[Social problems associated with chronic bronchitis].
The relationships between schooling, occupation, symptoms of chronic bronchitis and smoking habits were investigated in 5,000 people. This study was done in conjunction with a mass X-ray screening effort in a district of Budapest. The number of smokers among those with an academic education was 6-7% lower than in the group with primary school education. Symptoms of bronchitis are less common among the smokers in the former group (7%) than among those in the latter group (18%). The incidence of bronchitis was also lower among intellectuals. It is assumed that higher education or a higher cultural level is associated with a healthier and more modern life style, cigarette smoking being only one, albeit the most important, factor involved.
Semmelweis Universität, Budapest, Ungarn.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Soziale Probleme in Zusammenhang mit chronischer Bronchitis.