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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1408 Rural Noise Survey, 1977-1978 140810.5255/UKDA-SN-1408-1 University of Southampton, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research No information recorded Science Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1981 AGEAGRICULTURAL NOISEAIR TRAFFICATTITUDESCOMMUNITY BEHAVIOURDOMESTIC APPLIANCESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENTENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYEVERYDAY LIFEFRIENDSGENDERHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDHEARING IMPAIRMENTSHOME OWNERSHIPHOUSEHOLDSHOUSEWIVESHOUSINGHOUSING TENUREINDUSTRIAL NOISELEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESMARITAL STATUSNEIGHBOURHOODSNEIGHBOURSEXPOSURE TO NOISEOCCUPATIONSQUALIFICATIONSRAIL TRAFFICRIGHT TO PRIVACYROAD TRAFFICRURAL ENVIRONMENTSHIFT WORKSLEEPTRAFFIC NOISEWEATHER FORECASTINGWINDOWSHOURS OF WORK Environment and conservation <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>To explore subjective response to road traffic noise in rural areas (characterised by low ambient sound levels) and compare the results with subjective response arising from more commonly studied urban and suburban areas.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Variables<br> Subjective responses to most sounds comprising the total sound environment were explored. Sounds created inside and outside the home were considered. Respondents were given the opportunity to express positive feelings (liking) towards particular sounds as well as indifference and negative feelings (disliking). 07 October 1977 - January 197807 October 197701 January 1978 England HampshireWiltshire IndividualsSubnationalNoiseRural residents Residents of villages within a twenty-five mile radius of Southampton Cross-sectional (one-time) study Ten villages within easy reach of Southampton were selected purposively to reflect different sound environments. Blocks of dwellings were selected within each band, and households within the bands randomly selected. At each household, one adult (18+) was selected at random for the interview Face-to-face interview <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> Hawkins, M. (1979) 'Human response to domestic appliance sound', [presentation], <i> Inter-noise Conference</i>, 01 January 1979-01 January 1979, Warsaw, Poland. Human response to domestic appliance sound Prescott-Clarke, P. (1978) <i>Rural noise survey: methodological report</i> [Research report], London: Social and Community Planning Research. Rural noise survey Hawkins, M. (0001) 'Subjective evaluation of noise in areas with low ambient levels' <i></i>-. Subjective evaluation of noise in areas with low ambient levels https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1408 2024-11-28T07:20:59Z ddi:codebook:2_5