Table 2 Parent‐reported characteristics of child's food allergy.

Age range of allergic child	0.6 to 15.2 years
Average age of allergic child	5.1 years
More than one food allergy	59%
Peanut or tree nut allergy	76%
Previous anaphylaxis*	42%
Have autoinjector	77%

*This was defined in the survey as “An anaphylactic reaction is the most serious type of allergic reaction. The person can have trouble breathing, swelling of their tongue or throat, difficulty talking or a hoarse voice, noisy breathing, wheeze or persistent cough, loss of consciousness or collapse, or go pale and floppy”, and is taken from parent education materials developed by the Australian professional body for allergists.³⁴