Asthma prevalence working adults by occupation U.S. 2016

This statistic shows the prevalence of asthma among U.S. working adults from 2011 to 2016, by occupation. According to the data, among U.S. adults working in a health care support occupation 8.8 percent had current asthma.

Prevalence of current asthma among U.S. working adults from 2011-2016, by occupation*

Characteristic	Asthma prevalence
Health care support	8.8%
Personal care and service	8.6%
Health care practitioners and technical	8.6%
Education, training, and library	8.5%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	8%
Office and administrative support	8%
Food preparation and service related	7.7%
Community and social services	7.6%
Business and financial operations	7.6%
Legal	7.6%
Protective services	7.1%
Sales and related	7.1%
Total	6.8%
Life, physical, and social sciences	6.6%
Management	6.3%
Computer and mathematical	5.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair	5.7%
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	5.6%
Farming, fishing, and forestry	5.4%
Transportation and material moving	5.4%
Architecture and engineering	5.3%
Production	5.1%
Construction and extraction	4%

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Prevalence of current asthma among U.S. working adults 2011-2016, by occupation