Characteristics of subjects with reported exposure to home dampness1-150 and those without home dampness
| Reported home dampness1-150 (%) |
No home dampness (%) |
p value (χ2 test) | |
| Parental education | |||
| Low | 29.0 | 29.3 | |
| Middle | 38.1 | 36.6 | |
| High | 32.9 | 34.2 | 0.478 |
| Smoking | |||
| Non-smoker | 81.3 | 81.3 | |
| Ex-smoker | 3.6 | 3.5 | |
| Current smoker | 15.1 | 15.2 | 0.969 |
| Passive smoking | 9.6 | 8.3 | 0.092 |
| Pets | 40.0 | 37.0 | 0.022 |
| Wall to wall carpets | 12.3 | 9.2 | 0.001 |
| Heating system | |||
| Central heating | 72.6 | 74.3 | 0.142 |
| Electrical heating | 21.7 | 18.0 | 0.001 |
| Wood stove heating | 8.6 | 7.4 | 0.107 |
| Household members | |||
| Living alone | 5.7 | 6.8 | |
| 1–4 persons | 66.4 | 67.8 | |
| 5 or more persons | 27.9 | 25.4 | 0.048 |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 83.1 | 85.5 | |
| Farm | 7.0 | 6.5 | |
| Rural non-farm | 9.9 | 8.0 | 0.034 |
| Type of residence | |||
| One family or terraced house | 53.9 | 49.8 | |
| Block of flats | 45.5 | 50.1 | 0.001 |
↵1-150 Reported visible mould or damp stains or water damage in the home within last year.