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Table 1 Categorisation and characteristics of subjects

From: Smoking, respiratory symptoms and likely asthma in young people: evidence from postal questionnaire surveys in the Wythenshawe Community Asthma Project (WYCAP)

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Questionnaire(s) answered

1999 only

2001 only

1999 and 2001

Number of individuals

930

1000

1558

Age 16–24

34.2%

41.2%

21.1%

Age 25–34

35.8%

31.5%

34.1%

Age 35–44

30.0%

27.3%

44.9%

Female

53.2%

51.8%

56.3%

Never smokers

40.0%

39.1%

47.2%

ETS exposure

53.8%

52.7%

46.0%