Table 1 Characteristics of the 1242 participants in the DEBATS study, stratified on aircraft noise exposure levels (Lden in dB(A))
WOMEN (N=695) | MEN (N=547) | |||||||||||
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Aircraft noise levels (dB(A)) | Total N (%) | p (χ2) | Aircraft noise levels (dB(A)) | Total N (%) | p (χ2) | |||||||
< 50 N=164 (%) | 50–54 N=166 (%) | 55–59 N=190 (%) | ≥ 60 N=175 (%) | < 50 N=152 (%) | 50–54 N=141 (%) | 55–59 N=123 (%) | ≥ 60 N=131 (%) | |||||
Self-rated health status (SRHS) | 0.93 | 0.08 | ||||||||||
Excellent or good | 139 (84.8) | 140 (84.3) | 162 (85.3) | 145 (82.9) | 586 (84.3) | 138 (90.8) | 120 (85.1) | 98 (79.7) | 110 (84.0) | 466 (85.2) | ||
Fair/poor | 25 (15.2) | 26 (15.7) | 28 (14.7) | 30 (17.1) | 109 (15.7) | 14 (9.2) | 21 (14.9) | 25 (20.3) | 21 (16.0) | 81 (14.8) | ||
Age | 0.05 | 0.63 | ||||||||||
18–34 | 48 (29.3) | 33 (19.9) | 41 (21.6) | 30 (17.1) | 152 (21.9) | 20 (13.2) | 21 (14.9) | 18 (14.6) | 15 (11.5) | 74 (13.5) | ||
35–44 | 36 (22.0) | 30 (18.1) | 33 (17.4) | 31 (17.7) | 130 (18.7) | 25 (16.4) | 32 (22.7) | 29 (23.6) | 20 (15.3) | 106 (19.4) | ||
45–54 | 26 (15.9) | 36 (21.7) | 42 (22.1) | 29 (16.6) | 133 (19.1) | 40 (26.3) | 30 (21.3) | 32 (26.0) | 30 (22.9) | 132 (24.1) | ||
55–64 | 35 (21.3) | 35 (21.1) | 35 (18.4) | 40 (22.9) | 145 (20.9) | 37 (24.3) | 26 (18.4) | 19 (15.4) | 33 (25.2) | 115 (21.0) | ||
65–74 | 15 (9.1) | 21 (12.7) | 21 (11.1) | 33 (18.9) | 90 (12.9) | 26 (17.1) | 24 (17.0) | 18 (14.6) | 26 (19.8) | 94 (17.2) | ||
≥75 | 4 (2.4) | 11 (6.6) | 18 (9.5) | 12 (6.9) | 45 (6.5) | 4 (2.6) | 8 (5.7) | 7 (5.7) | 7 (5.3) | 26 (4.8) | ||
Country of birth | < 0.01 | 0.70 | ||||||||||
France-born | 150 (91.5) | 146 (88) | 150 (78.9) | 149 (85.1) | 595 (85.6) | 128 (84.2) | 121 (85.8) | 99 (80.5) | 110 (84.0) | 458 (83.7) | ||
Foreign-born | 14 (8.5) | 20 (12.0) | 40 (21.1) | 26 (14.9) | 100 (14.4) | 24 (15.8) | 20 (14.2) | 24 (19.5) | 21 (16.0) | 89 (16.3) | ||
Smoking | 0.14 | 0.79 | ||||||||||
Non smoker | 76 (46.3) | 91 (54.8) | 111 (58.4) | 101 (57.7) | 379 (54.5) | 64 (42.1) | 67 (47.5) | 59 (48.0) | 56 (42.7) | 246 (45.0) | ||
Ex-smoker | 47 (28.7) | 30 (18.1) | 36 (18.9) | 36 (20.6) | 149 (21.4) | 57 (37.5) | 43 (30.5) | 39 (31.7) | 42 (32.1) | 181 (33.1) | ||
Occasional or daily smoker | 41 (25.0) | 45 (27.1) | 43 (22.6) | 38 (21.7) | 167 (24.0) | 31 (20.4) | 31 (22.0) | 25 (20.3) | 33 (25.2) | 120 (21.9) | ||
Number of people in the dwelling | 0.39 | 0.32 | ||||||||||
1 | 31 (18.9) | 35 (21.1) | 43 (22.6) | 49 (28.0) | 158 (22.7) | 31 (20.4) | 28 (19.9) | 24 (19.5) | 19 (14.5) | 102 (18.6) | ||
2 | 60 (36.6) | 53 (31.9) | 60 (31.6) | 66 (37.7) | 239 (34.4) | 57 (37.5) | 46 (32.6) | 38 (30.9) | 56 (42.7) | 197 (36.0) | ||
3 | 25 (15.2) | 28 (16.9) | 34 (17.9) | 22 (12.6) | 109 (15.7) | 20 (13.2) | 24 (17.0) | 29 (23.6) | 25 (19.1) | 98 (17.9) | ||
≥ 4 | 48 (29.3) | 50 (30.1) | 53 (27.9) | 38 (21.7) | 189 (27.2) | 44 (28.9) | 43 (30.5) | 32 (26.0) | 31 (23.7) | 150 (27.4) | ||
Monthly household income | 0.45 | 0.63 | ||||||||||
≥ 4000 euros (4500 US$) | 35 (21.3) | 42 (25.3) | 43 (22.6) | 31 (17.7) | 151 (21.7) | 44 (28.9) | 45 (31.9) | 41 (33.3) | 38 (29.0) | 168 (30.7) | ||
2300–4000 euros (2600–4500 US$) | 67 (40.9) | 57 (34.3) | 74 (38.9) | 62 (35.4) | 260 (37.4) | 63 (41.4) | 52 (36.9) | 40 (32.5) | 59 (45.0) | 214 (39.1) | ||
< 2300 euros (2600 US$) | 62 (37.8) | 67 (40.4) | 73 (38.4) | 82 (46.9) | 284 (40.9) | 45 (29.6) | 44 (31.2) | 42 (34.1) | 34 (26.0) | 165 (30.2) | ||
Noise sensitivity | 0.52 | 0.68 | ||||||||||
Not highly sensitive | 110 (67.1) | 105 (63.3) | 133 (70.0) | 111 (64.2) | 459 (66.2) | 112 (75.7) | 100 (71.4) | 92 (75.4) | 101 (77.7) | 405 (75.0) | ||
Highly sensitive | 54 (32.9) | 61 (36.7) | 57 (30.0) | 62 (35.8) | 234 (33.8) | 36 (24.3) | 40 (28.6) | 30 (24.6) | 29 (22.3) | 135 (25.0) | ||
Aircraft noise annoyance | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | ||||||||||
Not highly annoyed | 157 (95.7) | 143 (86.1) | 148 (77.9) | 121 (69.1) | 569 (81.9) | 135 (88.8) | 124 (87.9) | 99 (80.5) | 90 (68.7) | 448 (81.9) | ||
Highly annoyed | 7 (4.3) | 23 (13.9) | 42 (22.1) | 54 (30.9) | 126 (18.1) | 17 (11.2) | 17 (12.1) | 24 (19.5) | 41 (31.3) | 99 (18.1) | ||