Table 2.
Prevalence of degree of annoyance attributed to various environmental factors (total n = 680), n (%).
| Environmental Factor | Degree of Annoyance * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not at All | Some | Rather Much | Very Much | |
| Chemicals | ||||
| Vehicle exhaust | 263 (38.7) | 324 (47.7) | 71 (10.5) | 21 (3.1) |
| Paint or paint thinner | 211 (31.4) | 324 (48.1) | 110 (16.3) | 28 (4.2) |
| Perfumes, air fresheners, or other fragrance | 273 (40.3) | 258 (38.0) | 117 (17.3) | 30 (4.4) |
| New furnishings such as new carpeting, flooring, shower curtain, or the interior of a new car | 441 (65.7) | 190 (28.3) | 33 (4.9) | 7 (1.1) |
| Fresh ink of newspapers | 544 (80.0) | 110 (16.2) | 23 (3.4) | 3 (0.4) |
| Tobacco smoke | 133 (19.6) | 211 (31.1) | 175 (25.8) | 159 (23.5) |
| Indoor molds | 200 (29.7) | 252 (37.4) | 148 (21.9) | 74 (11.0) |
| Electromagnetic fields | 568 (84.7) | 83 (12.4) | 15 (2.2) | 5 (0.7) |
| Other factors | ||||
| Beauty salons or hair salons | 468 (68.8) | 175 (25.8) | 28 (4.1) | 9 (1.3) |
| Shop detergent departments | 487 (71.7) | 146 (21.5) | 39 (5.8) | 7 (1.0) |
| Moldy odors | 217 (32.1) | 300 (44.3) | 114 (16.8) | 46 (6.8) |
| Dust | 178 (26.4) | 310 (45.9) | 147 (21.8) | 40 (5.9) |
* Missing values (n = 0–9 per item) have been excluded.