Table 5.
Gender, age, marital status, residence period, education level, chronic disease, perception of traffic noise, and acoustic quality reported by respondents in relation to the type of area
| Sociodemographic-related characteristics | Quiet area (n = 102) | Noisy area (n = 463) | Total population (%) | p*-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | < 0.001 | |||
| Male | 78 | 196 | 48.5 | |
| Female | 24 | 267 | 51.5 | |
| Age (in years) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 20 | 70 | 6 | 13.5 | |
| 20 to 40 | 32 | 112 | 25.5 | |
| 40 to 60 | 0 | 223 | 39.5 | |
| > 60 | 0 | 122 | 21.5 | |
| Marital status | 0.403 | |||
| Unmarried | 38 | 142 | 31.9 | |
| Married | 48 | 233 | 49.7 | |
| Widowed/divorced | 16 | 88 | 18.4 | |
| Residence period (in years) | < 0.001 | |||
| 1 to 2 | 52 | 100 | 26.9 | |
| 2 to 5 | 23 | 154 | 31.3 | |
| > 5 | 27 | 209 | 41.8 | |
| Education level | < 0.001 | |||
| Up to high school | 61 | 47 | 19.1 | |
| Graduation | 13 | 259 | 48.1 | |
| Master’s | 21 | 121 | 25.1 | |
| Higher | 7 | 36 | 7.6 | |
| Chronic disease | 0.586 | |||
| No | 72 | 314 | 68.3 | |
| Yes | 30 | 149 | 31.7 | |
| Perception of noise at home | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 85 | 0 | 15 | |
| Yes | 17 | 463 | 85 | |
| Noise quality at home | < 0.001 | |||
| Quiet | 81 | 0 | 14.3 | |
| Moderately noisy | 21 | 104 | 22.1 | |
| Extremely noisy | 0 | 359 | 63.5 |
*Chi-square test