Table 3. Inhalation of drugs for breathing problems by gender. *significant for p<0.05.

Questions		Gender (N=1200)			p
		Male	Female	Total
Have you used any inhaled medicines e.g. puffers to help your breathing problems at any time in the past 12 MONTHS (when you didn’t have a cold)? (N=1200)
Yes	N	60	40	100	Pearson Chi-square: 3.1858; df=1; p=0.0743
	%	9.71%	6.87%	8.33%
No	N	558	542	1100
	%	90.29%	93.13%	91.67%
Have you used Short acting β- agonists (SABA) in the past 12 MONTHS? (N=1200)
Never	N	584	561	1145	Never/ when needed/ in short courses+every day Pearson Chi-square: 3.1101; df=2; p=0.2110
	%	94.50%	96.39%	95.42%
When needed	N	26	18	44
	%	4.21%	3.09%	3.67%
In short courses	N	3	2	5
	%	0.49%	0.34%	0.42%
Every day	N	5	1	6
	%	0.81%	0.17%	0.50%
Have you used Long acting β- agonists (LABA) in the past 12 MONTHS? (N=1200)
Never	N	603	573	1176	Never/ when needed+ in short courses Pearson Chi-square: 1.1901; df=2; p=0.2760
	%	97.57%	98.45%	98%
When needed	N	13	9	22
	%	2.10%	1.55%	1.83%
In short courses	N	2	0	2
	%	0.32%	0%	0.17%
Have you used Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the past 12 MONTHS? (N=1200)
Never	N	602	571	1173	Never/ when needed/ in short courses+every day Pearson Chi-square: 1.2301; df=2; p=0.5420
	%	97.41%	98.11%	97.75%
When needed	N	11	9	20
	%	1.78%	1.55%	1.67%
In short courses	N	5	0	5
	%	0.81%	0%	0.42%
Every day	N	0	2	2
	%	0%	0.34%	0.17%
Have you used Combination ICS and LABA in the past 12 MONTHS? (N=1200)
Never	N	604	573	1177	Never/ when needed+ in short courses Pearson Chi-square: 0,8240; df=1; p=0.3640
	%	97.73%	98.45%	98.08%
When needed	N	12	8	20
	%	1.94%	1.37%	1.67%
In short courses	N	2	1	3
	%	0.32%	0.17%	0.25%