Table S4.

Prevalence of the disease

EHIS 2014	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Did you have (in the last 12 months)…		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75–84	85+
Asthma	88,456	40,357	48,099	10,405	8,449	14,112	15,917	12,687	11,387	11,581	3,919
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	72,051	34,770	37,281	3,266	6,405	6,852	10,712	16,486	12,820	10,357	5,153

EHIS 2007	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Do you have or have you ever had…		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75+
Asthma	104,016	53,914	50,102	21,352	17,099	7,150	17,229	8,803	17,703	14,680
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	106,328	50,038	56,289	8,095	15,416	10,829	18,755	16,172	15,317	21,744
Comment: Those who answered positive for any of the above diagnoses were additionally asked whether the diagnosis had been confirmed by a doctor

EHIS 2007	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Has the diagnosis been confirmed by a doctor?		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75+
Asthma	100,053	51,610	48,443	20,746	16,764	7,150	17,229	8,803	14,682	14,680
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	101,535	46,341	55,193	7,218	15,416	10,829	17,950	14,157	15,317	20,648
Comment: Those who answered positive for any of the above diagnoses, which were confirmed by a doctor, were additionally asked whether they had the disease in the last 12 months

EHIS 2007	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Did you have the disease in the last 12 months?		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75+
Asthma	60,091	31,347	28,743	7,835	6,947	4,271	12,256	8,032	11,957	8,793
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	54,039	19,768	34,271	393	4,271	3,946	11,853	8,750	9,742	15,085

Notes: Residents of Slovenia (age >15 years). From European Health Interview Surveys on health and health care, 2007 (EHIS 2007) and 2014 (EHIS 2014).¹

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; EHIS, European Health Interview Survey.