QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged <18 Years with a Food Or Digestive Allergy in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Percentage of Children Aged <18 Years with a Food or Digestive Allergy in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Filbey, Alison ; Zablotsky, Benjamin ; Zelaya, Carla
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  During 2007 to 2018, the percentage of children aged 0–17 years with a food or digestive allergy in the past 12 months increased from 4.0% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2018. Among children aged <5 years, the percentage of food or digestive allergies increased from 4.7% to 5.8%, and among children aged 5–17 years, the percentage of food or digestive allergies also increased from 3.7% to 6.7%.
  
  Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2018 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
  
  Reported by: Alison Filbey; Benjamin Zablotsky, PhD; Carla Zelaya, PhD.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(38):831
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  38
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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