Report of the Committee of the Social Survey on Noise Problems

A questionnaire survey on noise problems with elderly people

“…They were, (1) satisfaction with the environment, (2) audibility and annoyance of various sounds in the environment, (3) most annoying sound source, (4) opinions concerning auditory warning signals, (5) habituation to noise, and (6) face sheet. Q1 to Q3 are the items proposed by the committee of the Acoustical Society of Japan [4,5].…”

Proposal of fundamental items for social survey on noise problems

“…The Committee proposed fundamental items for a questionnaire that can be used commonly in social surveys in Japanese in 1992 [1] after preliminary surveys conducted in seven research organizations which the committee members belonged to. The English version of the questionnaire was published in 1996 [2].…”

Effects of Leisure Activity Related Noise in Residential Zones

“…First, by physical measurement, and there have been several studies characterizing the acoustic conditions of different cities, with analyses of one or more facets of the problem, such as the sources of noise, and noise contamination levels [1][2][3][4][5]. Secondly, psychological and social aspects, which generally consist of surveys of a significant sample of the affected population [6][7][8][9].…”