“With fever it’s the real flu I would say”: laypersons’ perception of common cold and influenza and their differences - a qualitative study in Austria, Belgium and Croatia

Table 1 Sample characteristics

Age	Austria	Belgium	Croatia
18–30	6	14	9
31–45	6	4	2
46–60	7	9	4
61–75	6	2	7
76+	6	1	2
Gender
female	19	16	10
male	12	14	14
Level of education
Higher education	2	16	3
No higher education	29	14	24
Influenza vaccination in the year of interviewing
yes	5	6	5
no	26	24	19

ISSN: 1471-2334