Table 3.
Demographic profiles of the six samples. The values are raw frequencies with percentages presented in brackets. Differences in proportions between samples within a dataset are tested using Pearson’s chi-square tests. Note that percentages may be affected by missing data.
| Motorway | Non-Motorway | Airport | Non-Airport | CBD-Traffic | CBD-Pedestrian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 93 (34.6) | 105 (43) | 28 (32.6) | 31 (33.3) | 76 (56.7) | 36 (55.4) |
| Female | 171 (63.6) | 140 (57) | 58 (67.4) | 61 (65.6) | 57 (42.5) | 29 (44.6) |
| Chi-Square | (χ2(2) = 3.29, p = 0.078) | (χ2(1) = 0.05, p = 0.824) | (χ2(1) = 0.055, p = 0.815) | |||
| Age Group (Years) | ||||||
| 18-20 | 7 (2.6) | 4 (1.6) | 3 (3.4) | 2 (2.2) | 27 (20.1) | 20 (38.8) |
| 21-30 | 36 (13.4) | 14 (5.5) | 7 (8) | 8 (8.6) | 58 (43.3) | 19 (29.2) |
| 31-40 | 47 (17.5) | 68 (26.9) | 16 (18.4) | 18 (19.4) | 20 (14.9) | 7 (10.8) |
| 41-50 | 55 (20.4) | 56 (22.1) | 16 (18.4) | 20 (21.5) | 6 (4.5) | 7 (10.8) |
| 51-60 | 47 (17.5) | 40 (15.8) | 14 (16.1) | 20 (21.5) | 13 (9.7) | 6 (9.2) |
| 61-70 | 35 (13) | 43 (17.0) | 16 (18.4) | 16 (17.2) | 4 (3) | 5 (7.7) |
| 70+ | 37 (13.8) | 23 (9.1) | 14 (16.1) | 8 (8.6) | 5 (3.7) | 1 (1.5) |
| Chi-Square | (χ2(7) = 18.51, p = 0.005) | (χ2(7) = 4.527, p = 0.75) | (χ2(2) = 10.357, p = 0.11) | |||
| Noise Sensitivity | ||||||
| Low | 98 (38) | 91 (34.9) | 40 (46) | 39 (41.9) | 24 (17.9) | 20 (30.8) |
| Moderate | 125 (50) | 139 (53.3) | 33 (37.9) | 41 (44.1) | 73 (54.4) | 25 (38.5) |
| High | 26 (10.4) | 31 (11.9) | 14 (16.1) | 13 (14) | 36 (26.9) | 20 (30.8) |
| Chi-Square | (χ2(2) = 1.159, p = 0.56) | (χ2(2) =7.15, p = 0.699) | (χ2(2) = 5.357, p = 0.069) | |||