Variable
|
%
|
Mean (SD) age (years) | 42 (18) |
Sex (% female) | 67 |
Marital status (%) | |
Married/partner | 61 |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 16 |
Never married | 23 |
Country of birth (%) | |
Australia (non-Aboriginal) | 66 |
Australia (Aboriginal) | 2 |
Other | 32 |
Income level per annum (%) | |
<A$8000 | 32 |
A$8000–20 000 | 29 |
A$20 001–50 000 | 31 |
>A$50 000 | 8 |
Principal income source (%) | |
Wages/salary | 46 |
Government allowances | 54 |
Education level (%) | |
⩽10 years school | 46 |
>10 years school | 26 |
Some post school | 28 |
Asthma clinical status | |
Moderate | 42 |
Severe | 58 |
FEV1 (%predicted) | |
<60% | 30 |
60–80% | 40 |
>80% | 30 |
Inhaled corticosteroids (μg/day) | |
0 | 20 |
1–1000 | 29 |
1001–2000 | 32 |
>2000 | 19 |
Regular oral corticosteroids (% yes) | 14 |
Bronchodilator use | |
<weekly | 24 |
>weekly–<daily | 22 |
1–4 times/day | 29 |
>4 times/day | 25 |
Long acting β agonists (% yes) | 18 |
“Other” asthma medications (% yes) | 44 |
Has written asthma action plan (% yes) | 55 |