Table 3. Overall Prevalence (%) of Major Illness by 8 NORA Sectors 
   
  NORA Sectors Group Population Estimates Estimated Prevalence of High Blood Pressure Standard Error of High Blood Pressure Estimated Prevalence of Heart Disease Standard Error of Heart Disease Estimated Prevalence of Stroke Standard Error of Stroke Estimated Prevalence of Emphysema Standard Error of Emphysema Estimated Prevalence of Asthma Standard Error of Asthma Estimated Prevalence of Cancer Standard Error of Cancer Estimated Prevalence of Diabetes Standard Error of Diabetes
  All Workers   125,989,800 16.91 0.13 6.54 0.08 0.61 0.02 0.51 0.02 9.22 0.09 3.86 0.06 4.22 0.06
0 NORA: All Occupations 1: Total 125,989,800 16.91 0.13 6.54 0.08 0.61 0.02 0.51 0.02 9.22 0.09 3.86 0.06 4.22 0.06
0 NORA: All Occupations 2: Age 18-64 122,110,792 15.97 0.13 6.02 0.08 0.51 0.02 0.43 0.02 9.29 0.10 3.45 0.06 3.92 0.06
0 NORA: All Occupations 3: 65+ 3,879,008 46.37 0.80 22.75 0.60 3.76 0.28 2.98 0.26 6.88 0.37 16.68 0.60 13.60 0.53
0 NORA: All Occupations 4: Male 67,801,476 17.42 0.18 6.45 0.11 0.65 0.03 0.59 0.03 7.94 0.12 2.99 0.07 4.40 0.09
0 NORA: All Occupations 5: Female 58,188,323 16.30 0.17 6.64 0.11 0.55 0.03 0.41 0.03 10.70 0.14 4.87 0.09 4.01 0.08
0 NORA: All Occupations 6: White 104,671,714 16.41 0.14 6.89 0.09 0.61 0.02 0.57 0.02 9.29 0.11 4.32 0.07 3.96 0.07
0 NORA: All Occupations 7: Black 13,690,056 23.04 0.35 5.27 0.20 0.64 0.06 0.23 0.04 9.45 0.27 1.74 0.11 5.95 0.19
0 NORA: All Occupations 8: Other 7,628,031 12.65 0.39 3.93 0.26 0.52 0.10 0.21 0.05 7.85 0.35 1.44 0.14 4.74 0.30
0 NORA: All Occupations 9: Hispanic 13,944,062 11.55 0.26 3.61 0.14 0.40 0.05 0.16 0.03 6.76 0.22 1.26 0.08 4.49 0.15
0 NORA: All Occupations 10: NonHispanic 112,351,478 17.56 0.14 6.89 0.09 0.63 0.02 0.55 0.02 9.53 0.10 4.18 0.06 4.18 0.07
0 NORA: All Occupations 11: Insured 19,142,093 11.97 0.26 4.77 0.15 0.56 0.06 0.44 0.05 8.78 0.22 2.16 0.11 3.32 0.14
0 NORA: All Occupations 12: NonInsured 106,541,967 17.80 0.15 6.86 0.09 0.62 0.02 0.52 0.02 9.29 0.10 4.17 0.07 4.38 0.07
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 1: Total 3,080,082 15.47 0.78 5.75 0.40 0.83 0.17 0.51 0.12 6.83 0.52 3.82 0.34 3.62 0.31
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 2: Age 18-64 2,865,335 13.43 0.71 4.60 0.39 0.64 0.14 0.40 0.11 6.93 0.56 2.95 0.33 2.83 0.29
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 3: 65+ 214,747 42.71 3.35 21.07 2.52 3.31 1.29 2.03 0.82 5.47 1.49 15.39 2.42 14.17 2.26
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 4: Male 2,378,688 15.35 0.90 5.68 0.46 0.68 0.18 0.57 0.14 6.14 0.58 3.15 0.34 3.86 0.39
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 5: Female 701,394 15.87 1.34 5.99 0.87 1.32 0.40 0.33 0.21 9.17 1.07 6.09 0.92 2.83 0.55
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 6: White 2,818,019 15.39 0.85 5.93 0.42 0.88 0.18 0.56 0.13 6.99 0.55 3.96 0.36 3.57 0.33
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 7: Black 116,883 21.63 2.73 4.57 2.04 0.35 0.34 0.00 0.00 8.13 2.51 2.72 1.46 6.29 1.88
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 8: Other 145,180 12.09 2.51 3.33 1.28 0.24 0.24 0.00 0.00 2.67 0.99 1.91 1.42 2.43 0.88
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 9: Hispanic 732,826 8.54 1.08 2.32 0.48 0.29 0.16 0.16 0.13 3.51 0.86 0.79 0.27 3.57 0.62
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 10: NonHispanic 2,359,309 17.55 0.96 6.79 0.48 0.99 0.21 0.62 0.15 7.82 0.62 4.74 0.43 3.62 0.36
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 11: Insured 1,001,419 9.62 0.94 3.25 0.52 0.24 0.12 0.35 0.18 5.64 0.90 1.81 0.44 2.08 0.41
1 Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing 12: NonInsured 2,066,611 18.39 1.00 7.00 0.50 1.12 0.24 0.60 0.16 7.45 0.65 4.82 0.46 4.39 0.44
2 Construction 1: Total 9,031,468 15.04 0.40 4.85 0.23 0.59 0.09 0.59 0.08 7.04 0.28 2.70 0.19 3.37 0.22
2 Construction 2: Age 18-64 8,836,226 14.50 0.39 4.51 0.22 0.48 0.08 0.57 0.08 7.08 0.29 2.35 0.17 3.18 0.21
2 Construction 3: 65+ 195,242 39.19 3.53 20.09 3.04 5.35 1.72 1.43 0.71 5.14 1.39 18.54 2.98 12.26 2.31
2 Construction 4: Male 8,205,768 14.89 0.41 4.78 0.24 0.62 0.10 0.60 0.08 6.68 0.28 2.43 0.20 3.35 0.23
2 Construction 5: Female 825,699 16.45 1.35 5.56 0.84 0.24 0.16 0.47 0.29 10.57 1.11 5.37 0.83 3.59 0.64
2 Construction 6: White 8,058,824 14.63 0.42 4.98 0.25 0.57 0.09 0.62 0.09 7.10 0.30 2.96 0.21 3.33 0.24
2 Construction 7: Black 566,084 23.00 1.91 4.64 1.02 0.90 0.46 0.44 0.22 6.90 1.12 0.67 0.36 3.65 0.72
2 Construction 8: Other 406,560 12.07 1.78 2.52 0.75 0.55 0.34 0.25 0.25 6.09 1.26 0.34 0.27 3.83 0.97
2 Construction 9: Hispanic 1,453,215 8.19 0.61 2.36 0.35 0.32 0.13 0.13 0.07 3.54 0.51 0.46 0.16 2.69 0.37
2 Construction 10: NonHispanic 7,597,780 16.36 0.45 5.34 0.26 0.64 0.10 0.68 0.10 7.73 0.32 3.13 0.22 3.51 0.24
2 Construction 11: Insured 2,862,289 10.54 0.58 3.94 0.37 0.63 0.16 0.59 0.14 6.88 0.45 1.20 0.23 2.04 0.26
2 Construction 12: NonInsured 6,149,651 17.11 0.52 5.26 0.30 0.57 0.11 0.59 0.10 7.09 0.35 3.41 0.26 3.99 0.30
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 1: Total 16,958,452 18.90 0.31 7.72 0.20 0.69 0.06 0.40 0.05 10.59 0.24 4.72 0.16 5.13 0.18
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 2: Age 18-64 16,355,849 17.84 0.30 7.18 0.21 0.54 0.06 0.34 0.04 10.70 0.24 4.32 0.17 4.76 0.18
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 3: 65+ 602,603 47.73 1.79 22.31 1.48 4.71 0.78 2.08 0.54 7.56 0.89 15.58 1.38 15.32 1.29
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 4: Male 3,926,533 19.91 0.68 7.64 0.46 0.88 0.14 0.41 0.10 8.53 0.51 4.08 0.32 5.60 0.40
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 5: Female 13,031,919 18.60 0.35 7.74 0.23 0.63 0.07 0.40 0.05 11.21 0.26 4.92 0.18 4.99 0.19
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 6: White 13,394,414 17.53 0.34 8.26 0.23 0.61 0.07 0.46 0.06 10.79 0.27 5.39 0.19 4.63 0.19
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 7: Black 2,575,400 27.44 0.78 6.12 0.47 0.96 0.16 0.21 0.06 10.10 0.58 2.18 0.25 7.59 0.50
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 8: Other 988,638 15.17 1.23 4.54 0.70 0.94 0.33 0.05 0.04 9.23 0.97 2.31 0.45 5.61 0.75
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 9: Hispanic 1,322,877 15.55 0.80 5.07 0.55 0.67 0.22 0.11 0.06 9.35 0.67 2.12 0.29 6.81 0.61
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 10: NonHispanic 15,673,630 19.18 0.33 7.92 0.22 0.69 0.06 0.42 0.05 10.69 0.25 4.95 0.17 4.99 0.19
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 11: Insured 1,778,949 18.27 0.87 5.78 0.58 0.71 0.21 0.11 0.07 11.67 0.75 4.07 0.44 6.21 0.64
3 Healthcare and Social Assistance 12: NonInsured 15,141,447 18.98 0.32 7.96 0.21 0.68 0.06 0.44 0.05 10.47 0.24 4.80 0.17 5.01 0.18
4 Manufacturing 1: Total 18,547,276 18.24 0.32 6.72 0.19 0.51 0.05 0.68 0.07 7.75 0.23 3.16 0.13 4.23 0.16
4 Manufacturing 2: Age 18-64 18,265,193 17.80 0.32 6.40 0.19 0.46 0.05 0.66 0.07 7.77 0.23 2.90 0.12 4.09 0.16
4 Manufacturing 3: 65+ 282,083 47.02 2.88 27.48 2.40 3.76 0.98 2.10 0.69 6.15 1.48 19.73 2.39 13.53 2.07
4 Manufacturing 4: Male 12,913,481 18.77 0.39 6.86 0.23 0.52 0.06 0.70 0.09 7.51 0.26 2.56 0.15 4.41 0.20
4 Manufacturing 5: Female 5,633,795 17.03 0.49 6.42 0.31 0.46 0.08 0.64 0.10 8.30 0.38 4.53 0.27 3.82 0.26
4 Manufacturing 6: White 15,591,045 18.09 0.34 7.15 0.21 0.53 0.06 0.75 0.08 7.81 0.25 3.50 0.15 4.03 0.17
4 Manufacturing 7: Black 1,748,987 23.71 1.00 5.16 0.51 0.61 0.17 0.36 0.14 8.74 0.67 1.42 0.30 5.62 0.53
4 Manufacturing 8: Other 1,207,245 12.34 0.93 3.50 0.67 0.05 0.04 0.20 0.10 5.57 0.69 1.23 0.31 4.75 0.66
4 Manufacturing 9: Hispanic 2,237,351 11.95 0.55 3.09 0.34 0.31 0.09 0.23 0.08 4.42 0.40 0.83 0.17 5.45 0.43
4 Manufacturing 10: NonHispanic 16,328,058 19.09 0.35 7.22 0.21 0.53 0.06 0.74 0.08 8.21 0.26 3.47 0.14 4.06 0.17
4 Manufacturing 11: Insured 1,826,624 11.78 0.75 4.71 0.55 0.43 0.14 0.70 0.20 7.95 0.78 1.23 0.24 3.35 0.43
4 Manufacturing 12: NonInsured 16,702,519 18.97 0.34 6.95 0.21 0.51 0.05 0.68 0.07 7.73 0.23 3.37 0.14 4.33 0.17
5 Mining 1: Total 489,814 19.18 1.99 7.38 1.26 1.33 0.57 0.40 0.26 7.38 1.24 3.02 0.73 4.63 0.95
5 Mining 2: Age 18-64 477,427 18.33 2.01 6.49 1.18 1.18 0.56 0.24 0.21 7.37 1.25 2.33 0.68 4.47 0.94
5 Mining 3: 65+ 12,387 51.74 11.68 41.68 13.61 7.20 6.92 6.45 6.25 8.03 7.65 29.68 9.59 10.93 7.52
5 Mining 4: Male 432,376 18.84 2.11 7.12 1.37 0.91 0.48 0.45 0.29 6.76 1.30 2.84 0.74 4.35 1.03
5 Mining 5: Female 57,438 21.71 4.79 9.33 3.94 4.52 3.18 0.00 0.00 12.08 4.31 4.39 2.26 6.73 3.01
5 Mining 6: White 450,783 18.24 1.93 7.48 1.29 1.44 0.62 0.43 0.28 7.51 1.34 3.14 0.76 3.53 0.84
5 Mining 7: Black 21,976 31.77 9.17 5.65 3.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.52 3.50 0.00 0.00 19.42 8.49
5 Mining 8: Other 17,055 27.78 11.86 6.77 5.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 5.87 3.60 3.68 14.60 8.93
5 Mining 9: Hispanic 72,009 11.23 2.90 2.94 1.38 0.53 0.50 0.23 0.21 5.37 3.40 0.85 0.71 1.89 1.12
5 Mining 10: NonHispanic 418,899 20.76 2.30 8.12 1.53 1.46 0.66 0.43 0.30 7.71 1.36 3.38 0.82 5.09 1.08
5 Mining 11: Insured 64,288 10.86 4.05 3.45 1.98 2.81 2.31 1.55 1.55 8.61 4.10 2.33 1.72 6.26 3.58
5 Mining 12: NonInsured 424,433 20.23 2.17 7.99 1.44 1.11 0.56 0.23 0.19 7.22 1.31 3.13 0.78 4.40 1.01
6 Services 1: Total 45,573,641 17.01 0.21 6.82 0.13 0.57 0.04 0.48 0.03 9.78 0.15 4.46 0.11 4.17 0.10
6 Services 2: Age 18-64 43,968,358 15.92 0.20 6.26 0.13 0.48 0.04 0.38 0.03 9.86 0.15 4.02 0.10 3.88 0.10
6 Services 3: 65+ 1,605,283 46.95 1.25 22.21 1.00 3.26 0.43 3.23 0.41 7.73 0.58 16.67 0.87 12.18 0.76
6 Services 4: Male 21,261,073 18.11 0.29 7.03 0.19 0.64 0.06 0.63 0.06 8.66 0.21 3.55 0.15 4.61 0.15
6 Services 5: Female 24,312,568 16.05 0.27 6.63 0.16 0.52 0.04 0.34 0.04 10.76 0.21 5.26 0.14 3.79 0.12
6 Services 6: White 37,752,656 16.45 0.23 7.17 0.14 0.58 0.04 0.52 0.04 9.82 0.17 5.02 0.12 3.77 0.10
6 Services 7: Black 5,059,848 23.43 0.59 5.54 0.32 0.52 0.09 0.24 0.06 9.94 0.42 1.98 0.18 6.71 0.30
6 Services 8: Other 2,761,137 12.87 0.66 4.32 0.49 0.63 0.23 0.30 0.09 9.01 0.61 1.41 0.23 5.03 0.43
6 Services 9: Hispanic 4,266,770 12.99 0.48 4.43 0.26 0.57 0.11 0.17 0.05 8.57 0.38 1.64 0.19 4.59 0.28
6 Services 10: NonHispanic 41,419,975 17.41 0.22 7.06 0.13 0.57 0.04 0.51 0.04 9.91 0.16 4.74 0.11 4.13 0.10
6 Services 11: Insured 5,337,726 12.65 0.47 5.33 0.30 0.56 0.09 0.44 0.08 8.89 0.39 2.53 0.20 3.67 0.27
6 Services 12: NonInsured 40,122,812 17.60 0.21 7.03 0.14 0.58 0.04 0.48 0.03 9.89 0.16 4.73 0.11 4.24 0.10
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 1: Total 8,936,328 18.59 0.44 5.77 0.26 0.76 0.09 0.52 0.08 8.55 0.30 3.34 0.23 4.61 0.24
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 2: Age 18-64 8,756,475 18.07 0.44 5.44 0.26 0.70 0.08 0.47 0.07 8.60 0.31 3.04 0.22 4.40 0.24
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 3: 65+ 179,853 44.08 3.71 21.99 2.78 3.71 1.40 3.43 1.30 5.96 1.57 18.22 2.93 14.62 2.58
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 4: Male 6,374,077 19.75 0.54 5.63 0.32 0.75 0.11 0.62 0.10 7.57 0.36 2.94 0.26 4.93 0.31
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 5: Female 2,562,251 15.71 0.67 6.12 0.47 0.80 0.17 0.29 0.12 10.98 0.55 4.35 0.41 3.81 0.35
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 6: White 7,108,717 18.11 0.50 6.10 0.30 0.75 0.10 0.58 0.09 8.42 0.34 3.84 0.28 4.41 0.26
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 7: Black 1,343,363 22.38 1.01 4.88 0.55 0.88 0.23 0.24 0.14 8.85 0.76 1.50 0.26 5.47 0.57
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 8: Other 484,249 15.09 1.88 3.48 0.87 0.57 0.30 0.46 0.30 9.56 1.57 1.23 0.51 5.20 1.05
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 9: Hispanic 890,847 13.29 1.15 3.11 0.47 0.44 0.16 0.23 0.14 6.51 0.85 1.32 0.36 4.02 0.57
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 10: NonHispanic 8,070,163 19.17 0.47 6.06 0.28 0.80 0.10 0.56 0.08 8.77 0.33 3.56 0.25 4.66 0.26
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 11: Insured 1,011,840 15.12 1.20 4.30 0.64 0.96 0.30 0.63 0.24 7.49 0.81 2.36 0.53 4.08 0.60
7 Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 12: NonInsured 7,899,806 19.04 0.47 5.96 0.29 0.74 0.09 0.51 0.08 8.68 0.33 3.48 0.25 4.69 0.26
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 1: Total 23,372,740 14.42 0.28 6.00 0.18 0.60 0.05 0.48 0.04 9.74 0.21 3.29 0.11 3.89 0.13
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 2: Age 18-64 22,585,930 13.28 0.27 5.39 0.18 0.49 0.05 0.35 0.04 9.87 0.22 2.85 0.11 3.50 0.13
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 3: 65+ 786,809 47.13 1.69 23.48 1.51 3.73 0.73 3.96 0.69 5.88 0.74 15.78 1.27 15.18 1.30
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 4: Male 12,309,482 14.87 0.38 6.30 0.25 0.71 0.08 0.47 0.06 8.40 0.30 2.51 0.14 4.19 0.21
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 5: Female 11,063,258 13.92 0.34 5.67 0.24 0.48 0.06 0.49 0.06 11.23 0.33 4.15 0.18 3.55 0.18
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 6: White 19,497,257 14.46 0.30 6.40 0.21 0.65 0.06 0.55 0.05 10.01 0.24 3.68 0.13 3.95 0.15
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 7: Black 2,257,515 17.04 0.90 4.21 0.42 0.35 0.12 0.07 0.04 9.27 0.59 1.31 0.18 3.33 0.31
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 8: Other 1,617,968 10.29 0.73 3.72 0.50 0.42 0.19 0.12 0.08 7.12 0.57 1.38 0.30 3.88 0.50
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 9: Hispanic 2,968,168 9.27 0.48 3.26 0.31 0.17 0.06 0.11 0.04 7.26 0.48 1.16 0.16 3.90 0.32
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 10: NonHispanic 20,483,664 15.15 0.30 6.39 0.20 0.66 0.06 0.53 0.05 10.11 0.23 3.58 0.12 3.89 0.15
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 11: Insured 5,258,959 9.84 0.46 4.72 0.31 0.48 0.11 0.34 0.07 9.87 0.44 2.01 0.20 2.73 0.23
8 Wholesale and Retail Trade 12: NonInsured 18,034,688 15.77 0.32 6.39 0.22 0.64 0.06 0.51 0.05 9.68 0.24 3.67 0.13 4.23 0.16