Characteristics	n (%)
Sex
Female	277 (79.59)
Male	71 (20.40)
Age (y)
Mean (SD)	40.86 (13.79)
Median (Q25, Q75)	39 (29; 51.5)
Level of education (%)
Compulsory school	10 (2.87)
Upper secondary school	94 (27.01)
University <3 y	54 (15.52)
University >3 y	173 (49.72)
Other	17 (4.89)
Work force participation (%)
Working (full-time or part-time)	243 (69.83)
Other (retired, student, on sick leave)	105 (30.17)
No answer
Household income (SEK monthly before tax) (%)
≤9999	12 (3.45)
10 000-19 999	43 (12.36)
20 000-29 999	48 (13.79)
30 000-39 999	65 (18.68)
40 000-49 999	35 (10.06)
50 000-59 999	30 (8.62)
60 000-69 999	29 (8.33)
70 000-79 999	22 (6.32)
≥80 000	44 (12.64)
Prefer not to say	20 (5.75)
When was the last time you had a severe allergic reaction? n (%)
<6 months ago	87 (25.00)
Between 6 months and 1 year ago	90 (25.86)
>1 year ago	166 (47.70)
Do not know	5 (1.44)
How severe was your last acute allergic reaction? (0-10 scale, where 0=very mild, 10=very powerful)
Mean (SD)	7.13 (1.96)
Median (Q25, Q75)	7 (6; 8)
How many corticosteroid tablets did you take the last time you had an acute allergic reaction? n (%)
<5	109 (31.32)
5-10	122 (35.06)
11-15	88 (25.29)
16-20	24 (6.90)
>20	5 (1.44)
Median (Q25, Q75) (cortisone tablets)	7.5 (2; 13)
Approximately how long did it take to prepare and swallow your allergy medication at last time you had an acute allergic reaction? n (%)
<1 min	92 (26.44)
1-4 min	157 (45.11)
5-10 min	61 (17.53)
>10 min	10 (2.87)
Do not know	28 (8.05)
Median (Q25, Q75) (min)	2.5 (0.5; 3.1)
How long does it normally take from the time you swallow your allergy medication to start feeling relief of symptoms?
<10 min	38 (10.92)
10-15 min	81 (23.28)
15-20 min	80 (22.99)
20-30 min	62 (17.82)
30-45 min	27 (7.76)
>45 min	17 (4.89)
Do not know	43 (12.36)
Median (Q25, Q75) (min)	17.5 (12.5; 25)
No. of acute allergic attacks treated with corticosteroids last year
Mean (SD)	1.64 (2.01)
Median (Q25, Q75)	1 (0; 2)
Experience of difficulty swallowing allergy medicine when having an acute allergic reaction? (%)
Yes	89 (25.57)
No	244 (70.11)
Do not know	15 (4.31)
Experience of not having the allergic medicine immediately available when need for an acute allergic reaction
Yes	226 (64.94)
No	110 (31.61)
Do not know	12 (3.45)
Worry about having an acute allergic reaction (0-10 scale: 0 = not worried at all, 10 = very worried)
Mean (SD)	4.28 (2.56)
Median (Q25, Q75)	4 (2; 6)