Table.

Study recruitment of eligible patients with asthma within a defined two month period

Status	Men	Women	Total
Participant*	19	43	62
Non-participant†	6	7	13
Non-contactable	27	38	65
Refused	15	28	43
Died	1	0	1
Not asthma‡	3	8	11
Total	71	124	195

^*Completed interview and questionnaire phases of study. 

^†Gave initial consent for interview but unable to agree on time. 

^‡Discharge diagnosis from emergency department not asthma and consequently patients excluded from study