Table 1.
Characterisation of localities included in questionnaire surveys
| Name of locality | Main types of building | Main sources of noise | Sound pressure levels | Year of survey | Response rate [%] | Number of respondents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lday [dB] | Lnight [dB] | Adults ≤ 60 | Elderly | |||||
| Havlí kův Brod 1 | Blocks | road t., neighb. | 54 | 47 | 2007 | 38 | 136 | 40 |
| Havlí kův Brod 2 | Blocks | road t. | 69 | 63 | 2007 | 63 | 142 | 167 |
| Hradec Králové 1 | Street | road t., neighb. | 56 | 45 | 2007 | 32 | 83 | 64 |
| Hradec Králové 2 | Blocks | road t. | 72 | 65 | 2007 | 40 | 129 | 64 |
| Jablonec n.N. 1 | Blocks | neighb., road t. | 47 | 39 | 2013 | 39 | 54 | 45 |
| Jablonec n.N. 2 | Blocks | road t. | 58 | 50 | 2013 | 28 | 43 | 63 |
| Kladno 1 | Blocks | road t., neighb. | 54 | 48 | 2007 | 50 | 241 | 40 |
| Kladno 2 | Blocks | road t. | 63 | 53 | 2007 | 48 | 194 | 97 |
| Olomouc 1 | Blocks | road t. | 60 | 51 | 2013 | 34 | 30 | 83 |
| Olomouc 2 | Blocks, street | road t. | 66 | 60 | 2013 | 45 | 35 | 78 |
| Ostrava 1 | Street | road t., neighb. | 54 | 43 | 2007 | 62 | 191 | 76 |
| Ostrava 2 | Street | road t., tram | 69 | 62 | 2007 | 77 | 282 | 119 |
| Praha (Prague) 1 | Blocks | road t., neighb. | 52 | 43 | 2013 | 37 | 35 | 107 |
| Praha (Prague) 2 | Street | road t., tram | 71 | 66 | 2007 | 35 | 118 | 45 |
| Ústí n.L. 1 | Blocks | road t., neighb. | 53 | 44 | 2007 | 43 | 164 | 107 |
| Ústí n.L. 2 | Blocks | road t. | 66 | 57 | 2007 | 60 | 81 | 80 |
| Ústí n.O. 1 | Blocks | road t., neighb. | 52 | 45 | 2007 | 60 | 205 | 104 |
| Ústí n.O. 2 | Blocks | road t., rail t. | 61 | 58 | 2013 | 37 | 82 | 28 |
| Znojmo 1 | Street | road t. | 53 | 45 | 2007 | 72 | 197 | 63 |
| Znojmo 2 | Street | road t. | 68 | 58 | 2007 | 69 | 230 | 85 |
Blocks=apartment blocks, mostly built after year 1945, street=street houses mostly built before year 1938, road t.=road traffic, rail t.=railway traffic, neighb.=neighbourhood, adults≤ 60=age 30–60 years, elderly=age 60.1–80 years.