Population/study

Response

Rates

(95% CI)

Number of nights in the last month that sleep been disturbed by asthma

Qld Chronic Disease Survey 2000 (1)

Age 18 years and over

No nights
1–2 nights
3–4 nights
5–9 nights
10–19 nights
20+ nights

52.3%
16.2%
9.3%
7.0%
7.2%
7.9%
(n=291)

(46.6–58.0)
(12.0–20.4)
(6.0–12.6)
(4.1–9.9)
(4.2–10.2)
(4.8–11.0)

NSW Health Survey 1997–98 (2)

Age 16 years and over

No nights
1–2 nights
3–4 nights
5–9 nights
10–19 nights
20+ nights

61.7%
15.0%
7.8%
6.2%
5.2%
4.1%
(n=3,764)

(59.5–63.8)
(13.3–16.7)
(6.7–9.0)
(5.0–7.4)
(4.2–6.1)
(3.4–4.8)

Woken at night

SA Omnibus 1998 (3)
Age 15 years and over

Weekly or more

13.3%

(9.9–17.7)