Asthma Among Employed Adults, by Industry and Occupation – 21 States, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Dodd, Katelynn E. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Data from the 2006-2007 adult Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Asthma Call-back Survey from 33 states indicated that up to 48% of adult current asthma might be related to work and could potentially be prevented. Asthma prevalence is higher among adults working in certain industries and occupations. What is added by this report? Among an estimated 74 million adults employed at some time in the 12 months preceding the interview in 21 states, 7.7% had current asthma (range = 5.0% [Mississippi]-10.0% [Michigan]). Based on the Asthma Call-back Survey results, this finding means as many as 2.7 million U.S. workers might have asthma caused by or exacerbated by workplace conditions. The findings indicate state-specific variation in the prevalence of current asthma by industry and occupation. State-specific prevalence of current asthma was highest among workers in the information industry (18.0%) in Massachusetts and in health care support occupations (21.5%) in Michigan. What are the implications for public health practice? Analysis of BRFSS industry and occupation and asthma module data might aid in identification of industries and occupations with high current asthma prevalence and facilitate assessment of workers for new-onset or work-exacerbated asthma who could benefit from work-related asthma prevention and education programs. Routine collection of industry and occupation information is needed to estimate state-specific work-related asthma prevalence by industry and occupation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Asthma Asthma, Occupational Education Health Personnel Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Asthma; Bronchial asthma; Occupational asthma; Respiratory system disorders; Pulmonary system disorders; Lung disorders; Surveillance; Information retrieval systems; Health surveys; Humans; Disease prevention; Age groups; Workers; Worker health; Occupations; Occupational exposure; Industrial exposures; Work environment; Information processing; Health care workers; Public health; Education; Recordkeeping
• Source:
  MMWR 2016 Dec; 65(47):1325-1331
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Anderson, Naomi J. ; Marcum, Jennifer L. ; Armenti, Karla
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  47
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048978
• Citation:
  MMWR 2016 Dec; 65(47):1325-1331
• Contact Point Address:
  Katelynn E. Dodd, MPH, Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
• Email:
  yla8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183020/cdc_183020_DS1.pdf
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