The disturbance caused to school teachers by noise

Abstract A survey to investigate the disturbance caused to secondary school teachers by noise is described. Although the survey sample was selected on the basis of road traffic noise exposure it has also been possible to draw conclusions about the disturbance by aircraft noise. Quantitative relationships have been established between the proportions of teachers bothered by noise and the noise level to which they are exposed. The results of this school survey are compared with dwelling noise surveys.