Table 3.
Study | Location | Air Quality Assessment | Sample Size | Socio-economic Data | Socio-economic Measure | Pollutant | Results | Significance |
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Zota et al. (2005) | Boston, US | Home measurements. | 77 | Household questionnaire. | Household occupant density. | NO2 | Occupant density was a significant predictor of indoor NO2 concentrations, with a univariate coefficient of 3.2. | p = 0.01* |
Esplugues et al. (2010) | Valencia, Spain | Home measurements. | 352 | Study questionnaire, (INMA study)a. | Mother’s educational attainment. | NO2 | For mothers with a primary education or lower, indoor NO2 levels were 0.07 μg/m3 higher than in the homes of mothers with a university education. | p = 0.04 |
*values shown in bold were significant at the 95% confidence level.