Based on the questions, "During the past 12 months, has {child's name} had any of the following conditions? Hay fever? Any kind of respiratory allergy? Any kind of food or digestive allergy?
Eczema or any kind of skin allergy?" A child may be counted in more than one category.
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Share of U.S. children with respiratory allergies in the past year 2018, by gender
This statistic displays the percentage of children in the U.S. who had respiratory allergies in the past 12 months as of 2018, by gender. In that year, 11 percent of male children had respiratory allergies in the past year, compared to 8.1 percent of female children.
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CDC. (November 5, 2019). Percentage of children in the U.S. who had respiratory allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/700328/respiratory-allergies-among-us-kids-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of children in the U.S. who had respiratory allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by gender." Chart. November 5, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/700328/respiratory-allergies-among-us-kids-by-gender/
CDC. (2019). Percentage of children in the U.S. who had respiratory allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/700328/respiratory-allergies-among-us-kids-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of Children in The U.S. Who Had Respiratory Allergies in The Last 12 Months as of 2018, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Nov 2019, /statistics/700328/respiratory-allergies-among-us-kids-by-gender/
CDC, Percentage of children in the U.S. who had respiratory allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/700328/respiratory-allergies-among-us-kids-by-gender/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of children in the U.S. who had respiratory allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by gender [Graph], CDC, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/700328/respiratory-allergies-among-us-kids-by-gender/
