Questionnaire on noise
This is a questionnaire relating to the monitoring and assessment of environmental noise. A core set is available which can be incorporated in a general population questionnaire. In a few occasions the tables have been filled with some typical replies from a large scale Dutch survey, in small blue italics.
A.1 |
How long do you live in this house |
.. Year (if shorter then 1 year: end) |
A. 2 |
What are the positive aspects of living here (more then 1 answer possible) |
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- quiet |
38 |
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- little traffic |
38 |
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- space |
41 |
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- shops nearby |
48 |
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- work nearby |
28 |
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- public transport nearby |
45 |
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- schools nearby |
22 |
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- close to city centre |
25 |
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- good connections to city |
44 |
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- lots of green/recreational facilities |
38 |
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- social neighbourhood (neighbours/family) |
40 |
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- view |
33 |
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- house in favourable position |
56 |
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- airport nearby |
19 |
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- environmentally sound (healthy air, soil, etc) |
14 |
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- safe surroundings |
22 |
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- others |
4 |
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- no positive feelings |
1 |
A.3 |
What are the negative aspects of living here (more then 1 answer possible) |
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- no quiet/noisy |
27 |
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- much traffic |
21 |
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- lack of space |
8 |
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- shops far away |
12 |
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- work far away |
5 |
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- public transport far away |
8 |
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- schools too far away |
4 |
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- far from city centre |
8 |
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- no good connections to city |
5 |
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- lack of green/recreational facilities |
10 |
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- not a social neighbourhood (neighbours/family) |
8 |
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- not a nice view |
12 |
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- house (or garden) in unfavourable position |
6 |
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- airport nearby |
48 |
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- environmentally not clean (unhealthy air, soil, etc) |
23 |
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- unsafe surroundings |
11 |
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- others |
8 |
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- no negative feelings |
12 |
A.4 How much are you satisfied about:
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extremely satisfied |
very satisfied |
satisfied |
somewhat unsatisfied |
definitely un satisfied |
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a. |
Your house? |
15 |
36 |
43 |
6 |
1 |
b |
living in this neighbourhood? |
7 |
25 |
53 |
12 |
31 |
Introduction to Question B1
In this question people or objects are mentioned that produce noise, so they are noise sources. Can you indicate how often do you hear them around here?
B1 How often do you hear in or around your home the following noise sources?
(Only 1 cross each source please)
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daily |
at least once a week |
at least once a month |
at least once in the past year |
never |
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a. |
Urban traffic |
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b. |
Traffic on highways, motorways, and the like. . - |
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c |
passenger cars |
71 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
d |
delivery vans |
27 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
48 |
e |
heavy truck/ freight transport vehicles |
29 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
42 |
f |
motor bikes |
16 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
53 |
g |
mopeds |
45 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
34 |
h |
Civil aircraft |
14 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
56 |
i |
Military aircraft |
2 |
6 |
13 |
14 |
64 |
j |
General aviation |
2 |
5 |
12 |
20 |
62 |
k. |
Neighbours |
43 |
21 |
10 |
6 |
20 |
l |
Passenger trains |
13 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
73 |
m |
freight trains |
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n |
trams or metro |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
97 |
o |
industry |
12 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
56 |
p. |
building and demolishing |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
88 |
q. |
Delivery of shops and business |
10 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
78 |
r |
bars/disco |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
91 |
s |
luna parks etc |
0 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
72 |
t |
noisy sports (shooting,car/ motorcycle races etc) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
98 |
s |
others |
16 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
66 |
B2
Next is a zero to ten opinion scale for how much (..source..) noise bothers, disturbs or annoys you when you are here at home. If you are not at all annoyed choose zero, if you are extremely annoyed choose ten, if you are somewhere in between, choose a number between zero and ten. Thinking about the last 12 months or so, what number from zero to ten best shows how much you are bothered or annoyed by (..source..) noise?
0= not at all annoyed |
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10= very much annoyed |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
a |
Urban traffic |
25 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
b |
Traffic on highways, motorways, and the like. |
23 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
c |
passenger cars |
37 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
d |
delivery vans |
43 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
e |
heavy truck/ freight transport vehicles |
27 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
f |
motor bikes |
23 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
g |
mopeds |
20 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
h |
Civil aircraft |
37 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
i |
Military aircraft |
25 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
j |
General aviation |
52 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
k |
delviry of shops and business |
85 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
l |
neighbours |
42 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
m |
Passenger trains |
82 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
n |
Freight trains |
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o |
trams or metro |
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p |
industry |
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q. |
Delivery of shops and business |
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r |
bars/disco |
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s |
luna parks etc |
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t |
noisy sports (shooting,car/ motorcycle races etc) |
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others |
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B3 To what extent do you consider yourself sensitive to noise?
0 = not at all sensitive |
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10= very sensitive |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
9 |
22 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
Cl In what type of house do you live?
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5 |
flat or appartment (downstairs) |
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25 |
flat or appartment building (higher levels) |
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31 |
semi-detached |
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15 |
semi-detached (angle) |
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10 |
semi-detached (twin) |
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11 |
single |
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3 |
other |
C2 Is this house:
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42 |
rented |
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57 |
own property |
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1 |
other |
C3 What was the building year of your house?
(Remark: Ask for precise year; group later to needs)
4 |
before 1900 |
21 |
1900 - 1944 |
51 |
1945 - 1979 |
22 |
1980 and later |
2 |
don?t know |
C4 Do you cook meals on:
82 |
natural gas |
17 |
electric |
0 |
town gas |
0 |
coal |
1 |
other |
C5 In what way(s) is your house heated (more then 1 answer possible)
86 |
central heating |
13 |
gas stove |
1 |
oil heater |
4 |
wood stove |
15 |
open chimney |
2 |
hot air heater |
2 |
town heating |
2 |
other |
C6 Did you ever had humidity spots in you house over the past year?
1 |
not at all |
29 |
every now and then |
6 |
often |
4 |
all the time |
C7 Did you have any mould growth in your house over the past 2 years?
77 |
not at all |
17 |
every now and then |
3 |
often |
3 |
all the time |
C8 Do you have a cat, dog, bird or rodent as a pet in your house?
40 |
yes |
21 |
no, not any more |
39 |
no, never had one |
C9 Is your house specially insulated against noises from outside?
14 |
yes, from the start |
18 |
yes, later, on a grant from authority or institution |
6 |
yes, later, by present owner |
52 |
house has no special insulation |
8 |
don?t know |
C10 Is your house specially insulated against noise from
(More then 1 answer possible)
11 |
road traffic |
19 |
airplanes |
4 |
neighbours |
2 |
trains |
1 |
industry |
1 |
bars/disco |
53 |
none of these |
14 |
don?t know |
C11 To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied about the insulation of your house against out side noises?
0= very satisfied |
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10= very dissatisfied |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
10 |
C12 Do you ever ventilate your house less then you would like because of road traffic?
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Yes, often |
yes, occasionally |
no, never |
a- because of noise |
10 |
19 |
71 |
b. Because of smell |
5 |
20 |
76 |
c because of dust/smoke |
3 |
14 |
82 |
C13 Do you ever ventilate your house less then you would like because of airplanes?
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Yes, often |
yes, occasionally |
no, never |
a. |
because of noise |
19 |
25 |
56 |
b. |
Because of smell |
5 |
3 |
82 |
c. |
because of dust/smoke |
4 |
11 |
85 |
Instructions for this section:
In this section a few questions are asked about your experiences over different periods then the past 12 months. When this is the case, this is explicitely stated.
D1 In general, how is your health?
22 |
very good |
57 |
good |
14 |
just allright |
6 |
sometimes good, sometimes bad |
1 |
bad |
D2 How often do you use sleeping pills or tranquilizers?
3 |
every night |
3 |
frequently |
14 |
every now and then |
81 |
never |
Instruction:
Again this is about your personal experiences over the past 12 months, excluding single or rare occasions.
N.B. When you work night-shifts, read for night: the sleeping period.
E1 At what time do you usually go to sleep on working days?
0 |
before 21.00 hour |
1 |
between 21.00 and21.30 hour |
3 |
between 21.30 and 22.00 hour |
12 |
between 22.00 and 22.30 hour |
24 |
between 22.30 and 23.00 hour |
25 |
between 23.00 and 23.30 hour |
22 |
between 23.30 and 24.00 hour |
13 |
after 24.00 hour |
E2 At what time do you usually wake up on working days?
1 |
before 05.00 hour |
2 |
between 05.00 and 05.30 hour |
5 |
between 05.30 and 06.00 hour |
10 |
between 06.00 and 06.30 hour |
18 |
between 06.30 and 07.00 hour |
24 |
between 07.00 and 07.30 hour |
21 |
between 07.30 and 08.00 hour |
19 |
after 08.00 hour |
E3 At what time do you usually go to sleep on weekends?
0 |
before 21.00 hour |
0 |
between 21.00 and 21.30 hour |
1 |
between 21.30 and 22.00 hour |
3 |
between 22.00 and 22.30 hour |
10 |
between 22.30 and 23.00 hour |
20 |
between 23.00 and 23.30 hour |
31 |
between 23.30 and 24.00 hour |
35 |
after 24.00 hour |
E4 At what time do you usually wake up on weekends?
1 |
before 06.00 hour |
1 |
between 06.00 and 06.30 hour |
2 |
between 06.30 and 07.00 hour |
5 |
between 07.00 and 07.30 hour |
11 |
between 07.30 and 08.00 hour |
19 |
between 08.00 and 08.30 hour |
27 |
between 08.30 and 09.00 hour |
35 |
after 09.00 hour |
E5 Do you usually sleep (nap) at other times during the day?
If yes: between .. and .. hour
E6 How often do you sleep with windows open?
always |
often |
occasionally |
rarely |
never |
30 |
23 |
22 |
11 |
15 |
E7 How often is your sleep disturbed by noise from the following sources? (Please place 1 cross only per line)
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daily |
at least once a week |
at least once a month |
at least once in the past year |
never |
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a. |
Urban traffic |
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b. |
Traffic on highways, motorways, and the like. . - |
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c |
passenger cars |
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d |
delivery vans |
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e |
heavy truck/ freight transport vehicles |
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f |
motor bikes |
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g |
mopeds |
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h |
Civil aircraft |
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i |
Military aircraft |
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j |
General aviation |
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k. |
Neighbours |
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l |
Passenger trains |
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m |
freight trains |
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n |
trams or metro |
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o |
industry |
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p. |
building and demolishing |
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q. |
Delivery of shops and business |
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r |
bars/disco |
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s |
luna parks etc |
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t |
noisy sports (shooting,car/ motorcycle races etc) |
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s |
source unknown |
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E8
Next is a zero to ten opinion scale for how much (..source..) noise disturbs your sleep when you are at home. If you are not at all annoyed choose zero, if you are extremely annoyed choose ten, if you are somewhere in between, choose a number between zero and ten that best reflects the extent to which your sleep is disturbed. Thinking about the last 12 months or so, what number from zero to ten best shows how much your sleep is disturbed by (..source..) noise?
0= not at all disturbed |
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10= very much disturbed |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
a |
Urban traffic |
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b |
Traffic on highways, motorways, and the like. |
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c |
passenger cars |
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d |
delivery vans |
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e |
heavy truck/ freight transport vehicles |
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f |
motor bikes |
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g |
mopeds |
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h |
Civil aircraft |
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i |
Military aircraft |
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j |
General aviation |
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k |
delivery of shops and business |
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l |
neighbours |
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m |
Passenger trains |
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n |
Freight trains |
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o |
trams or metro |
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p |
industry |
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q. |
Delivery of shops and business |
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r |
bars/disco |
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s |
luna parks etc |
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t |
noisy sports (shooting, car/ motorcycle races etc) |
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u |
source unknown |
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E9
Is your sleep disturbed because it wakes you up, prevents you from falling asleep (again), or both:
wakes me up |
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prevents me from falling asleep (again) |
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both |
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not disturbed |
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F1 What is your age?
F2 Male or female?
54
male46
femaleF3 civil status?
68
married or stable relationship32
single
F4 What the highest educational level you succesfully completed.
(Please only 1 answer)
0
no education6
primary school46
Professional education15
high school or comparable20
higher professional education11
university3
other
F5
Which description fits you best?
44
I am paid to work 32 Hour of more per week8
I am paid to work between l9 and 32 hour per week6
I am paid to work less then 19 hour per week12
I am fulltime housewife/houseman19
I am pensioned4
I am studying-2
I work as a volunteer2
Unemployed4 I am invalid
F6
Do you regularly work night shifts, so you have to sleep in day time?
7
yes51
no42
not employed