Table 2 Percentage of working participants judged to have had exposure to sensitisers and/or irritants at work, by age and gender*.

Age (years)	Male	Female
18–25	62% (26/42)	40% (36/91)
26–35	61% (39/64)	37% (42/113)
36–45	61% (45/74)	43% (75/173)
Total	61% (110/180)	41% (153/377)

*p⩽0.05 in each age category comparing males to females.