Table 3 Cumulative percentage and number of respondents by time to respond to questionnaire.

Env/Health07

Men

55%

(661)

78%

(265)

88%

(125)

100%

(141)

50%

Women

60%

(851)

81%

(296)

88%

(106)

100%

(167)

59%

1.22 (1.04-1.43)

1.23 (1.04-1.44)

Age: 19-29

48%

(231)

75%

(132)

88%

(63)

100%

(57)

40%

Age: 30-49

53%

(513)

77%

(236)

89%

(111)

100%

(111)

52%

1.23 (0.98-1.53)

1.28 (1.02-1.60)

Age: 50-65

65%

(451)

82%

(114)

88%

(42)

100%

(86)

64%

1.99 (1.56-2.53)

1.96 (1.53-2.52)

Age: 66-79

68%

(317)

85%

(79)

88%

(15)

100%

(54)

72%

2.33 (1.78-3.05)

2.27 (1.69-3.04)

Noise exposure < 55 (road+railway)

60%

(540)

80%

(181)

88%

(69)

100%

(110)

62%

Noise exposure 5 (road+railway)

57%

(972)

79%

(380)

88%

(162)

100%

(198)

51%

0.87 (0.73-1.03)

1.38 (0.97-1.97)

Annoyed by road traffic noise < 1/w

59%

(944)

80%

(338)

88%

(131)

100%

(185)

Annoyed by road traffic noise 1w

56%

(523)

78%

(203)

88%

(93)

100%

(112)

0.89 (0.76-1.05)

1.12 (0.93-1.34)

Annoyed by railway noise < 1/w

59%

(1229)

80%

(433)

88%

(177)

100%

(247)

Annoyed by railway noise 1w

54%

(218)

78%

(99)

88%

(40)

100%

(47)

0.82 (0.66-1.02)

0.98 (0.77-1.25)

Not noise sensitive

57%

(982)

79%

(383)

88%

(155)

100%

(211)

Noise sensitive

60%

(503)

80%

(163)

89%

(74)

100%

(92)

1.17 (0.99-1.39)

1.26 (1.05-1.50)

PHSurvey08

Noise exposure < 55 (road+railway)

19%

(569)

71%

(1539)

86%

(433)

100%

(426)

Noise exposure 5 (road+railway)

19%

(162)

69%

(418)

85%

(134)

100%

(129)

0.97 (0.80-1.19)

1.25 (0.95-1.66)

Annoyed by road traffic noise < 1/w

19%

(507)

70%

(1321)

85%

(371)

100%

(402)

Annoyed by road traffic noise 1w

20%

(211)

73%

(572)

88%

(162)

100%

(124)

0.99 (0.82-1.19)

1.06 (0.87-1.29)

Annoyed by railway noise < 1/w

20%

(674)

71%

(1769)

86%

(505)

100%

(495)

Annoyed by railway noise 1w

19%

(42)

73%

(120)

87%

(30)

100%

(29)

0.92 (0.65-1.32)

1.06 (0.73-1.55)