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Table 4 Annoyance frequency by road traffic noise exposure.

From: Survey context and question wording affects self reported annoyance due to road traffic noise: a comparison between two cross-sectional studies

 

LAeq,24h dB(A) ROAD

PHSurvey08

< 40

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60+

Total

At least once per day

6%

10%

15%

24%

35%

47%

19%

At least once per week

4%

9%

10%

12%

12%

14%

10%

Less often

25%

27%

30%

30%

31%

23%

29%

Never

64%

54%

45%

35%

23%

16%

42%

Env&Health07

       

Every day

4%

7%

12%

23%

38%

45%

21%

Several times/w

2%

3%

6%

7%

9%

8%

6%

Once or twice per w

5%

8%

11%

14%

11%

13%

10%

Once or twice per month or less

18%

19%

24%

21%

21%

18%

20%

Never

71%

63%

48%

34%

22%

16%

43%

Not sensitive to noise

9%

15%

23%

37%

51%

55%

30%

Sensitive to noise

15%

27%

40%

61%

69%

85%

52%

  1. Comparison between the two studies. For Env&Health 07 annoyance more than once per week is also reported for noise-sensitive and non-sensitive persons