Sex | | | | | | |
Men | 8147 | 46 | 146 | 74 | 107 | 55 |
Women | 9531 | 54 | 104 | 35 | 186 | 66 |
Respiratory symptoms* | | | | | | |
None | 8696 | 49 | 36 | 16 | 143 | 64 |
Symptom score | | | | | | |
1–3 | 6272 | 36 | 86 | 55 | 95 | 60 |
4–6 | 1966 | 11 | 62 | 137 | 30 | 66 |
⩾7 | 712 | 4 | 66 | 511 | 23 | 178 |
Groups | | | | | | |
Cough symptoms | 5732 | 32 | 175 | 129 | 106 | 78 |
Asthma-like symptoms | 6092 | 34 | 182 | 107 | 90 | 61 |
Moderate dyspnoea on exercise | 2298 | 13 | 53 | 101 | 28 | 37 |
Severe dyspnoea on exercise | 851 | 5 | 59 | 383 | 24 | 156 |
Occupational exposure† | | | | | | |
Yes | 3138 | 18 | 82 | 88 | 47 | 47 |
No | 13513 | 76 | 143 | 35 | 210 | 53 |
Smoking habit | | | | | | |
Never | 6567 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 117 | 69 |
Former | 2011 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 44 | 90 |
Current (g tobacco/day) | | | | | | |
<10 | 2521 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 35 | 55 |
10–19 | 4399 | 25 | 107 | 99 | 59 | 55 |
⩾20 | 1800 | 10 | 56 | 135 | 25 | 60 |
Unknown | 262 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 8 | 129 |