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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults with Selected Respiratory Diseases,* by Sex --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2007†

* In separate questions, respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had emphysema or asthma, respectively. Respondents who had been told they had asthma were asked if they still had asthma. Respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional in the past 12 months that they had hay fever, sinusitis, or chronic bronchitis, respectively. A given person might have been counted as having more than one disease.

† Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population and are derived from the National Health Interview Survey sample adult component. Estimates were age adjusted based on the 2000 U.S. standard population and the following age groups: 18--44 years, 45--64 years, 65--74 years, and ≥75 years.

§ 95% confidence interval.

Among U.S. adults in 2007, larger percentages of women than men had current asthma (9.0% versus 5.4%), hay fever (8.4% versus 6.5%), sinusitis (13.8% versus 9.0%), or chronic bronchitis (4.2% versus 2.4%). However, a greater percentage of men than women had emphysema (1.9% versus 1.4%).

SOURCE: Pleis JR, Lucas JW. Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007. Vital Health Stat 2009;10(240). Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf.

Alternative Text: The figure above shows the percentage of adults with selected respiratory diseases, by sex, derived from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey. Among U.S. adults in 2007, larger percentages of women than men had current asthma (9.0% versus 5.4%), hay fever (8.4% versus 6.5%), sinusitis (13.8% versus 9.0%), or chronic bronchitis (4.2% versus 2.4%). However, a greater percentage of men than women had emphysema (1.9% versus 1.4%).

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