Study 2 participant characteristics
| Interviewee's relationship to child | 24 mothers | 2 fathers | |
| Interviewee's age | Median 37 years (range 24–44 years) | ||
| Age of most affected child | Median 3 years (range 14 months–6 years) | ||
| Severity (parent asked if child's eczema currently mild, moderate or severe) | 16 mild | 7 moderate | 3 severe |
| Family structure | Number of children in household median 2 (range 1–5); 25 households with both parents, 1 household with mother only | ||
| Interviewees’ employment status | 5 full-time carers; 8 professional; 13 other such as admin or retail | ||
| Ethnicity | 23 white British; 1 black or Asian British; 2 white non-British | ||