Table 1.

Study participant demographics

	Asthmatic (n, %)	Non-asthmatic (n, %)
Total	313, 100.0%	785, 100.0%
All Males	143, 45.7%	400, 51.0%
All Females	170, 54.3%	385, 49.0%
Male 18–24	16, 5.1%	54, 6.9%
Male 25–34	34, 10.9%	75, 9.6%
Male 35–44	33, 10.5%	86, 11.0%
Male 45–54	34, 10.9%	92, 11.7%
Male 55–65	26, 8.3%	93, 11.8%
Female 18–24	26, 8.3%	60, 7.6%
Female 25–34	35, 11.2%	95, 12.1%
Female 35–44	42, 13.4%	95, 12.1%
Female 45–54	41, 13.1%	74, 9.4%
Female 55–65	26, 8.3%	61, 7.8%
Australian Capital Territory	6, 1.9%	14, 1.8%
New South Wales	98, 31.3%	262, 33.4%
Northern Territory	2, 0.6%	5, 0.6%
Queensland	66, 21.1%	151, 19.2%
South Australia	25, 8.0%	60, 7.6%
Tasmania	7, 2.2%	18, 2.3%
Victoria	77, 24.6%	201, 25.6%
Western Australia	32, 10.2%	74, 9.4%