Table 1. Characteristics of the respondents in the pilot survey.
| Characteristics of the respondents in the BELANA pilot survey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 50 | Frequency | Percentage | Valid percentage |
Accumulated percentage |
|
| Age of respondents (from FAQLA-AF) |
not specified | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| > 18 years | 50 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| > 18 years | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gender (from FAQLA-AF) |
not specified | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| male | 6 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | |
| female | 44 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 100.0 | |
| Time needed to answer |
< 60 min | 45 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 |
| > 60 min | 5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0 | |
| Drug use during the past 4 months | not specified | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| drugs necessary | 39 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 78.0 | |
| no drugs used | 11 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 100.0 | |
| Presence of further allergies | not specified | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| no | 3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| yes | 47 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 100.0 | |
| Diagnostic methods applied (multiple answerspermitted) |
not specified | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| patient history | 39 | 78.0 | 78.0 | – | |
| skin test (prick etc.) | 41 | 82.0 | 82.0 | – | |
| IgE determination using RAST | 26 | 52.0 | 52.0 | – | |
| oral provocation | 15 | 30.0 | 30.0 | – | |
| alternative methods | 17 | 34.0 | 34.0 | – | |
| methods when food was not tolerated | 20 | 40.0 | 40.0 | – | |
| food diary | 24 | 48.0 | 48.0 | – | |
| others | 3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | – | |
| Occupation | not specified | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| unemployed | 2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| vocational training | 4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | |
| job | 31 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 76.0 | |
| homemaker | 7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 90.0 | |
| retired | 5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0 | |
| Use of the internet to obtain information on ingredients | yes, used | 28 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 |
| no, not used | 22 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 100.0 | |