27% of the adults in Ireland suffer from an allergy with 16% suffering from Hay Fever.

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31st May 2019

27% of the adults in Ireland suffer from an allergy with 16% suffering from Hay Fever.

Most common allergies: 1. Pollen (59%), 2. House dust mites (30%), 3. Food allergies (25%), 4. Animals (14%), 5. Drug allergies (14%).

80% have never done an allergy test.

35% of those who suffer form allergies feel restrictions on their daily life.

Top 3 restrictions: 1. Feeling permanently sick/unwell (69%), 2. Drug intake (65%), 3. Not being able to do sport outside (25%).

59% find that most restaurants are well prepared for people with food allergies.

Summertime is known as Hay Fever season. With this in mind, iReach Insights conducted a nationally representative survey on 1,001 adults in Ireland on how they are affected by allergies.

This research reveals that every fourth (27%) adult in Ireland suffers from an allergy. Most common allergies are: 1. Pollen (59%), 2. House dust mites (30%), 3. Food allergies (25%), 4. Animals (14%), 5. Drug allergies (14%). However, it is possible that even more people are affected, as 80% have never done an allergy test.

67% of those suffering from an allergy take remedies or medication for it, and 22% indicated that their allergy has become even worse over time.

During pollen season, 54% of the adults in Ireland suffering from a pollen allergy need to take permanently drugs to prevent allergic reactions. Despite this fact, the majority of them (65%) doesn’t feel restricted in their daily life. However, the ones that do stated that this is mainly because they permanently feel sick/unwell (69%), they must take drugs (65%) or can’t do sport outside (25%).

Furthermore, 67% believe that more people than ever before have allergies. As a result of this growing demand, 59% find that most restaurants are well prepared for people with food allergies. Moreover, half of the adults in Ireland (50%) indicated that they do try and avoid some food for health reasons even though they are not allergic to it. 

About iReach Insights

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 9th May to the 16th May and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

Questions asked of participants:

Do you suffer from any allergies?

What kind of allergies do you have?

Have you ever done an allergy test?

Do you take any remedies or medication for your allergies?

Over time, have your allergy/ allergies become better or worse?

During pollen season, do you permanently take any drugs to prevent allergic reactions?

During the pollen season, do you experience any kind of restrictions in your daily life because of your allergy?

Which of the following are you restricted in?

Please state how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

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