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Lifetime asthma: Estimated prevalence among former cigarette smokers by industry and sex, U.S. working adults aged ≥18 years, NHIS 2004–2011

IndustryTotalMaleFemale
Estimated PopulationPrevalence (%)95% Confidence IntervalEstimated PopulationPrevalence (%)95% Confidence IntervalEstimated PopulationPrevalence (%)95% Confidence Interval
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
Crop production 166,344 7.7* 3.0–12.5 148,190 7.9* 2.9–12.8 18,154 † †
Animal production 120,179 8.2* 2.8–13.7 97,179 † † 23,000 22.2* 2.6–41.7
Forestry and logging 26,466 – – 20,779 – – 5,687 – –
Fishing, hunting, and trapping 14,378 † † 14,102 † † † nc nc
Support activities for agriculture and forestry 25,534 † † 20,384 † † 5,150 – –
Mining
Oil and gas extraction 18,178 † † 15,868 † † 2,311 – –
Mining (except oil and gas) 42,112 8.8* 1.0–16.6 39,855 9.3* 1.0–17.5 2,257 – –
Support activities for mining 63,884 10.3* 0.8–19.7 53,179 7.5* 0.3–14.6 10,705 † †
Utilities 337,609 7.7 4.0–11.4 274,515 7.3 3.0–11.5 63,094 9.5* 2.7–16.4
Construction 2,090,051 8.4 6.9–9.9 1,927,290 8.0 6.5–9.5 162,760 13.3 5.6–20.9
Manufacturing
Food manufacturing 308,342 10.0 5.7–14.4 224,136 10.9 5.4–16.4 84,206 7.7* 2.6–12.7
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 57,119 10.6* 1.3–20.0 48,719 † † 8,400 † †
Textile mills 21,916 † † 14,739 9.7 4.2–15.3 7,177 14.2 5.5–22.9
Textile product mills 42,658 † † 22,661 5.9* 0.7–11.2 19,997 23.6* 5.2–42.0
Apparel manufacturing 54,890 † † 26,140 11.2* 3.3–19.1 28,751 – –
Leather and allied product manufacturing 7,268 † † 4,084 7.8* 1.5–14.1 3,184 † †
Wood product manufacturing 88,714 8.4* 1.5–15.3 80,908 8.5 4.2–12.9 7,806 † †
Paper manufacturing 89,871 † † 69,438 7.6 3.7–11.4 20,433 † †
Printing and related support activities 150,578 7.9* 2.9–12.8 109,374 13.4 6.8–20.0 41,204 11.7* 3.2–20.1
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 42,352 † † 37,026 † † 5,326 19.3* 2.4–36.3
Chemical manufacturing 234,627 11.3 6.6–16.1 149,725 † † 84,902 44.5* 11.2–77.7
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 117,582 9.5* 3.9–15.2 93,646 9.2 5.2–13.2 23,936 15.1 6.5–23.7
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 97,388 10.1* 2.9–17.2 87,718 8.6* 1.6–15.6 9,670 † †
Primary metal manufacturing 116,043 8.2* 2.3–14.0 98,027 7.7* 2.5–12.8 18,016 16.7* 4.4–28.9
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 254,053 7.6 3.8–11.4 221,805 † † 32,248 – –
Machinery manufacturing 273,883 7.3 3.9–10.7 230,756 † † 43,126 † †
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 260,850 12.9 7.6–18.3 187,237 † † 73,613 † †
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 108,913 8.7* 2.4–15.1 79,889 – – 29,024 † †
Transportation equipment manufacturing 422,535 10.3 6.5–14.0 345,922 8.5* 1.0–15.9 76,612 † †
Furniture and related product manufacturing 114,440 9.8* 3.0–16.7 86,686 † † 27,754 † †
Miscellaneous manufacturing 223,755 10.6 5.1–16.0 150,509 6.7* 1.3–12.1 73,246 † †
Wholesale Trade
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 459,141 11.6 8.2–15.0 355,519 8.9 5.7–12.0 103,622 21.1 11.3–30.9
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 395,351 7.4 4.3–10.4 321,144 6.1 3.2–9.0 74,207 12.9* 2.9–22.9
Non-specified wholesale trade 5,569 – – 3,614 – – 1,955 – –
Retail Trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 374,748 5.8 3.0–8.6 323,039 5.5 2.6–8.4 51,709 † †
Furniture and home furnishings stores 108,087 11.9* 2.4–21.3 70,507 10.9* 4.2–17.5 37,580 16.7 11.5–21.9
Electronics and appliance stores 86,833 17.4 8.6–26.3 68,988 10.5* 3.1–17.9 17,845 12.6* 4.5–20.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 259,720 9.5 5.4–13.5 171,734 10.4* 1.5–19.4 87,986 16.7 7.2–26.2
Food and beverage stores 377,331 14.5 8.6–20.4 204,337 † † 172,994 † †
Health and personal care stores 174,950 15.8 7.9–23.6 68,036 16.2* 6.0–26.5 106,914 22.1* 7.2–26.2
Gasoline stations 60,978 22.1* 8.5–35.6 27,007 6.6* 2.5–10.7 33,971 15.1* 5.7–24.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 153,570 12.9 6.0–19.7 52,782 16.0* 6.3–25.6 100,788 12.8 7.1–18.4
Sporting goods, camera, hobby, book and music stores 118,866 12.1 5.6–18.6 56,433 15.4* 2.9–27.8 62,432 16.0* 6.3–25.7
General merchandise stores 406,952 14.3 10.3–18.3 167,005 † † 239,948 38.1 17.2–59.0
Miscellaneous store retailers 198,050 11.7 5.6–17.8 86,955 † † 111,095 14.2* 5.5–22.8
Nonstore retailers and non-specified retail trade 159,987 12.9 6.3–19.4 98,185 13.0* 3.0–22.9 61,802 11.3* 2.7–19.8
Transportation and Warehousing
Transportation (including support activities for transportation) 893,230 9.1 6.7–11.4 735,769 7.9 5.4–10.4 157,461 14.5 8.4–20.6
Postal service, couriers, and messengers 296,796 13.1 8.2–18.0 210,391 8.3 4.1–12.5 86,405 24.7 12.7–36.8
Warehousing and storage 57,152 10.8* 0.5–21.1 48,698 † † 8,455 † †
Information
Publishing (except internet) 156,457 13.5 7.5–19.5 82,936 11.6* 4.4–18.7 73,521 15.8* 6.0–25.5
Motion picture and sound recording 65,500 21.7* 6.5–36.9 43,009 23.6* 2.1–45.0 22,491 18.1* 1.9–34.4
Broadcasting and telecommunications 329,080 10.8 6.7–15.0 203,678 8.3 4.3–12.3 125,402 14.9 6.4–23.5
Information services and data processing 63,617 8.6* 0.7–16.6 29,885 † † 33,732 † †
Finance and Insurance
Monetary authorities — central bank 316,629 12.4 8.2–16.6 107,709 10.4* 3.5–17.2 208,920 13.4 8.1–18.8
Credit intermediation and related activities 254,660 18.0 11.6–24.5 101,051 10.1* 2.2–18.0 153,609 23.3 13.9–32.6
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities 235,961 8.1 3.5–12.8 143,820 7.9* 1.3–14.5 92,140 8.5* 2.8–14.2
Insurance carriers and related activities 516,900 13.6 10.3–16.9 232,892 9.9 5.1–14.7 284,008 16.6 12.0–21.3
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Real estate 575,279 8.6 6.1–11.1 321,617 6.8 4.0–9.7 253,661 10.9 6.8–14.9
Rental and leasing services 58,339 17.4* 4.9–29.8 43,367 † † 14,972 47.9* 16.6–79.2
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) 29,473 † † 23,604 † † 5,869 – –
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,966,107 13.2 10.8–15.6 1,190,116 12.4 9.4–15.4 775,991 14.4 10.9–17.9
Management of Companies and Enterprises 27,312 – – 14,052 – – 13,260 – –
Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services 1,067,022 11.3 8.9–13.7 708,626 9.3 6.5–12.2 358,396 15.2 11.0–19.4
Education Services 2,326,780 12.7 11.0–14.4 814,909 9.8 7.4–12.3 1,511,872 14.2 11.9–16.5
Health Care and Social Assistance
Ambulatory health care services 1,208,753 15.1 12.4–17.8 332,684 9.8 5.3–14.2 876,070 17.1 13.8–20.4
Hospitals 1,044,321 14.7 12.0–17.5 280,706 12.5 7.3–17.7 763,615 15.5 12.5–18.6
Nursing and residential care facilities 359,401 11.6 8.2–15.0 78,980 5.9* 1.3–10.5 280,420 13.2 9.1–17.4
Social assistance 482,767 16.5 12.2–20.8 95,893 16.4 7.4–25.3 386,874 16.5 12.1–21.0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries 170,908 11.1 6.3–15.9 104,768 9.4* 3.7–15.1 66,140 13.9* 4.7–23.0
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions 73,264 11.6* 3.6–19.6 43,243 13.8* 2.6–24.9 30,020 † †
Amusement, gambling, and recreation 279,991 12.4 6.8–18.0 164,193 12.5* 4.7–20.4 115,798 12.3* 4.7–19.9
Accommodation and Food Services
Accommodation 179,985 18.8 11.4–26.2 99,360 18.0 7.8–28.1 80,624 19.8 8.9–30.7
Food services and drinking places 870,876 11.4 9.0–13.9 454,552 8.5 5.3–11.7 416,324 14.6 10.8–18.5
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Repair and maintenance 447,559 6.9 3.9–9.8 387,501 7.3 4.0–10.7 60,058 † †
Personal services (barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, laundry, funeral homes and cemeteries) 384,881 8.5 5.4–11.7 120,710 4.4* 0.8–8.1 264,171 10.4 6.0–14.8
Religious, grantmaking, civic, labor, professional, and similar organizations 436,206 12.6 8.8–16.3 229,935 9.1 4.5–13.7 206,271 16.4 10.5–22.3
Private households 124,499 20.4 10.7–30.0 16,327 † † 108,172 22.5 11.5–33.6
Public Administration 1,459,731 12.5 10.4–14.6 866,916 11.3 8.5–14.1 592,815 14.2 11.1–17.2
Armed Forces 38,272 23.3* 4.6–41.9 24,273 † † 13,999 † †
Refused, Not Ascertained, Don’t Know 496,247 8.1 5.5–10.7 313,289 7.2 4.1–10.3 182,962 9.6 5.0–14.3
TOTAL 26,626,600 11.5 11.0–12.0 15,725,229 9.3 8.7–9.9 10,901,371 14.8 13.9–15.6

nc - not calculated

* Estimates with a relative standard error of >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. Former cigarette smokers are those who reported smoking ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime and at the time of the interview did not smoke. Working adults are those who were employed in the week prior to the survey. Estimated populations represent current U.S. workers aged ≥18 years.

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Source:

National Center for Health Statistics National Health Interview Surveys 2004 to 2011.

Citation:

NIOSH 2015. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2015-884 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/884> April 19, 2024.

Reference Number: 2015-884

Date Posted: October 2015

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Page last reviewed: October 23, 2015
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)