Summary information

Study title

London Area Noise Panel Survey, 1977

Creator

Department of the Environment, Building Research Station

Atkins Research and Development

Study number / PID

1411 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1411-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The main purposes of this study were to establish the reliability of noise annoyance scales, determine whether season of year affects annoyance levels, examine the monetary evaluation of noise nuisance, examine home heating practices, and describe routine automobile and public transportation usage.
Main Topics:

Variables
Data were collected on the actual noise environment through a physical noise monitoring program. The social survey questionnaire collected data on annoyance with traffic noise, evaluation of neighbourhood environment, sensitivity to noise, monetary evaluation of noise nuisance, basic demographic data, home heating practices, and the use of private and public transportation.

Environment and conservation

AGEAIR CONDITIONINGATTITUDESCENTRAL HEATINGCOMMUTINGCOSTSEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENTENERGY CONSUMPTIONEXPENDITUREGENDERHEADS OF HOUSEHOLD

Data collection period

01/12/1977 - 01/06/1978

Country

England

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

four waves

Analysis unit

Individuals

Families/households

Subnational

Heads of households

Housewives

Noise

Universe

Heads of households and housewives in areas of London purposefully selected on the basis of traffic conditions outside their homes

Sampling procedure

Purposive selection of homes on the basis of traffic conditions in the vicinity

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Noise measurements

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1981

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

(1979) Subjective effects of traffic noise exposure: reliability, seasonal effects, and correlation with noise indices: Atkins Research.
Griffiths, I., Langdon, F. and Swan, M. (1980) 'Subjective effects of traffic noise exposure: reliability and seasonal effects', Journal of Sound and Vibration, 227-240