Table 2.
Noise history.
| Male n=34 (39.1%) |
Female n=53 (69.1%) |
All Subjects n=87 |
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| Specific Noise Sources Surveyed | ||||
| Bar/Club | 11 (32%) | 25 (47%) | 36 (41%) | |
| Hunting/Shooting | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Sports | 10 (29%) | 8 (15%) | 18 (21%) | |
| Concert | 7 (21%) | 11 (21%) | 18 (21%) | |
| Music Rehearsal | 5 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (6%) | |
| Music Player | 18 (53%) | 31 (58%) | 49 (56%) | |
| Music in Vehicle | 13 (38%) | 16 (30%) | 29 (33%) | |
| Workplace | 3 (9%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (5%) | |
| Total number of frequent or monthly noise sources reported | 2.0±1.6 Range=0–6 |
1.8±1.2 Range=0–4 |
1.9±1.4 Range=0–6 |
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| Any Unprotected Impulse Noise (% yes) |
13 (38%) | 19 (36%) | 32 (37%) | |
| Use a music player? | 31 (91%) | 47 (89%) | 78 (90%) | |
| 54 subjects (21M, 33F) subjects were asked more detailed information. Of these, 46 subjects used music players (18M, 28F). Their responses are shown here. |
Hours per day | <1: 9/18=50% 1–2: 6/18=33% 3–5: 3/18=17% 5–8: 0/18 >8: 0/18 |
<1: 13/28=46% 1–2: 12/28=43% 3–5: 1/28=4% 5–8: 2/28=7% >8: 0/28 |
<1: 22/46=48% 1–2: 18/46=39% 3–5: 4/46=9% 5–8: 2/46=4% >8: 0/46 |
| Days per week | <1: 3/18=17% 1–2: 2/18=11% 3–5: 7/18=39% 5–7: 6/18=33% |
<1: 3/28=11% 1–2: 5/28=18% 3–5: 17/28=61% 5–7: 3/28=11% |
<1: 6/46=13% 1–2: 7/46=15% 3–5: 24/46=52% 5–7: 9/46=20% |
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| Years of use | <1: 1/18=6% 1–2: 1/18=6% 3–5: 4/18=22% 5–8: 5/18=28% >8: 7/18=39% |
<1: 1/28=4% 1–2: 0/28 3–5: 11/28=39% 5–8: 6/28=21% >8: 10/28=36% |
<1: 2/46=4% 1–2: 1/46=2% 3–5: 15/46=33% 5–8: 11/46=24% >8: 17/46=37% |
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| Type of earphones | Earbuds: 11/18=61% Inserts: 5/18=28% Headphones: 3/18=17% |
Earbuds: 21/28=75% Inserts: 5/28=18% Headphones: 3/28=11% Did not respond: 1/28=4% |
Earbuds: 32/45=71% Inserts: 10/45=22% Headphones: 6/45=13% |
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| Common listening environment? | Noise: 6/18=33% Quiet: 7/18=39% Both: 4/18=22% Other: 1/18=6% (outdoors) |
Noise: 4/28=14% Quiet: 8/28=29% Both: 14/28=50% Other: 2/28=7% (outdoors, car) |
Noise: 10/46=22% Quiet: 15/46=33% Both: 17/46=37% Other: 3/46=7% (outdoors, in car) |
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| Hear someone speaking to you? (% yes) | 14/18=78% | 18/28=64% | 32/46=70% | |
| Play a musical instrument? | 10/34=29% | 6/53=11% | 16/87=18% | |
| 54 subjects (21M, 33F) subjects were asked more detailed information. Of these, 13 subjects played musical instruments (7M, 27F). Their responses are shown here. | Hours per day, solo | <1: 1/7=14% 1–4: 4/7=57% 5–10: 2/7=29% >10: 0/7 |
<1: 2/6=33% 1–4: 2/6=33% 5–10: 1/6=17% >10: 1/6=17% |
<1: 3/13=23% 1–4: 6/13=46% 5–10: 3/13=23% >10: 1/13=8% |
| Hours per day, group rehearsal | <1: 3/7=43% 1–4: 3/7=43% 5–10: 1/7=14% >10: 0/7 |
<1: 3/6=50% 1–4: 2/6=33% 5–10: 0/6 >10: 1/6=17% |
<1: 6/13=46% 1–4: 5/13=38% 5–10: 1/13=8% >10: 1/13=8% |
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| Years played | 1–4: 2/7=29% 5–10: 3/7=43% >10: 2/7=29% |
1–4: 1/6=17% 5–10: 5/6=83% >10: 0/13 |
1–4: 3/13=23% 5–10: 8/13=62% >10: 2/13=15% |
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| Type of instrument | Brass: 1/7=14% Woodwind: 3/7=43% String: 6/7=86% Percussion: 4/7=57% Other: 1/7=14% (voice) |
Brass: 1/6=17% Woodwind: 1/6=17% String: 3/6=50% Percussion: 1/6=17% Other: 0 |
Brass: 2/13=15% Woodwind: 4/13=31% String: 9/13=69% Percussion: 5/13=38% Other: 1/13=8% (voice) |
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