In 2021, around three percent of U.S. adults who had graduated from college had COPD, compared to 10.4 percent of those with less than a high school diploma. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education
Self-reported physician-diagnosed COPD was
defined as a “yes” response to the question, “Has a doctor,
nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, emphysema,
or chronic bronchitis?”
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CDC, & MMWR. (November 17, 2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440085/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-education/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440085/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-education/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440085/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-education/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) in 2011 and 2021, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440085/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-education/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440085/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-education/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by education [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440085/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-education/
