Characteristics of survey respondents
| All survey respondents (n=4500) | Not had COVID-19 (n=3036) | Not sure if had COVID-19 (n=972) | Had COVID-19 (n=471) | P value | |
| Age | N (%) | ||||
| 29 and under | 182 (4.09) | 122 (4.06) | 40 (4.14) | 19 (4.09) | |
| 30–39 | 410 (9.20) | 260 (8.65) | 95 (9.83) | 54 (11.64) | |
| 40–49 | 891 (20.00) | 541 (18.00) | 235 (24.33) | 112 (24.14) | |
| 50–59 | 1270 (28.51) | 840 (27.95) | 280 (28.99) | 142 (30.60) | |
| 60–69 | 1085 (24.35) | 770 (25.62) | 211 (21.84) | 101 (21.77) | |
| 70 and above | 617 (13.85) | 472 (15.71) | 105 (10.87) | 36 (7.76) | p<0.001 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 3618 (80.79) | 2442 (80.86) | 778 (80.21) | 382 (81.80) | |
| Male | 856 (19.12) | 577 (19.11) | 190 (19.59) | 84 (17.99) | |
| Other | 4 (0.09) | 1 (0.03) | 2 (0.21) | 1 (0.21) | p=0.91 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 4301 (96.41) | 2909 (96.77) | 930 (96.07) | 444 (94.67) | |
| Black or black British | 37 (0.83) | 21 (0.70) | 12 (1.24) | 4 (0.85) | |
| Asian or Asian British | 70 (1.57) | 45 (1.50) | 16 (1.65) | 9 (1.92) | |
| Mixed | 53 (1.19) | 31 (1.03) | 10 (1.03) | 12 (2.56) | p=0.28 |
| Care cancelled | |||||
| Reported that regular care (eg, an annual review) for my asthma at the GP has been cancelled | 902 (20.04) | 613 (20.19) | 193 (19.86) | 93 (19.75) | p=0.98 |
| During lockdown, how has your reliever inhaler use changed? | |||||
| I have used it more than usual | 1689 (39.96) | 1031 (35.99) | 413 (45.64) | 238 (54.34) | |
| I have used it at about the same rate | 1824 (43.15) | 1332 (46.49) | 355 (39.23) | 128 (29.22) | |
| I have used it less than usual | 587 (13.89) | 409 (14.28) | 116 (12.82) | 60 (13.70) | |
| I do not have a reliever inhaler | 127 (3.00) | 93 (2.25) | 21 (2.32) | 12 (2.74) | p<0.001 |
| Since the start of lockdown, how have you been managing your asthma? | |||||
| Much worse than usual | 324 (7.22) | 161 (5.32) | 84 (8.67) | 77 (16.42) | |
| A bit worse than usual | 831 (18.52) | 502 (16.58) | 218 (22.50) | 107 (22.81) | |
| About the same | 2358 (52.44) | 1702 (56.21) | 448 (46.23) | 197 (42.00) | |
| A bit better than usual | 584 (13.02) | 401 (13.24) | 129 (13.31) | 51 (10.87) | |
| Much better than usual | 390 (8.69) | 262 (8.65) | 90 (9.29) | 37 (7.89) | p<0.001 |
P values are for comparison between groups for people reporting they ‘had had’, ‘had not had’ and were ‘not sure if they had had’ COVID-19.