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  • INTRODUCTION
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    • DEMOGRAPHICS
      • AGE
      • EDUCATION
      • EMPLOYMENT
      • HOUSING TYPE
      • INCOME
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • SEX
      • RACE
      • RESIDENCY
    • PERCEPTIONS
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      • 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
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      • NOISE COMPLAINT HEAT MAP
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      • ROAD TRAFFIC ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • STREET ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • TRAIN ANNOYANCE LEVELS
    • HEALTH OUTCOMES MAPS
      • SELF-REPORTED
      • OVERALL HEALTH STATUS
      • HOURS OF SLEEP
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    • URBAN SOUND BITES
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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

TEMPORALITY OVERALL: NUMBER OF NOISE COMPLAINTS BY TIME OF DAY

  • NUMBER OF NOISE COMPLAINTS BY TIME OF DAY

Analyzing the time of day in which noise complaints occur can give us a clearer picture of the times of day when residents are most bothered by sounds in their community. We consider three time periods:
  • Sleeping hours are defined as the time period between 9 pm and 5:59 am and are meant to represent the time when the majority of city residents are sleeping.
  • The AM time period corresponds to the time period between 6 am and 11:59 am.
  • The PM time period corresponds to the time from noon until 8:59:59 pm.
The PM and “sleeping hours” time period accounted for the majority of noise complaints. While we do understand that the way these time periods were defined gives more hours to both the “sleeping hours” and PM time, a breakdown of complaints using AM (12am – 11:59:59 am) and PM (12 pm to 11:59:59 pm) still shows that the majority of complaints are made during the PM hours (57%).

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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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