QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Currently Have Asthma, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2017-2018

Published on June 25, 2020

This report describes that during 2017-2018, women aged ≥18 years were more likely than men to currently have asthma.

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