Table 1.

Distribution of sample according to the socio-demographic characters of patients (number).

	Asthma-patients	COPD-patients
GENDER
Male	54	74
Female	109	73
QUALIFICATION
Univ., college degree	26	19
High school degree	65	38
Skilled worker	44	56
Primary school	25	34
AGE
–40 years	44	4
41–60 years	84	71
61– years	35	72
PROFESSION
Professionals	76	29
Retired	87	118