Table 3.
Cumulative percentage and number of respondents by time to respond to questionnaire.
| WEEK | Response | OR for readily reply (95%CI) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7+ | rate | unadjusted | adjusted* | ||||||
| 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) | ||
* Adjusted for railway and road traffic noise, age, sex, educational level and country of birth
Comparison by road traffic and railway noise annoyance and exposure