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 food allergies in the past year as of 2018, by ethnicity
This statistic displays the percentage of children in the U.S. who had food allergies in the past 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity. In that year, 5.1 percent of Asian children had food allergies in the past year.
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CDC. (November 5, 2019). Percentage of children in the U.S. who had food allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/700335/food-allergies-among-us-kids-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of children in the U.S. who had food allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. November 5, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/700335/food-allergies-among-us-kids-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2019). Percentage of children in the U.S. who had food allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/700335/food-allergies-among-us-kids-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Children in The U.S. Who Had Food Allergies in The Last 12 Months as of 2018, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Nov 2019, /statistics/700335/food-allergies-among-us-kids-by-ethnicity/
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Percentage of children in the U.S. who had food allergies in the last 12 months as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/700335/food-allergies-among-us-kids-by-ethnicity/