Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the United States determined by means of a random digit dial telephone survey: a 5-year follow-up study.

By S. Sicherer, A. Muñoz-Furlong, Hugh A. Sampson. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2003

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Update on food allergy. (2004, background): “Recent studies from the United Kingdom and the United States indicate that the prevalence of peanut allergy has doubled in young children during the past decade.(9,10) Children with atopic disorders tend to have a higher prevalence of food allergy; about 35% of children with moderate-to-severe atopi”
Early consumption of peanuts in infancy is associated with a low prevalence of peanut allergy. (2008, methodology): “2%, respectively.(1,2) PA presents during early childhood, is infrequently outgrown, and can cause anaphylaxis.”