Incidence, causes, severity and treatment of throat discomfort: a four-region online questionnaire survey

Table 1 Demographics of respondents included in the sample population across the four countries assessed

	UK (n=912)	France (n=899)	Poland (n=871)	Malaysia (n=832)
Age (years)	18–34: 40%	18–34: 40%	18–24: 22%	18–24: 38%
	35–54: 41%	35–54: 40%	25–40: 43%	25–30: 36%
	≥55: 19%	≥55: 20%	≥41: 42%	31–40: 22%
				≥41: 5%
Sex
Male	47%	47%	44%	50%
Female	53%	53%	56%	50%
Social class	ABC1: 63%	NR	NR	Employed: 73%
Social class	C2DE: 37%			Unemployed: 5%
				Student: 22%
Income	NR	Low: 36%	NR	Up to RM1999: 24%
		Medium: 25%		RM2000–2999: 18%
		High: 19%		RM3000–4999: 22%
		Refused to answer: 20%		RM5000+: 17%
				Refused to answer: 19%
Household size
One member	14%	NR	NR	NR
Two members	33%
Three members	21%
Four members	21%
Five or more	10%
Locality	NR	Urban: 58%	Urban: 77%	City: 67%
		Rural: 42%	Rural: 23%	Suburbs: 22%
				Small town: 9%
				Rural: 2%

ISSN: 1472-6815