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Table 1 General information and demographic data of patients

From: Asthma control and severe exacerbations in patients with moderate or severe asthma in Jilin Province, China: a multicenter cross-sectional survey

Characteristic (n = 1546)

N/%

Age

  ≤ 20

67/4.33

 21–40

206/13.32

 41–60

769/49.74

 61–80

434/28.07

  > 80

70/4.53

Female gender

917/59.31

Rural area of residence

416/26.91

Education

 

 Middle school and lower (≤9 years)

492/31.82

 High school (9–12years)

669/43.27

 University and higher (>12 years)

385/24.90

Occupation

 Jobs in factory or manual labor

198/12.81

 Jobs in office (teachers, doctors, civil servants, merchant)

414/26.78

 Farmer, poultry or livestock breeder

346/22.38

 Retired, housework

481/31.11

 Students

54/3.49

 Others or unknown

53/3.43

Medical Insurance types

 None

36/2.33

 Jilin provincial insurance

132/8.54

 City insurance- civil servants, retirement, employee

683/44.18

 City insurance- Urban dweller

186/12.03

 New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance (NRCMI)

468/30.27

 Commercial medical insurance

41/2.65

Smoking history

 Never smoker

777/50.26

 Former smoker

615/39.78

 Current smoker

154/9.96