Table 2 Selected respondent characteristics by exposure zone
High Exposure Zone % (95%CI) | Medium Exposure Zone % (95%CI) | Low Exposure Zone % (95%CI) | Total % (95%CI) | New South Wales % (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Healtha | 84.7 | 76.7 | 81.5 | 80.5 | 80.7 |
(80.5 – 89.0) | (70.7 – 82.7) | (77.8 – 85.2) | (77.6 – 83.4) | (79.7–81.7) | |
Psychological Distressb | 9.2 | 15.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
(5.8–12.7) | (9.6–20.7) | (9.7–16.7) | (10.6–16.1) | (11.4–13.1) | |
Current Asthmac | 6.8 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
(4.0–9.7) | (4.8–15.0) | (8.1–15.1) | (8.1–13.4) | (9.8–11.3) | |
Environmental Worry (very worried) | 15.8 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 12.6 | N/A |
(11.1–20.4) | (9.8–17.7) | (8.4–15.2) | (10.1–15.1) | ||
Exposure Time (most time spent at address) | 49.1 | 51.5 | 49.6 | 50.1 | N/A |
(41.2–57.0) | (44.5–58.5) | (44.3–54.9) | (46.1–54.1) | ||
Foreign odour detected in past few days or past week | 29.2 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 24.1 | N/A |
(21.6–36.9) | (17.7–30.7) | (19.2–27.7) | (20.8–27.4) | ||
Awareness of survey link to M5 stack | 12.6 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | N/A |
(8.8–16.5) | (7.4–14.2) | (1.0–3.3) | (4.0–6.4) | ||
Unflued gas or solid fuel heater | 27.1 | 25.9 | 28.4 | 27.6 | 22.6 |
(20.3–33.9) | (19.7–32.0) | (23.4–33.4) | (23.9–31.3) | (20.6–24.7) | |
Personal Smoking (daily or occasionally) | 17.9 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 21.4 |
(12.2–23.7) | (18.5–31.1) | (21.9–31.3) | (21.9–28.9) | (20.3–22.4) | |
Smoke Free Households | 82.0 | 85.5 | 78.9 | 80.8 | 81.0 |
(76.3–87.8) | (80.5–90.4) | (74.5–83.3) | (77.6–84.0) | (80.0–82.0) | |
Garage with direct access to home | 11.3 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 22.2 |
(6.1–16.5) | (5.0–11.8) | (8.2–15.3) | (8.4–13.5) | (20.0–24.3) | |
Diagnosed Chemical Sensitivity | 1.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
(0.3–2.6) | (0.4–6.8) | (0.7–4.0) | (1.2–4.0) | (2.5–3.4) | |
Any Teeth and/or Gums soreness | 18.5 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | N/A |
(12.5–24.5) | (14.8–25.4) | (14.6–23.5) | (16.0–22.5) |