|
Total (n = 1836)
|
Low NS (n = 1028)
|
High NS (n = 808)
|
t-test or χ2 test
|
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Age (years)
|
47.04 ± 16.09
|
45.99 ± 16.31
|
48.37 ± 15.72
|
0.002
|
Sex, male
|
696 (37.9)
|
433 (42.1)
|
263 (32.5)
|
<0.001
|
Duration of residence (years)
|
9.11 ± 8.47
|
8.61 ± 8.05
|
9.75 ± 8.94
|
0.005
|
Education level
| | | | |
High school or below
|
858 (46.7)
|
446 (43.4)
|
412 (51.0)
|
0.001
|
College or above
|
978 (53.3)
|
582 (56.6)
|
396 (49.0)
| |
Marital status
| | | | |
Single
|
495 (27.0)
|
321 (31.2)
|
174 (21.5)
|
0.001
|
Married
|
1103 (60.1)
|
574 (55.8)
|
529 (65.5)
| |
Other a
|
239 (13.0)
|
133 (12.9)
|
105 (13.0)
| |
Monthly income (USD)
| | | | |
<3000
|
729 (39.7)
|
427 (41.5)
|
302 (37.4)
|
0.07
|
≥3000
|
1107 (60.3)
|
601 (58.5)
|
506 (62.6)
| |
Ldn(dBA)
|
55.24 ± 10.33
|
54.93 ± 10.25
|
55.63 ± 10.43
|
0.149
|
NS
|
5.25 ± 2.23
|
3.64 ± 1.36
|
7.29 ± 1.20
|
0.002
|
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Abbreviations: L
dn
day-night equivalent level, NS noise sensitivity, USD U.S. dollars
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aBereavement, divorce, separation, or cohabitation. Data are presented as means ± standard deviations or n (%)