UK Aircraft Noise Index Study, 1982

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this study was to substantiate an aircraft noise index - a measure of the disturbance arising from aircraft noise - for use at major U.K. airports.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Length of time in and attitudes towards neighbourhood, amount of annoyance and disturbance caused by noise.<br> Background Variables<br> Employment, educational background, marital status, sex, age.<br> Measurement Scales<br> Guttman Annoyance Scale, Aircraft Noise Annoyance Scale (see: Wilson Committee on the Problem of Noise: final report. HMSO (Cmnd 2056, 1963).