Table 2.
Percentage of subjects’ attendance (n = 163), mean hours spent per week and mean number of years participating at each leisure-time activity, as well as the median loudness and mean A-weighted equivalent SPLs in dBA (LAeq,w: Weekly noise exposure; LAeq,l: Lifetime noise exposure): The standard deviation is given between brackets
| Activity | Attendance (%) | Time spent | Loudness | LAeq,w | LAeq,l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per week | Years | |||||
| Visiting nightclubs or pubs | 96 | 5.91 (4.65) | 5.70 (2.59) | Shout over 1 m | 72.64 (10.71) | 79.76 (10.58) |
| Watching movies or plays | 88 | 0.92 (2.10) | 9.01 (3.60) | Loud conversation | 54.91 (8.69) | 64.07 (8.22) |
| Listening to a PMP through headphones | 86 | 3.21 (3.30) | 5.36 (2.79) | Loud conversation | 56.42 (10.38) | 62.99 (11.27) |
| Listening to a home stereo or radio | 76 | 9.04 (9.96) | 10.63 (5.19) | Loud conversation | 58.56 (8.87) | 68.19 (9.16) |
| Attending musical concerts or festivals | 69 | 0.85 (0.84) | 5.27 (3.37) | Shout over near distance | 67.68 (9.58) | 74.27 (9.80) |
| Attending sport events | 53 | 3.09 (2.56) | 7.71 (4.31) | Loud conversation | 55.40 (8.34) | 63.36 (9.37) |
| Practicing a musical instrument | 49 | 3.65 (2.49) | 7.45 (3.74) | Loud conversation | 58.23 (10.04) | 66.25 (11.50) |
| Playing in a band or orchestra | 26 | 2.27 (1.19) | 5.31 (3.38) | Shout over 1 m | 67.65 (10.91) | 74.06 (11.48) |
| Other noisy leisure-time activities | 18 | 3.19 (2.98) | 7.25 (4.63) | Shout over 1 m | 65.07 (10.72) | 72.45 (10.66) |
| Using noisy tools | 13 | 0.97 (1.29) | 4.21 (3.32) | Shout over 1 m | 63.80 (12.61) | 69.12 (12.05) |
| Watching television through headphones | 7 | 2.72 (2.65) | 6.00 (4.96) | Loud conversation | 53.89 (6.52) | 60.74 (8.32) |