Age, years
| | | | |
50–59 | 43.4 | 46.2 | 40.5 | <0.05 |
60–69 | 36.8 | 35.3 | 38.2 |
≥70 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 21.3 |
Sex
| | | | |
Male | 48.6 | 42.8 | 54.4 | <0.001 |
Female | 51.4 | 57.2 | 45.6 |
Education
| | | | |
No qualifications | 9.2 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 0.06 |
Secondary | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.3 |
Higher education | 44.5 | 43.1 | 46.0 |
Marital status
| | | | |
Single | 38.5 | 39.0 | 38.1 | 0.7 |
Married or living with partner | 61.5 | 61.1 | 61.9 |
Ethnic group
| | | | |
White | 97.0 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 0.6 |
Other | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
Region
| | | | |
England | 84.2 | 83.2 | 85.3 | 0.2 |
Scotland | 8.7 | 9.9 | 7.4 |
Wales | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Northern Ireland | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Smoking
| | | | |
Current smoker | 18.3 | 22.0 | 14.5 | <0.001 |
Previous smoker | 40.7 | 42.8 | 38.5 |
Never smoked | 41.0 | 35.2 | 47.0 |
Other health conditions, n
| | | | |
0 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 27.5 | <0.001 |
1 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 22.9 |
2 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 20.7 |
≥3 | 35.7 | 42.5 | 28.9 |
Type of respiratory condition
| | | | |
Asthma | | 63.6 | | |
COPD | | 24.4 | | |
COPD and asthma | | 11.7 | | |
Primary care management for respiratory condition
| | | | |
Yes | | 81.7 | | |
No | | 18.3 | | |
Secondary care management for respiratory condition
| | | | |
Yes | | 14.8 | | |
No | | 85.2 | | |
Over-the-counter medication taken for respiratory condition
| | | | |
Yes | | 3.0 | | |
No | | 97.0 | | |
Respiratory condition limits daily activities
| | | | |
Never or rarely | | 47.2 | | |
Sometimes | | 30.9 | | |
Very often or always | | 21.9 | | |
Duration of respiratory condition, years
| | | | |
≤5 | | 25.9 | | |
>5 | | 74.1 | | |