Table 1 Demographics of survey responders and practice characteristics
European countries (n = 1179) | Number (%) respondents |
|---|---|
Albania | 2 (0.2) |
Austria | 6 (0.5) |
Belarus | 8 (0.6) |
Belgium | 7 (0.6) |
Bulgaria | 4 (0.3) |
Croatia | 3 (0.2) |
Cyprus | 1 (0.1) |
Czech Republic | 26 (2.1) |
Denmark | 30 (2.4) |
Estonia | 4 (0.3) |
Finland | 4 (0.3) |
France | 46 (3.7) |
Germany | 68 (5.4) |
Greece | 34 (2.7) |
Hungary | 3 (0.2) |
Iceland | 3 (0.2) |
Ireland | 31 (2.5) |
Italy | 110 (8.8) |
Kazakhstan | 1 (0.1) |
Kosovo | 2 (0.2) |
Latvia | 1 (0.1) |
Lithuania | 6 (0.5) |
Moldova | 1 (0.1) |
Monaco | 1 (0.1) |
Netherlands | 32 (2.5) |
Norway | 16 (1.3) |
Poland | 10 (0.8) |
Portugal | 56 (4.5) |
Republic of North Macedonia | 8 (0.6) |
Romania | 54 (4.3) |
Russia | 175 (13.9) |
Serbia | 10 (0.8) |
Slovakia | 19 (1.5) |
Slovenia | 10 (0.8) |
Spain | 170 (13.5) |
Sweden | 29 (2.3) |
Switzerland | 8 (0.6) |
Turkey | 35 (2.8) |
Ukraine | 19 (1.5) |
United Kingdom | 124 (9.9) |
Uzbekistan | 2 (0.2) |
Non-European countriesa | 76 (6.1) |
Language | |
English | 537 (45.5) |
Italian | 105 (8.9) |
Greek | 26 (2.2) |
Spanish | 146 (12.4) |
German | 74 (6.3) |
Russian | 204 (17.3) |
French | 34 (2.9) |
EAACI section | |
Asthma | 292 (24.8) |
Dermatology | 57 (4.8) |
ENT | 46 (3.9) |
Immunology | 99 (8.4) |
Paediatrics | 358 (30.4) |
Primary Care and Allied Health | 51 (4.3) |
Noneb | 276 (23.4) |
Profession | |
Doctor | 1082 (91.8) |
Specialist allergy nurse | 68 (5.8) |
Dietician | 15 (1.3) |
Othersc | 14 (1.2) |
Specialitye | |
Paediatric allergy | 368 (31.2) |
Paediatrics | 331 (28.1) |
Allergy (adults only) | 138 (11.7) |
Allergy (children and adults) | 514 (43.6) |
Dermatology | 40 (3.4) |
Respiratory Medicine | 172 (14.6) |
Otorhinolaryngology | 37 (3.1) |
General practitioner | 41 (3.5) |
Internal Medicine | 11 (0.9) |
Immunology | 16 (1.4) |
Othersd | 35 (3.0) |
Work settinge | |
Tertiary care | 542 (46) |
Secondary care | 293 (24.9) |
Primary care | 270 (22.9) |
Private practice | 283 (24.0) |
Research | 7 (0.6) |
Years in practice | |
0–5 | 248 (21) |
6–10 | 261 (22.1) |
11–20 | 371 (31.5) |
> 21 | 299 (25.3) |