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Allergies/Hay Fever (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Morbidity Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 18.2 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 9 (2002) Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002 Number of children with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 7.5 million (2002) Percent of children with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 10.3 (2002) Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002 Health Care Use Ambulatory care Number of physician office visits for allergic rhinitis: 14 million (2002) Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary More Data Frequencies and percent of adults with hay fever by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 3,4 Frequencies and percent of children with hay fever by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, table 2 Related links National Health Interview Survey National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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