Respondents were asked in two separate questions if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had emphysema or asthma. Respondents who had been told
they had asthma were asked if they still had asthma. Respondents were asked in four separate questions if they had been told by a doctor or other health professional in the past 12 months
that they had hay fever, sinusitis, or chronic bronchitis.
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Share of U.S. adults with hay fever in the past year as of 2018, by ethnicity
This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor in the past 12 months they had hay fever as of 2018, by ethnicity. In that year, 7.6 percent of white respondents had hay fever in the past year.
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CDC. (November 5, 2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had hay fever in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/700112/hay-fever-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had hay fever in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. November 5, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/700112/hay-fever-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had hay fever in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/700112/hay-fever-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Told by a Doctor They Had Hay Fever in The Last 12 Months as of 2018, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Nov 2019, /statistics/700112/hay-fever-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had hay fever in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/700112/hay-fever-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had hay fever in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/700112/hay-fever-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/