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Comparison of Annual Hearing Protector-Adjusted Noise Exposures (n = 4585)
| source | percentage of subjects
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| transit users (n = 4436)
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nontransit users (n = 149)
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| LEQ(8760)i > 70 dBA | primary source | LEQ(8760)i > 70 dBA | primary source | |
| total | 90.6 | 87.3 | ||
| occupational | 23.2 | 16.1 | 32.9 | 31.5 |
| transit | 10.0 | 10.4 | ||
| MP3 players and stereos | 77.9 | 59.1 | 71.8 | 44.3 |
| nonoccupational | 31.1 | 15.1 | 31.5 | 21.4 |
| home/other miscellaneous activities | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
