Table 3

Responses to closed questions

Do you know your child is wheezy because ...? (select as many as you like) n = 160 Response = 159 Which is the main way you know your child is wheezy? (select one) n = 160 Response = 155 3-150
What you hear77% (70–83)40% (32–48)
What you feel in the chest43% (35–51)7% (3–11)
Because you see difficulty in breathing82% (76–88)34% (26–42)
Because they are coughing74% (67–81)19% (13–26)
Void (n)15
“What you hear” not indicated23% (16–30)N/A
Cough not indicated25% (18–32)N/A
Neither “what you hear” nor “cough” indicated9% (4–13)N/A
  • N/A, not applicable.

  • 3-150 136 one response; 19 more than one response (N/A).