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. 2020 Sep 1;119(4):400–427. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001331

Table 4.

Types of building material used in residences according to data set (Potischman et al. 2020) and corresponding values of the shielding factor.

Housing construction materials (frequency usage, %) Shielding factor, SF
Data set Adobe Wood Other
A 78 11 11 0.17
B 91 9 0.12
C 73 27 0.19
D 50 17 33 0.29
E 100 0.5
F 100 0.077