TABLE 10.

Prevalence of Self-Reported Occupational Noise Exposure by Source of Noise Among Canadians, Aged 16 to 79 Years

	Machine/Transport§									Music/People§									Other§
						95% CI									95% CI									95% CI
Characteristics	n	N	CV	%	SE %	From	To	CV	*	n	N	CV	%	SE %	From	To	CV	*	n	N	CV	%	SE %	From	To	CV	*
		’000									’000									’000
Total	1,166	9,129		81.2	1.6	77.3	84.6			279	2,056		18.3	1.4	15.5	21.5			190	1,171	E	10.4	1.6	7.4	14.5
Sex
Men	913	7,179		88.9	1.7	84.6	92.0		‡	128	1,081		13.4	1.1	11.1	16.1		‡	119	763	E	9.4	1.5	6.6	13.3
Women†	253	1,950	E	61.7	3.6	53.6	69.2			151	974		30.8	3.2	24.3	38.3			71	407	E	12.9	3.2	7.3	21.8	E
Age group
16–29 years†	210	1,934		73.9	5.8	59.5	84.5			83	854		32.6	5.0	22.6	44.5			36	300	E	11.5	2.7	6.7	18.9	E
30–49 years	472	3,564		82.3	3.0	74.6	88.0			121	737	E	17.0	3.1	11.2	25.0	E	*	71	416	E	9.6	2.4	5.5	16.4	E
50–79 years	484	3,631		84.7	3.0	76.9	90.1			75	465	E	10.8	1.7	7.6	15.2		‡	83	454	E	10.6	2.0	7.0	15.8	E
Education (highest level in household)
Postsecondary or more†	829	6,432		79.5	1.8	75.3	83.1			208	1,517		18.8	1.8	15.1	23.1			144	888	E	11.0	2.2	7.0	16.7	E
Less than postsecondary	304	2,447		86.5	3.9	75.3	93.1			60	501	E	17.7	5.1	9.1	31.6	E				F					F
Household income
<$50,000†	461	3,282		79.6	2.1	74.5	83.9			133	869		21.1	3.2	14.9	28.9			78	460	E	11.2	2.4	6.9	17.5	E
$50,000 to <$100,000	392	2,847		78.2	3.0	70.9	84.0			85	795		21.8	2.8	16.3	28.6			71	396	E	10.9	2.8	6.0	18.8	E
$100,000 or more	313	3,000		86.4	2.1	81.1	90.3			61	392	E	11.3	2.1	7.4	16.8	E		41	314	E	9.0	2.3	5.1	15.5	E

E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6–33.3%).

F too unreliable to be published (coefficient of variation greater than 33.3%).

^*Significantly different from estimate for reference category (P < 0.05).

^†Reference category.

^‡Significantly different from estimate for reference category (P < 0.01).

^§Among individuals who have ever worked in a noisy environment.

Source: 2012/2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey (Cycle 3).