Number (%) claiming this is a problem | |||
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Problem | Baseline Survey (Wave 1) | Postal Survey (Wave 2) | Percentage decrease (n), t statistics |
Damp | 94 (36.0) | 8 (3.1) | 32.9% (261) (t = 9.96; p < 0.0001) |
Keeping home warm in winter | 110 (41.4) | 38 (14.5) | 26.9% (266) (t = 6.29; p < 0.0001) |
Not enough privacy | 97 (36.9) | 59 (22.4) | 14.5% (263) (t = 3.11; p = 0.02) |
Problems getting in or out of home | 55 (22.7) | 24 (9.7) | 13.0% (243) (t = 3.66; p = 0.0003) |
Smells and fumes | 52 (21.4) | 21 (8.6) | 12.8% (243) (t = 3.75; p = 0.0002) |
Noise from other household members | 59 (26.8) | 31 (14.2) | 12.6% (220) (t = 2.98; p = 0.003) |
Rooms too small | 113 (42.0) | 84 (31.2) | 10.8% (269) (t = 2.09; p = 0.04) |
Accidents outside the home | 49 (18.4) | 25 (9.4) | 9.0% (266) (t = 2.83; p = 0.005) |
Noise from neighbours | 104 (38.7) | 81 (30.1) | 8.6% (269) (t = 1.71; p = 0.09) |
Accidents inside the home | 35 (13.1) | 14 (5.2) | 7.9% (267) (t = 3.07; p = 0.002) |
Rooms too large | 6 (2.4) | 2 (0.8) | 1.6% (254) (t = 1.43; p = 0.15) |