This document summarizes the results of a survey about noise pollution. Key findings include: - 100% of respondents said noise is a form of pollution. - 84% said they contribute to noise pollution, mainly through car use. - The biggest sources of noise pollution are ground transport (56%) and mechanical noise (20%). - Noise pollution affects most people's daily lives moderately (52% said a 3 on a 5 point scale).

1. Sabela Doldán · Oscar Camiña · Héctor
Ferrando Gerard Aymerich · Xavi Hernández

2. What is noise
pollution?
Excessive and annoying sounds causing
negative effects on the health of living beings is
considered noise pollution
• It is clean with environment
• It is only perceived by the ear
• It is focused on a specific area
• It is complex to quantify

3. Objectives
How does noise pollution affect people?
How do people contribute to this kind of pollution?
How aware are people about this problem?
How can noise pollution be minimized?

4. Type of survey
• Multiple choice
• Yes/No
• Scale answers

5. Results

6. Do you think noise is a kind of pollution?
Yes / NoResults
100%
yes no

7. Do you think you contribute to noise pollution?
Yes / NoResults
84%
16%
yes no

8. Do you imagine a city without noise pollution?
40%
60%
Yes No
Yes / NoResults

9. At what moment of the day do you think there is more
noise pollution?
Multiple choiseResults
36%
32%
12%
20%
Morning
Might day
Afeternoon
Night

10. What do you think is the biggest source of noise pollution?
Multiple choiseResults
56%
12%
8%
20%
4%
Ground transport
Air transport
Community noise
Animal noise
Mechanical noise
Comercial and leisure noise

11. How often do you use the following vehicles?
Multiple choiseResults
0
5
10
15
20
25
Once a
year
Once a
month
Once a
week
Everyday 3-6 d/w 1-2 d/w Never
Car
Motorbike
Plane
Bike

12. Which of the following vehicles do you think causes most
noise pollution? (In order1 to 5)
Scale answersResults
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
car motorbike plane bike public
transport
1
2
3
4
5

13. How much does noise pollution affect your daily life?
(From 1 to 5)
Scale answersResults
Max 5
16%
4
16%
3
52%
2
16%
Max 5
4
3
2
Min 1

14. Conclusions
• All of the respondents consider noise a kind of pollution, more
than 50 % states it affects them moderately
• Most of the respondents think they contribute in the
contamination, especially using the car
• 76% of the respondents indicate that the most disturbing
noises are made by ground transport and mechanical noise
• Most noise pollution is from morning until mid day
• 40 % can imagine a city without noise pollution, however they
are still using their cars
• Although the land transport is the kind of vehicle It affects
56% of people, respondents agreed that the plane is what
produces more noise