Global Courant 2023-05-31 07:19:00
A new questionnaire performed by Research Co. reveals that more than half of Canadians (54 percent) believe their city or town has experienced an increase in noise levels in the past year. This is an increase of five points from a comparable poll by Research Co. which was held in August 2022.
Data shows that 61 percent of residents of Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia feel their city or town is noisier than last year. The proportions are lower in Quebec (50 percent), Atlantic Canada (45 percent), and Saskatchewan (44 percent) and Manitoba (44 percent).
The survey also found that 32 percent of Canadians believe their homes are noisier now than they were last year. Similarly, 43 percent believe their street has become noisier over the same period.
According to data from Research Co. 32 percent of Canadians said they were bothered by unnecessary noise from vehicles at home in the past year. The proportion was lower for barking dogs (30 percent) and construction-related noises (29 percent).
The survey shows that more than one in five Canadians have experienced other disturbances in their home, including loud people outside (23 percent) car alarms (22 percent), loud music in a vehicle (22 percent) loud music coming from a home in the vicinity (21 percent) and excessive horn blowing by motorists (21 percent).
Twenty percent of Canadians report being bothered by yard work, including lawnmowers and leaf blowers. The proportion is the same (20 percent) among those who have experienced screaming or screaming in a nearby home.
A lower percentage of Canadians report experiencing yelling or screaming in a nearby home (20 percent), fireworks (20 percent), power tools (19 percent), a loud gathering or party in a neighborhood home (16 percent). ), a house alarm (11 percent), or meowing cats (7 percent).
Sixteen percent of Canadians said they wear earplugs to muffle noise in the home. In addition, 11 percent said they bought noise-canceling headphones or earphones.
However, fewer Canadians have reported noise disturbance to the police (nine percent) or have moved out of their previous home because of noise (six percent).
“The percentage of Canadians who have not taken action to address noise in their homes has fallen from 74 percent in 2022 to 67 percent in 2023,” said Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., in a new release released Monday. published. “Canadians aged 18 to 34 are more likely to wear earplugs or buy special hardware to dampen noise.”
Methodology:
The results are based on an online survey of 1,000 adults in Canada conducted from May 19 to May 21, 2023. The data is statistically weighted by Canadian census figures for age, gender and region in Canada. The margin of error – which measures the variability of the sample – is +/- 3.1 percentage points, nineteen times out of twenty.
Coverage for this story was paid for through the Meta-funded The Afghan Journalists in Residence Project.
