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. 2015 May 26;12(6):5712–5734. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120605712

Table 3.

Self-rated feelings relating to road-traffic noise and exhaust exposures.

Exposure Variable 1 = None 2 3 4 5 = Extreme Total
% (Number) % (Number) % (Number) % (Number) % (Number) % (Number)
Personal Annoyance a
Traffic noise 34.9 (388) 29.0 (323) 18.9 (210) 12.3 (137) 4.9 (54) 100.0 (1112)
Traffic exhaust 39.9 (444) 36.1 (401) 14.7 (163) 6.9 (77) 2.4 (27) 100.0 (1112)
Develops Symptoms from Exposure
Traffic noise 63.5 (706) 19.0 (211) 10.0 (111) 5.4 (60) 2.2 (24) 100.0 (1112)
Traffic exhaust 65.1 (724) 18.3 (204) 9.2 (102) 4.9 (55) 2.4 (27) 100.0 (912)
Perception of Personal Health Risk
Traffic noise 44.5 (430) 30.0 (290) 15.4 (149) 7.6 (73) 2.6 (25) 100.0 (967)
Traffic exhaust 29.0 (283) 36.3 (354) 23.5 (229) 7.0 (68) 4.3 (42) 100.0 (976)
Perception of Population Health Risk
Traffic noise 7.7 (79) 32.7 (337) 37.3 (384) 17.3 (178) 5.0 (52) 100.0 (1030)
Traffic exhaust 3.6 (38) 28.9 (303) 40.9 (429) 19.5 (205) 7.1 (75) 100.0 (1050)
Noise Sensitivity b
Noise sensitivity 13.5 (149) 25.7 (283) 25.5 (280) 24.7 (272) 10.5 (116) 100.0 (1100)

a Traffic noise annoyance was calculated only for respondents who felt they were exposed either at home or at work or both; b Noise sensitivity was calculated for all respondents who provided self-estimate by answering the single question, “Are you noise sensitive?”.