Summary information
Study title
Zurich Vicinity Time of Day Traffic Survey, 1978
Creator
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Department of Hygiene and Ergonomics
Study number / PID
1426 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-1426-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
To find threshold values for the relationship between traffic noise level and disturbance experienced at night.
Main Topics:
Variables
Physical measurements of road traffic noise were made. The social survey questionnaire included measurements of annoyance with noise at different times of day, location of important rooms at home, evaluation of neighbourhood, and demographic characteristics.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1978
Country
Switzerland
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Noise levels
Subnational
Noise
Swiss adults
Universe
Residents of areas in and near Zurich, Switzerland
Sampling procedure
One person from every household in each of 18 selected areas. Each area was chosen to represent a particular social condition and traffic noise situation.
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Postal survey
Physical measurements
noise measurements
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1981
Terms of data access
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Related publications
- Wanner, H. (1977) 'Die Belastigung der Anwohner Verkehrsreicher Strassen durch Larm und Luftverunreinigun'
- Nemeck, J. and Wehrli, B. (1979) 'Effects of the noise of street traffic in Switzerland'
- Bakke, P. (1977) 'Annoyance of road traffic noise in dwellings'
- Wanner, H. (1977) 'Effects of road traffic noise on residents'