Table 1

Participant characteristics

Asthma n=7975 (% (n))Chronic respiratory disease (non-asthma) n=1541 (% (n))
Age group (years)
 17 and under5.54 (439)0.33 (5)
 18–2912.11 (959)0.59 (9)
 30–3924.68 (1955)1.90 (29)
 40–4930.60 (2424)8.93 (136)
 50–5918.67 (1479)21.47 (327)
 60–696.26 (496)37.82 (576)
 70–791.94 (154)25.21 (384)
 80 and above0.19 (15)3.74 (57)
 Gender (% female)82.92 (6562)74.67 (1141)
Country
 England75.35 (5981)83.33 (1275)
 Scotland13.03 (1034)9.54 (146)
 Wales7.19 (571)5.23 (80)
 Northern Ireland4.43 (352)1.90 (29)
Influenza immunisation 2019/2020
 Yes77.10 (6139)89.96 (1380)
 No22.54 (1795)9.97 (153)
 Don’t know0.35 (28)0.07 (1)
Current smoking
 Non-smoker89.41 (7115)86.07 (1322)
 Smoker10.59 (843)13.93 (214)
Of smokers
 Intending to quit smoking due to COVID-1949.11 (414)64.48 (138)
 Not intending quit smoking due to COVID-1950.89 (429)35.51 (76)
Shielding
 Actively shielding68.66 (5461)89.97 (1381)
 Not actively shielding31.34 (2493)10.30 (154)
Self-isolating
 Currently self-isolating67.81 (5403)88.01 (1350)
 Not currently self-isolating32.19 (2565)11.99 (184)
 Current COVID-19 symptoms ‘Yes’6.89 (549)3.07 (47)
 Current COVID-19 symptoms ‘Not sure’3.99 (318)3.78 (58)
 Following self-isolation advice due to symptoms92.81 (800)98.04 (100)
 Not following self-isolation advice7.19 (62)1.96 (2)
Diagnosis
 Asthma83.81 (7975)
 COPD10.12 (963)
 Bronchiectasis3.81 (363)
 ILD1.78 (169)
 Other0.48 (46)
  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ILD, interstitial lung disease.