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This study compared respiratory symptoms, using a modified European Community Respiratory Health Survey questionnaire, between construction workers (n = 208) and a reference group of bus drivers and retail workers (n = 142). Within the construction workers, we assessed the effect of collective (on-tool vacuum\/\u2019wet-cut\u2019 systems) and personal (respirators) exposure controls on symptom prevalence. Logistic regression assessed differences between groups, adjusted for age, ethnicity, and smoking status. Construction workers were more likely to cough with phlegm at least once a week (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.2\u20134.7) and cough with phlegm \u22653 months\/year for \u22652 years (OR 2.8, CI 1.2\u20137.0), but they had similar or fewer asthma symptoms. 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