Table 1.
Survey participant demographics (n=110)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 99 (90.0) |
| Male | 11 (10.0) |
| Age (years) (median (range)) | 35 (18–67) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Some high school | 1 (0.9) |
| High school graduate | 5 (4.5) |
| Some college/university | 7 (6.4) |
| College/university graduate | 50 (45.5) |
| Postgraduate education/degree | 47 (42.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 5 (4.5) |
| Married/Common-law | 98 (89.1) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 7 (6.4) |
| Annual household income (US$) | |
| <30 000 | 5 (4.5) |
| 30–49 999 | 7 (6.4) |
| 50–69 999 | 15 (13.6) |
| 70–89 999 | 14 (12.7) |
| >90 000 | 69 (62.7) |
| Country of residence | |
| Australia | 2 (1.8) |
| Canada | 77 (70.0) |
| England | 8 (7.3) |
| India | 2 (1.8) |
| Portugal | 2 (1.8) |
| USA | 19 (17.3) |
| Type of community | |
| Urban (≥10 000) | 102 (92.7) |
| Rural (<10 000) | 7 (6.4) |
| Missing | 1 (0.9) |
| Number of children in home (median (range)) | 2 (0–4) |
| Relationship to child | |
| Parent | 106 (96.4) |
| Step-parent | 0 (0) |
| Grandparent | 4 (3.6) |
| Other | 2 (1.8) |
| Type of ARI | |
| Bronchiolitis | 29 (26.4) |
| Croup | 49 (44.5) |
| Strep throat/tonsillitis | 36 (32.7) |
| Wheezing | 48 (43.6) |
| Influenza | 42 (38.2) |
| Pneumonia | 24 (21.8) |
| Asthma | 29 (26.4) |
| Other | 23 (20.9) |
| Most concerning ARI | |
| Bronchiolitis | 10 (13) |
| Croup | 20 (26) |
| Strep throat/tonsillitis | 3 (4) |
| Wheezing | 6 (8) |
| Influenza | 2 (3) |
| Pneumonia | 16 (21) |
| Asthma | 15 (19) |
| Other | 6 (8) |
| Year of ARI (median (range)) | 2012 (1994–2013) |
| Child age at time of ARI (median (range)) | 1 year (<1 month to 10 years) |
| Hospital admissions due to ARI | |
| Yes | 21 (19.1) |
| No | 84 (76.4) |
| Missing | 5 (4.5) |
| Chronic illness | |
| Yes | 20 (18) |
| No | 90 (82) |
ARI, acute respiratory infection.