | 1.7–4.2 | 642,942 | 6.0 | 3.7–8.4 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 254,533 | 6.2 | 3.1–9.2 | 196,578 | 6.2 | 3.2–9.1 | 57,955 | † | † |
| Textile mills | 153,257 | † | † | 97,138 | † | † | 56,119 | – | – |
| Textile product mills | 182,064 | 5.4* | 1.9–9.0 | 84,236 | † | † | 97,828 | 8.3* | 2.6–13.9 |
| Apparel manufacturing | 300,294 | 4.7 | 2.2–7.1 | 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 | 4.2 | 2.3–6.0 | 399,331 | 3.4* | 1.3–5.5 | 97,116 | 7.2* | 2.2–12.2 |
| Paper manufacturing | 420,021 | 3.8* | 1.0–6.7 | 335,243 | 3.0* | 0.7–5.4 | 84,778 | † | † |
| Printing and related support activities | 661,067 | 4.8 | 3.1–6.6 | 452,135 | 3.5 | 1.7–5.3 | 208,932 | 7.7 | 4.0–11.4 |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 145,545 | † | † | 117,583 | † | † | 27,963 | † | † |
| Chemical manufacturing | 1,077,030 | 6.2 | 4.5–7.8 | 708,513 | 4.2 | 2.1–6.2 | 368,517 | 10.1 | 7.0–13.2 |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 613,195 | 7.7 | 4.8–10.6 | 429,467 | 5.9 | 2.5–9.3 | 183,727 | 11.8 | 5.8–17.8 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 427,148 | 4.6 | 2.5–6.7 | 346,140 | 4.3 | 2.0–6.6 | 81,008 | 5.9* | 0.7–11.0 |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 582,546 | 4.8 | 2.0–7.5 | 483,713 | 3.3 | 1.4–5.2 | 98,834 | † | † |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 1,192,014 | 3.2 | 2.1–4.3 | 979,608 | 2.7 | 1.6–3.8 | 212,407 | 5.5* | 1.8–9.2 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 1,180,864 | 4.2 | 2.9–5.4 | 930,384 | 3.7 | 2.3–5.1 | 250,479 | 5.9 | 2.6–9.3 |
| Computer and electronic product manufacturing | 1,184,677 | 5.2 | 3.6–6.9 | 806,672 | 5.4 | 3.3–7.6 | 378,005 | 4.9 | 2.5–7.2 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing | 435,146 | 6.8* | 2.5–11.1 | 290,146 | 3.5* | 1.0–6.0 | 145,000 | 13.4* | 1.9–24.9 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 2,000,534 | 6.0 | 4.8–7.2 | 1,536,264 | 5.6 | 4.2–7.0 | 464,270 | 7.5 | 5.1–9.9 |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 569,204 | 4.6 | 2.5–6.6 | 424,177 | 4.3 | 1.9–6.8 | 145,027 | 5.3* | 0.5–10.1 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1,129,782 | 6.0 | 4.4–7.6 | 673,713 | 4.2 | 2.5–5.9 | 456,069 | 8.7 | 5.8–11.7 |
| Wholesale Trade | |||||||||
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 2,048,004 | 6.0 | 4.8–7.2 | 1,523,269 | 5.4 | 4.0–6.7 | 524,735 | 7.9 | 5.0–10.8 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 1,832,926 | 4.7 | 3.6–5.9 | 1,286,334 | 3.8 | 2.4–5.2 | 546,592 | 7.0 | 4.5–9.5 |
| Non-specified wholesale trade | † | † | † | 23,623 | † | † | † | † | † |
| Retail Trade | |||||||||
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1,733,823 | 4.4 | 3.2–5.5 | 1,432,737 | 3.7 | 2.5–4.9 | 301,087 | 7.6 | 4.1–11.2 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 532,896 | 8.1 | 5.0–11.2 | 320,769 | 4.8* | 1.3–8.2 | 212,127 | 13.1 | 7.3–18.9 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 590,657 | 7.5 | 4.6–10.3 | 429,832 | 6.3 | 2.8–9.9 | 160,826 | 10.5 | 4.9–16.1 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1,229,338 | 5.9 | 4.2–7.6 | 840,127 | 4.3 | 2.4–6.2 | 389,211 | 9.4 | 5.8–13.0 |
| Food and beverage stores | 2,705,058 | 6.2 | 4.7–7.8 | 1,301,426 | 4.1 | 2.5–5.7 | 1,403,632 | 8.2 | 5.7–10.7 |
| Health and personal care stores | 1,092,784 | 6.7 | 4.4–8.9 | 369,950 | 4.0* | 1.5–6.5 | 722,834 | 8.0 | 4.9–11.2 |
| Gasoline stations | 446,793 | 8.7 | 5.1–12.3 | 218,642 | † | † | 228,152 | 13.8 | 8.3–19.2 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 1,061,561 | 6.8 | 4.9–8.6 | 332,145 | 3.2* | 1.0–5.4 | 729,416 | 8.4 | 6.0–10.8 |
| Sporting goods, camera, hobby, book and music stores | 672,262 | 7.1 | 4.8–9.4 | 322,665 | 7.7 | 4.2–11.2 | 349,598 | 6.5 | 3.5–9.6 |
| General merchandise stores | 2,649,191 | 6.7 | 5.6–7.9 | 986,662 | 5.6 | 3.4–7.7 | 1,662,529 | 7.4 | 5.9–8.9 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,037,743 | 8.8 | 6.3–11.2 | 376,854 | 9.6 | 5.4–13.9 | 660,890 | 8.3 | 5.5–11.0 |
| Nonstore retailers and non-specified retail trade | 780,124 | 7.7 | 5.6–9.7 | 406,769 | 4.8 | 2.1–7.5 | 373,355 | 10.7 | 7.3–14.2 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | |||||||||
| Transportation (including support activities for transportation) | 3,923,650 | 5.3 | 4.4–6.2 | 3,051,508 | 4.1 | 3.2–5.0 | 872,142 | 9.6 | 7.3–11.9 |
| Postal service, couriers, and messengers | 1,454,382 | 6.9 | 5.3–8.5 | 974,361 | 5.2 | 3.5–6.9 | 480,020 | 10.3 | 7.0–13.6 |
| Warehousing and storage | 392,667 | 5.4 | 2.5–8.4 | 279,638 | 3.9* | 0.7–7.2 | 113,028 | 9.1* | 2.5–15.8 |
| Information | |||||||||
| Publishing (except internet) | 767,347 | 6.9 | 4.7–9.1 | 406,801 | 5.3 | 3.0–7.7 | 360,545 | 8.7 | 5.0–12.5 |
| Motion picture and sound recording | 395,611 | 7.7 | 4.2–11.1 | 279,328 | 4.9* | 1.4–8.3 | 116,283 | 14.4 | 6.5–22.3 |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1,895,924 | 8.3 | 6.6–10.0 | 1,210,028 | 7.3 | 4.8–9.7 | 685,896 | 10.1 | 7.1–13.1 |
| Information services and data processing | 293,045 | 8.1 | 4.2–12.0 | 83,650 | † | † | 209,395 | 9.1 | 4.3–13.9 |
| Finance and Insurance | |||||||||
| Monetary authorities — central bank | 1,791,062 | 5.9 | 4.7–7.2 | 617,792 | 6.2 | 3.7–8.7 | 1,173,270 | 5.8 | 4.3–7.3 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 1,206,843 | 8.3 | 6.5–10.2 | 496,123 | 4.5 | 2.5–6.4 | 710,720 | 11.0 | 8.3–13.8 |
| Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities | 1,085,603 | 5.8 | 4.1–7.6 | 639,104 | 4.5 | 2.6–6.5 | 446,499 | 7.6 | 4.7–10.6 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 2,379,017 | 7.0 | 5.9–8.2 | 968,483 | 4.8 | 3.2–6.5 | 1,410,534 | 8.6 | 6.9–10.3 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | |||||||||
| Real estate | 2,396,385 | 5.3 | 4.4–6.3 | 1,246,657 | 4.0 | 2.7–5.2 | 1,149,728 | 6.8 | 5.3–8.4 |
| Rental and leasing services | 337,317 | 8.0 | 3.6–12.3 | 220,784 | 4.9* | 0.4–9.5 | 116,533 | 13.7* | 4.8–22.5 |
| Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) | 155,180 | 6.7* | 0.3–13.0 | 123,647 | 8.4* | 0.5–16.4 | 31,533 | – | – |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8,936,729 | 6.1 | 5.4–6.8 | 5,160,223 | 4.7 | 3.9–5.4 | 3,776,506 | 8.1 | 6.9–9.3 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 101,065 | † | † | 54,681 | † | † | 46,385 | † | † |
| Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services | 5,790,053 | 6.3 | 5.5–7.1 | 3,542,042 | 4.5 | 3.5–5.4 | 2,248,012 | 9.2 | 7.8–10.6 |
| Education Services | 13,160,030 | 7.8 | 7.3–8.4 | 4,113,551 | 5.8 | 4.8–6.7 | 9,046,479 | 8.8 | 8.1–9.5 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | |||||||||
| Ambulatory health care services | 6,513,280 | 7.7 | 6.9–8.4 | 1,578,138 | 4.7 | 3.4–6.0 | 4,935,142 | 8.6 | 7.8–9.5 |
| Hospitals | 5,567,058 | 8.1 | 7.2–9.0 | 1,284,474 | 5.9 | 4.2–7.6 | 4,282,584 | 8.7 | 7.7–9.7 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 2,430,453 | 9.5 | 8.0–10.9 | 406,234 | 6.1 | 2.9–9.2 | 2,024,219 | 10.1 | 8.5–11.8 |
| Social assistance | 3,062,737 | 9.3 | 8.2–10.5 | 435,932 | 6.7 | 3.8–9.5 | 2,626,806 | 9.8 | 8.5–11.0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | |||||||||
| Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries | 759,839 | 8.6 | 5.7–11.5 | 456,982 | 6.6 | 2.8–10.4 | 302,857 | 11.7 | 7.3–16.1 |
| Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions | 351,698 | 4.6 | 2.1–7.2 | 186,106 | 2.6* | 0.1–5.1 | 165,592 | 6.9* | 2.4–11.4 |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation | 1,635,569 | 6.9 | 5.1–8.8 | 907,552 | 6.0 | 3.7–8.2 | 728,017 | 8.2 | 5.4–10.9 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | |||||||||
| Accommodation | 1,318,951 | 7.4 | 5.7–9.2 | 545,688 | 7.0 | 4.0–9.9 | 773,263 | 7.7 | 5.4–10.1 |
| Food services and drinking places | 7,147,664 | 7.0 | 6.2–7.8 | 3,367,951 | 4.7 | 3.7–5.8 | 3,779,714 | 9.0 | 7.8–10.2 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | |||||||||
| Repair and maintenance | 2,083,689 | 4.0 | 3.0–5.1 | 1,794,168 | 3.9 | 2.7–5.0 | 289,520 | 4.9 | 2.3–7.5 |
| Personal services (barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, laundry, funeral homes and cemeteries) | 1,997,487 | 6.7 | 5.4–8.0 | 581,967 | 3.1 | 1.5–4.8 | 1,415,519 | 8.1 | 6.3–9.9 |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, labor, professional, and similar organizations | 1,981,661 | 7.6 | 6.2–9.0 | 979,754 | 5.7 | 3.9–7.5 | 1,001,907 | 9.4 | 7.3–11.5 |
| Private households | 853,374 | 8.1 | 5.9–10.2 | 59,808 | † | † | 793,566 | 8.5 | 6.2–10.9 |
| Public Administration | 6,944,968 | 6.4 | 5.7–7.1 | 3,776,184 | 4.9 | 4.0–5.8 | 3,168,785 | 8.3 | 7.2–9.4 |
| Armed Forces | 137,734 | 8.9* | 2.2–15.6 | 89,520 | † | † | 48,215 | 16.3* | 1.0–31.7 |
| Refused, Not Ascertained, Don’t Know | 4,078,112 | 3.0 | 2.4–3.6 | 2,328,917 | 2.2 | 1.5–3.0 | 1,749,178 | 3.9 | 2.9–4.9 |
| TOTAL | 140,622,699 | 6.4 | 6.2–6.5 | 75,289,461 | 4.6 | 4.4–4.8 | 65,333,230 | 8.4 | 8.2–8.7 |
* 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.
Current asthma is defined as those who have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma and currently still have asthma at the time of the survey. 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). 2015-866 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/866> April 24, 2024.
Reference Number: 2015-866
Date Posted: October 2015
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