title: Measuring subjective response to aircraft noise: the effects of survey context.
abstract: In applied research, noise annoyance is often used as indicator of subjective reaction to aircraft noise in residential areas. The present study aims to show that the meaning which respondents attach to the concept of aircraft noise annoyance is partly a function of survey context. To this purpose a survey is conducted among residents living near Schiphol Airport, the largest airport in the Netherlands. In line with the formulated hypotheses it is shown that different sets of preceding questionnaire items influence the response distribution of aircraft noise annoyance as well as the correlational patterns between aircraft noise annoyance and other relevant scales.
authors.affiliation: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. m.kroesen@tudelft.nl
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kroesen
authors.forename: Eric J E
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Molin
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Wee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D001307:Auditory Perception; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007508:Irritable Mood; D008144:Loudness Perception; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D009624:Noise, Transportation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires