Table 3.

Focus group characteristics

Members of the public	N participants	Healthcare professionals and community partners	N participants
Group 1, England	Total n=7	Group 3, Wales	Total n=5
Gender		Gender
Female	6	Female	2
Male	1	Male	3
Smoking status		Occupation
Current smoker	3	Community nurse	1
Former smoker	3	Support group facilitator	1
Never smoker	1	Community partner	1
Self-reported lung condition		Third sector representative	1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	7	Public health representative	1
Recruited through primary care and community groups		Recruited through the health board
Group 2, Wales	Total n=9	Group 4, Wales	Total n=7
Gender		Gender
Female	5	Female	6
Male	4	Male	1
Smoking status		Occupation
Current smoker	3	Practice manager	1
Former smoker	4	Pharmacist	1
Never smoker	2	General practitioner	2
Self-reported lung condition		Practice nurse	2
COPD	9	Medical student	1
Recruited through community groups		Recruited through the health board/primary care