Table 1.
Variable | Reduced reporting of industrial pollution | Median reporting of industrial pollution | Increased reporting of industrial pollution | P valuea | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Presence of child in the home | No | 688 | 28 | 1050 | 42 | 754 | 30 | <0.0001 |
Yes | 210 | 23 | 343 | 38 | 357 | 39 | ||
Presence of person in home with respiratory symptoms | No | 677 | 29 | 1003 | 44 | 622 | 27 | <0.0001 |
Yes | 221 | 20 | 390 | 35 | 489 | 44 | ||
Believes industrial pollution is harming their health | No | 184 | 29 | 367 | 58 | 84 | 13 | <0.0001 |
Don't know | 485 | 33 | 636 | 44 | 337 | 23 | ||
Yes | 219 | 17 | 390 | 30 | 690 | 53 | ||
Occupational class | 1 | 36 | 12 | 172 | 59 | 82 | 28 | <0.0001 |
2 | 108 | 17 | 314 | 48 | 226 | 35 | ||
3NM | 121 | 27 | 159 | 36 | 162 | 37 | ||
3M | 178 | 25 | 268 | 37 | 272 | 38 | ||
4 | 167 | 35 | 150 | 32 | 154 | 33 | ||
5 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | ||
Undetermined | 255 | 35 | 293 | 40 | 180 | 25 | ||
Ownership of home | Own home | 593 | 23 | 1104 | 43 | 853 | 33 | <0.0001 |
Rented | 310 | 37 | 283 | 33 | 252 | 30 | ||
Uses gas for heating or cooking | No | 304 | 24 | 613 | 48 | 367 | 29 | 0.4267 |
Yes | 592 | 28 | 777 | 37 | 741 | 35 | ||
Has double glazing | No windows | 377 | 31 | 449 | 37 | 391 | 32 | 0.008 |
Some windows | 122 | 21 | 290 | 49 | 178 | 30 | ||
All windows | 395 | 25 | 653 | 41 | 539 | 34 | ||
Own pets | No | 542 | 29 | 751 | 40 | 583 | 31 | 0.0006 |
Yes | 351 | 23 | 637 | 42 | 522 | 35 | ||
Current smoker in house | No | 575 | 25 | 992 | 43 | 760 | 33 | 0.0585 |
Yes | 323 | 30 | 401 | 37 | 351 | 33 | ||
Ever smoker in house | No | 331 | 24 | 608 | 44 | 437 | 32 | 0.3654 |
Yes | 567 | 28 | 785 | 39 | 674 | 33 | ||
Reports noise from neighbours | No | 757 | 28 | 1184 | 43 | 783 | 29 | <0.0001 |
Yes | 141 | 21 | 209 | 31 | 328 | 48 | ||
Reports other people's smoke | No | 833 | 29 | 1219 | 42 | 826 | 29 | <0.0001 |
Yes | 65 | 12 | 174 | 33 | 285 | 54 |
a Where possible, p values are derived from Chi squared for trend.