Lifetime asthma: Estimated prevalence among non-smokers 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 | 588,216 | 5.9 | 3.7–8.1 | 434,706 | 6.4 | 3.7–9.0 | 153,510 | 4.6* | 1.0–8.2 |
| Animal production | 448,477 | 3.8 | 2.0–5.6 | 319,883 | 3.2* | 1.2–5.3 | 128,594 | 5.1* | 0.5–9.7 |
| Forestry and logging | 92,048 | 14.1* | 5.2–22.9 | 74,922 | 14.8* | 4.7–24.8 | 17,126 | † | † |
| Fishing, hunting, and trapping | 19,383 | † | † | 15,993 | † | † | 3,390 | – | – |
| Support activities for agriculture and forestry | 102,646 | † | † | 64,798 | † | † | 37,848 | – | – |
| Mining | |||||||||
| Oil and gas extraction | 42,128 | † | † | 35,708 | † | † | 6,420 | † | † |
| Mining (except oil and gas) | 92,256 | † | † | 83,481 | † | † | 8,774 | – | – |
| Support activities for mining | 172,989 | 11.1* | 2.7–19.5 | 148,112 | 10.5* | 0.6–20.5 | 24,877 | 14.4* | 1.8–27.1 |
| Utilities | 667,525 | 8.7 | 6.1–11.2 | 496,538 | 7.3 | 4.5–10.0 | 170,987 | 12.8 | 6.8–18.7 |
| Construction | 4,831,568 | 7.6 | 6.6–8.7 | 4,350,998 | 7.5 | 6.4–8.6 | 480,571 | 8.8 | 5.9–11.8 |
| Manufacturing | |||||||||
| Food manufacturing | 949,166 | 5.5 | 3.6–7.4 | 522,092 | 4.9 | 2.6–7.1 | 427,073 | 6.3 | 3.1–9.5 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 134,844 | 11.0 | 5.3–16.6 | 95,643 | † | † | 39,202 | † | † |
| Textile mills | 86,555 | – | – | 52,863 | 7.1 | 4.1–10.0 | 33,692 | 13.2 | 8.3–18.1 |
| Textile product mills | 109,421 | 10.4* | 3.9–16.8 | 49,684 | 8.8* | 2.5–15.1 | 59,737 | 13.9* | 4.7–23.2 |
| Apparel manufacturing | 182,323 | 4.5* | 1.2–7.7 | 61,840 | 9.4* | 3.8–15.0 | 120,482 | 9.9* | 1.1–18.8 |
| Leather and allied product manufacturing | 19,657 | – | – | 8,366 | 5.2* | 2.0–8.3 | 11,291 | † | † |
| Wood product manufacturing | 248,674 | 7.5 | 4.0–10.9 | 191,625 | 4.5 | 2.1–7.0 | 57,049 | 7.2* | 1.8–12.5 |
| Paper manufacturing | 230,162 | 6.5 | 2.7–10.3 | 189,602 | 6.7 | 3.9–9.4 | 40,560 | 8.2* | 2.9–13.4 |
| Printing and related support activities | 336,999 | 9.1 | 5.9–12.4 | 208,546 | 10.0 | 6.1–13.9 | 128,453 | 7.1 | 3.4–10.8 |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 87,828 | † | † | 67,800 | 9.6* | 3.6–15.6 | 20,028 | 26.0* | 7.1–44.9 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 621,218 | 9.2 | 6.7–11.7 | 402,212 | 12.9 | 5.7–20.1 | 219,006 | † | † |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 311,824 | 10.6 | 5.4–15.8 | 203,521 | 9.7 | 7.2–12.2 | 108,303 | 10.1 | 6.2–14.0 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 199,500 | 9.5 | 4.9–14.2 | 153,915 | 6.9 | 2.9–10.9 | 45,585 | † | † |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 297,129 | 7.8* | 2.9–12.7 | 243,994 | 6.2 | 3.3–9.0 | 53,135 | 11.6 | 7.3–16.0 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 576,168 | 5.1 | 2.9–7.3 | 454,295 | – | – | 121,873 | – | – |
| Machinery manufacturing | 610,161 | 7.0 | 4.5–9.5 | 468,462 | 11.1* | 1.2–21.0 | 141,699 | 9.8* | 1.5–18.0 |
| Computer and electronic product manufacturing | 722,420 | 9.0 | 6.1–12.0 | 484,160 | † | † | 238,261 | 5.7* | 1.2–10.2 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing | 207,745 | 15.8 | 7.0–24.7 | 128,733 | – | – | 79,012 | – | – |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 1,064,331 | 9.8 | 7.7–11.9 | 789,314 | 7.4 | 3.3–11.5 | 275,017 | 7.6* | 2.1–13.2 |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 303,906 | 5.8 | 2.8–8.8 | 221,274 | 6.4* | 2.2–10.7 | 82,632 | † | † |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 647,017 | 8.5 | 6.1–11.0 | 369,571 | 7.0 | 3.2–10.7 | 277,445 | 12.6 | 6.7–18.6 |
| Wholesale Trade | |||||||||
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 1,113,718 | 10.8 | 8.4–13.3 | 808,134 | 10.6 | 7.6–13.5 | 305,584 | 11.6 | 7.3–15.8 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 1,005,386 | 7.7 | 5.6–9.8 | 660,901 | 7.0 | 4.3–9.6 | 344,485 | 9.2 | 5.6–12.8 |
| Non-specified wholesale trade | 24,487 | † | † | 16,478 | † | † | 8,009 | † | † |
| Retail Trade | |||||||||
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 845,622 | 8.8 | 6.4–11.3 | 683,982 | 8.0 | 5.3–10.6 | 161,639 | 12.5 | 6.2–18.8 |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 313,565 | 13.1 | 8.6–17.5 | 176,485 | 14.4 | 10.2–18.6 | 137,080 | 11.8 | 9.4–14.2 |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 378,787 | 12.8 | 8.0–17.6 | 276,702 | 17.6 | 9.8–25.4 | 102,085 | 10.9 | 7.2–14.7 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 638,851 | 9.7 | 6.7–12.8 | 426,404 | 11.2 | 5.7–16.7 | 212,447 | 16.0 | 11.0–21.1 |
| Food and beverage stores | 1,556,057 | 8.3 | 6.5–10.2 | 765,589 | 10.8 | 5.1–16.5 | 790,468 | 16.0 | 9.0–22.9 |
| Health and personal care stores | 734,868 | 11.2 | 7.7–14.6 | 248,768 | 12.9 | 6.8–18.9 | 486,100 | 12.6 | 5.2–19.9 |
| Gasoline stations | 217,578 | 12.5 | 5.9–19.0 | 114,964 | 9.6 | 5.5–13.6 | 102,614 | 10.1 | 5.7–14.4 |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 713,739 | 13.2 | 9.9–16.5 | 199,532 | 7.4 | 5.0–9.7 | 514,207 | 9.3 | 6.6–12.0 |
| Sporting goods, camera, hobby, book and music stores | 419,556 | 9.9 | 6.6–13.2 | 194,535 | 9.7 | 4.4–15.0 | 225,021 | 11.9 | 7.6–16.3 |
| General merchandise stores | 1,610,382 | 12.7 | 10.7–14.8 | 574,037 | 15.0* | 3.9–26.0 | 1,036,346 | 9.6* | 3.9–15.4 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 600,395 | 13.3 | 9.6–16.9 | 208,496 | 9.6* | 3.4–15.8 | 391,900 | 14.6 | 10.7–18.5 |
| Nonstore retailers and non–specified retail trade | 472,930 | 13.7 | 10.0–17.4 | 226,036 | 12.4 | 7.2–17.6 | 246,895 | 7.7 | 3.5–11.9 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | |||||||||
| Transportation (including support activities for transportation) | 1,938,990 | 8.8 | 7.2–10.4 | 1,437,738 | 7.0 | 5.4–8.6 | 501,252 | 14.1 | 10.3–17.8 |
| Postal service, couriers, and messengers | 856,154 | 10.2 | 7.5–13.0 | 563,995 | 9.7 | 6.5–13.0 | 292,159 | 11.2 | 6.6–15.8 |
| Warehousing and storage | 209,033 | 11.1 | 5.7–16.5 | 140,042 | 9.9* | 2.8–16.9 | 68,991 | 13.7* | 4.0–23.4 |
| Information | |||||||||
| Publishing (except internet) | 470,187 | 11.9 | 8.4–15.4 | 240,727 | 9.6 | 5.2–13.9 | 229,460 | 14.4 | 8.8–20.0 |
| Motion picture and sound recording | 272,038 | 18.0 | 12.4–23.7 | 190,708 | 12.4 | 6.8–18.0 | 81,330 | 31.2 | 18.2–44.3 |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1,159,693 | 12.5 | 10.0–15.0 | 744,600 | 12.4 | 9.3–15.6 | 415,094 | 12.6 | 8.8–16.4 |
| Information services and data processing | 199,596 | 12.2 | 6.4–17.9 | 40,223 | † | † | 159,373 | 12.5 | 6.1–18.9 |
| Finance and Insurance | |||||||||
| Monetary authorities –– central bank | 1,243,867 | 10.9 | 8.6–13.1 | 429,042 | 13.1 | 8.9–17.2 | 814,825 | 9.7 | 7.0–12.4 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 724,000 | 12.8 | 10.0–15.5 | 292,887 | 10.8 | 6.8–14.8 | 431,113 | 14.1 | 10.4–17.9 |
| Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities | 733,341 | 10.1 | 7.5–12.7 | 426,549 | 9.7 | 6.1–13.4 | 306,792 | 10.6 | 6.2–15.0 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 1,463,566 | 12.3 | 10.3–14.2 | 591,700 | 9.6 | 6.6–12.7 | 871,866 | 14.1 | 11.5–16.6 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | |||||||||
| Real estate | 1,262,676 | 10.4 | 8.4–12.5 | 620,058 | 9.8 | 6.6–13.1 | 642,618 | 11.0 | 8.3–13.7 |
| Rental and leasing services | 171,115 | 16.4 | 8.7–24.0 | 112,125 | 16.6* | 6.5–26.6 | 58,990 | 16.0* | 4.1–27.9 |
| Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) | 80,978 | 7.9* | 1.9–14.0 | 63,577 | † | † | 17,401 | † | † |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5,679,313 | 11.0 | 10.0–12.0 | 3,262,391 | 10.1 | 8.8–11.5 | 2,416,922 | 12.1 | 10.5–13.7 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 59,440 | † | † | 30,385 | † | † | 29,055 | † | † |
| Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services | 3,173,669 | 9.7 | 8.4–11.1 | 1,828,036 | 7.9 | 6.2–9.7 | 1,345,634 | 12.2 | 10.1–14.3 |
| Education Services | 9,477,577 | 12.3 | 11.5–13.2 | 2,812,830 | 11.4 | 9.9–12.9 | 6,664,746 | 12.7 | 11.7–13.7 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | |||||||||
| Ambulatory health care services | 4,337,046 | 12.1 | 10.9–13.3 | 1,065,458 | 12.7 | 10.1–15.4 | 3,271,588 | 11.9 | 10.6–13.2 |
| Hospitals | 3,689,178 | 11.4 | 10.3–12.6 | 815,468 | 11.1 | 8.3–14.0 | 2,873,710 | 11.5 | 10.2–12.9 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 1,384,389 | 12.7 | 10.2–15.2 | 241,311 | 14.0 | 6.9–21.1 | 1,143,078 | 12.5 | 9.9–15.0 |
| Social assistance | 2,063,094 | 13.4 | 11.3–15.4 | 268,985 | 15.9 | 8.6–23.2 | 1,794,109 | 13.0 | 11.0–15.0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | |||||||||
| Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries | 448,823 | 13.0 | 8.6–17.4 | 269,799 | 10.6 | 4.6–16.5 | 179,024 | 16.6 | 10.3–22.9 |
| Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions | 233,389 | 8.6 | 4.2–12.9 | 111,747 | 5.3* | 0.7–10.0 | 121,642 | 11.5* | 4.3–18.7 |
| Amusement, gambling, and recreation | 966,678 | 10.5 | 7.8–13.3 | 508,839 | 9.9 | 6.2–13.5 | 457,838 | 11.3 | 7.0–15.5 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | |||||||||
| Accommodation | 773,085 | 10.1 | 7.4–12.8 | 292,544 | 9.4 | 5.3–13.5 | 480,541 | 10.5 | 7.0–14.1 |
| Food services and drinking places | 3,878,778 | 11.1 | 9.7–12.5 | 1,752,391 | 9.9 | 7.7–12.1 | 2,126,387 | 12.0 | 10.1–13.9 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | |||||||||
| Repair and maintenance | 1,040,053 | 7.2 | 5.3–9.1 | 872,501 | 7.4 | 5.3–9.6 | 167,552 | 5.8* | 2.3–9.2 |
| Personal services (barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, laundry, funeral homes and cemeteries) | 1,162,675 | 9.1 | 6.9–11.3 | 319,096 | 7.1 | 3.1–11.1 | 843,579 | 9.9 | 7.3–12.5 |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, labor, professional, and similar organizations | 1,334,649 | 11.7 | 9.5–13.8 | 652,916 | 10.0 | 6.9–13.1 | 681,734 | 13.2 | 10.3–16.2 |
| Private households | 604,865 | 8.9 | 6.2–11.5 | 28,999 | † | † | 575,866 | 9.1 | 6.3–11.9 |
| Public Administration | 4,371,771 | 10.6 | 9.4–11.8 | 2,320,550 | 9.0 | 7.4–10.6 | 2,051,221 | 12.3 | 10.6–14.1 |
| Armed Forces | 81,228 | 9.4* | 2.2–16.5 | 50,925 | † | † | 30,303 | † | † |
| Refused, Not Ascertained, Don’t Know | 2,744,798 | 4.2 | 3.2–5.1 | 1,477,669 | 3.3 | 2.1–4.6 | 1,267,130 | 5.2 | 3.8–6.5 |
| TOTAL | 83,939,935 | 10.3 | 10.1–10.6 | 41,850,503 | 9.0 | 8.7–9.4 | 42,089,432 | 11.6 | 11.3–12.0 |
* 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. Non-smokers are those who had never smoked or those who smoked <100 cigarettes during their entire life. 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). 2015-885 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/885> April 20, 2024.
Reference Number: 2015-885
Date Posted: October 2015