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  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SURVEY
    • DEMOGRAPHICS
      • AGE
      • EDUCATION
      • EMPLOYMENT
      • HOUSING TYPE
      • INCOME
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • SEX
      • RACE
      • RESIDENCY
    • PERCEPTIONS
      • SOUND SENSITIVITY
      • DETERMINANTS OF ANNOYANCE
      • TEMPORALITY
      • PERCEPTIONS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
      • WORKPLACE PERCEPTION
    • NOISE COMPLAINTS
      • TEMPORALITY OVERALL
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • MONTH
      • TEMPORALITY BY TYPE OF COMPLAINT
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • MONTH
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • TYPE
    • HEALTH IMPACTS
      • PHYSICAL
      • MENTAL HEALTH
      • SLEEP & RELAXATION
    • NOISE ABATEMENT
    • ADVOCACY STRATEGIES
  • SOUND MAPPING
    • SOUND LEVEL MAPS
      • A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVELS (dBA)
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
      • UNWEIGHTED SOUND LEVELS (dB)
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
      • UNWEIGHTED – A – WEIGHTED SOUND
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
    • SOUND PERCEPTION MAPS
      • AIRCRAFT ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • HORNS ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • LEAF BLOWER ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • NEIGHBORHOOD SOUND ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • NOISE COMPLAINT HEAT MAP
      • SOUND SENSITIVITY
      • ROAD TRAFFIC ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • STREET ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • TRAIN ANNOYANCE LEVELS
    • HEALTH OUTCOMES MAPS
      • SELF-REPORTED
      • OVERALL HEALTH STATUS
      • HOURS OF SLEEP
  • SOUNDSCAPES
    • COMMUNITY SOUND PORTRAITS
    • URBAN SOUND BITES
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    • REPORT CARDS LIST
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SOUND PERCEPTION MAPS

Aircraft Annoyance Levels


Horns Annoyance Levels


Leaf Blower Annoyance Levels


Neighborhood Sound Annoyance Levels


Noise Complaint Heat Map


Sound Sensitivity


Road Traffic Annoyance Levels


Street Sound Annoyance Levels


Train Annoyance Levels


SOUND PERCEPTION MAPS

This portion of the report contains interactive and static, downloadable maps of sound perception based off of responses from The Greater Boston Neighborhood Noise Survey. Here, we show spatially, the variation of sensitivity and annoyance levels for residents of the Greater Boston Community. Specifically, we visually represent sound sensitivity, perceptions of sound levels on a residents’ street or neighborhood, and annoyances towards specific sound sources such as aircraft, trains, road traffic, horns, and leaf blowers.
We also visually represent noise complaint data obtained from the City of Boston’s Police Department both overall and during “sleeping hours”, which we define as the time period where the majority of residents are sleeping.
So, why is perception worth talking about?
You have to remember that sound is both an objective and subjective physical exposure. While we can measure sound, only the one being exposed to it can tell you whether or not it is actually noise. Further, we believe that the subjective response to noise plays an important role in modifying and mediating the pathway from exposure to negative health. In other words, we believe that those who more annoyed/stressed by sound, may experience a more health response than those who are not as annoyed/stressed by sound.
We believe that it is important to not only describe environmental sound objectively, but also try to understand to what residents describe as noise and to what extent it bothers them.
To view a rigorous breakdown of sound perception based on responses from Boston residents, visit here. This analysis includes a look at sound sensitivity, determinants of annoyance, the temporality of annoyance, perceptions of specific sound sources, and the perception of sound in the work place, for each Boston Neighborhood.

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THE 2016 GREATER BOSTON NOISE REPORT BY WWW.NOISEANDTHECITY.ORG I   ERICA WALKER  I  JULIO CÉSAR ROMÁN  I  MARCOS LUNA

INTRODUCTION


INTRODUCTION


SURVEY


DEMOGRAPHICS


PERCEPTIONS


NOISE COMPLAINTS


HEALTH IMPACTS


NOISE ABATEMENT


ADVOCACY STRATEGIES


SOUND MAPPING 


SOUND LEVEL MAPS


SOUND PERCEPTIONS


HEALTH OUTCOME MAPS


SOUNDSCAPES


COMMUNITY SOUND BITES


URBAN SOUND BITES


REPORT CARDS


GRADING METHODOLOGY


REPORT CARD LIST


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