Table 1.

Preliminary trends in the relationship between housing and health, in the WHO pan-European survey.^a

Physical parameter	Dissatisfaction	Human health: determined links
Temperature comfort	50% (highly) dissatisfied with thermal multiple allergies	Respiratory diseases, cold and throat illness
Light	25% people (highly) dissatisfied (daylight)	(Trends of) depression, chronic anxiety, household accidents
Noise	25% people annoyed (e.g., traffic, neighbors)b	Hypertension, (trends of) depression, fatigue, accidents
Moisture and mold	25% of dwellings: mold growth in > 1 room 8% of dwellings: smells, dampness	Respiratory diseases, asthma, allergiesc
Indoor air quality (general)	10% dissatisfied	Fatigue, (trends of) depression, anxiety, respiratory diseases

^aData from Bonnefoy et al. (2003);

^bSixth Environment and Health Action Plan (Commission of the European Communities 2004); and

^cSamson et al. (1994)