Figure 5.

Yearly income in euros (€; A), number of sick days per year (B), and proportion of patients receiving social welfare each year (C), stratified by the COPD and reference patient populations.

Note: Social welfare included health insurance, benefits in respect of accidents at work or occupational diseases, disability benefits, old-age and survivors’ benefits, unemployment insurance and family benefits, compensation for unemployment, sick leave support, early retirement, and support to rent an apartment.