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Asthma
Publications and Materials

Below are selected publications and materials related to asthma. Please note the year of publication may be later than the year(s) the data represent.

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2006 Publications and Materials

Asthma Self-Management Education among Youths and Adults- United States, 2003 (10/9/07)
Among adults, the prevalence of asthma education for women was higher than that for men for four of six components: 1) ever had an asthma management plan, 2) taught to monitor peak flow, 3) taught how to respond to an asthma attack, and 4) advised to change aspects of home, school, or work.

Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality-United States, 2003-2005 (12/1/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/ashtma03-05/asthma03-05.htm
In 2005, an estimated 7.7% of people (22.2 million) currently had asthma. Rates decreased with age; 8.9% of children (6.5 million) had asthma compared to 7.2% of adults (15.7 million). When race/ethnicity is considered, Puerto Ricans had a current asthma prevalence rate 125% higher than non-Hispanic white people and 80% higher than non-Hispanic black people. Females had a 40% higher prevalence rate than males. This pattern was reversed among children aged 0-17 years. The current asthma prevalence for boys (10%) was 30% higher than for girls (7.8%).

2004 Publications and Materials

Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality, 2002 (12/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/asthma/asthma.htm
In 2002, 30.8 million people (111 people per 1,000) had ever been diagnosed with asthma during their lifetime. Females were about 7% more likely than males to ever have been diagnosed with asthma, but among children 0-17 years of age, males were more likely to have an asthma diagnosis, 139 per 1,000 versus 104 per 1,000 for females. Females had a hospitalization rate about 35% higher than males. Females had a 30% higher prevalence compared to males. Females had an asthma death rate about 40% higher than males. Females had a 50% higher outpatient visit rate compared to males.

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2003 Publications and Materials

Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2000-2001
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/asthma/asthma.htm
This fact sheet presents the most recent national data on asthma gathered by the CDC. Age-adjusted rates by race/ethnicity and gender are presented in the charts and may be used to compare asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality between race/ethnicity and gender groups. Females: were about 10% more likely than males to ever have been diagnosed with asthma; had a 30% higher prevalence compared to males; had an asthma attack prevalence almost 40% higher than males; had a 10% higher outpatient visit rate compared to males; had about a 30% higher emergency department visit rate than for males; had a 25% higher hospitalization rate than males; and an asthma death rate about 40% higher than males
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2002 Publications and Materials

Asthma: A Heavy Burden for Women - Health Matters for Women™ Fall, 2002
http://www.cdc.gov/women/newsltr.htm
The feature article in this issue of the CDC/ATSDR Office of Women's Health newsletter highlights asthma and its burden on women, CDC's Asthma Control Program, tracking, interventions, partnerships, and resources.

Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthywomen.htm
New mortality tables are now available which include 1999 data. New tables include asthma mortality and chronic lower respiratory disease mortality as well as cause specific (for 41 causes of death) and all cause mortality.

Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-1999
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5101a1.htm
This report presents national data regarding self-reported asthma prevalence, school and work days lost because of asthma, and asthma-associated activity limitations; asthma-associated outpatient visits, asthma-associated hospitalizations, and asthma-associated deaths; asthma-associated emergency department visits; and self-reported asthma episodes or attacks. Both 12-month prevalence (before 1997) and 12-month attack prevalence of asthma (since 1997) were higher among children aged 5-14 years, blacks compared with whites, and females. The demographic pattern in rates of office visits for asthma demonstrated higher rates among blacks, females, and children. For deaths, disparities persist, with higher mortality rates documented among blacks, women, and the elderly, along with regional differences. Asthma remains a key public health problem in the United States.

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2001 Publications and Materials

New Asthma Estimates: Tracking Prevalence, Health Care, and Mortality
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/01facts/asthma.htm
In 1998, 39 people per 1,000 had experienced an asthma episode or attack in the previous 12 months. Females had an asthma attack prevalence rate of 44 per 1,000 and males 35 per 1,000. Data is also provided by gender for children and adults, outpatient visits to private physician offices and hospital clinics, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations. In 1998, 5,438 people died from asthma, or 2.0 per 100,000 people. For males, the asthma death rate was 1.5 per 100,000 and for females, 2.5 per 100,000.

Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence Among Adults-United States, 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5032a3.htm
This report summarizes state asthma prevalence data collected from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, which indicated that approximately 7.2% of adults residing in the United States reported having asthma. This is the first state-specific asthma prevalence data available for all 50 states. Women had higher rates of current asthma than men both overall (9.1% versus 5.1%) and in each reporting area. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough and is among the most common chronic diseases in the United States, affecting approximately 10.2 million adults during 1996.

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Related Links

Asthma: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/asthma.htm
View women’s health resources related to asthma.

Asthma
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/
Learn more about asthma.

Asthma and Allergies: Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asthma
Learn more about asthma and allergies in the work place.

Easy Read Fact Sheet: Asthma
www.cdc.gov/asthma/faqs.htm
Learn basic facts about asthma.

Fast Stats A-Z: Asthma Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asthma.htm
View data and statistics on asthma.

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