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Indicator: Respiratory illness F2
Prevalence of wheezing in last year: 1995-6 and 2001  
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Change since
dots 1970
dots 1990
curvey 1995-6

Coverage: England

Source: DH

Objective: Environmental factors affecting health
  • Overall, the prevalence of severe wheezing was almost unchanged between the 1995-6 and 2001 health surveys. In 2001, 11.7 per cent of people surveyed had experienced severe wheezing in the last year.
  • Changes in wheezing prevalence varied for men and women, and differed significantly with age.


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