When you have a bad cough, which one of the following do you tend to mainly do?

When you have a bad cough, which one of the following do you tend to mainly do? Published on 7 September 2018 → Survey conducted on 7 September 2018 on 2341 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Visit your GP

Take painkillers

Take cough medicine

42%

Have a hot drink with honey

24%

Just leave it

22%

Other

Don't know

Visit your GP

Take painkillers

Take cough medicine

42%

Have a hot drink with honey

24%

Just leave it

22%

Other

Don't know

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