Survey on Households and the Environment 
Classification by characteristics of the reference person
Percentage of dwellings whose residents have suffered problems with noise in their surroundings, by size of the dwelling (no. of persons occupying it) and cause, and that have taken some measure
Units: %  over the total number of dwellings

,With a noise problem,Due to overland traffic,Due to air traffic,Due to neighbours,From animals,Mechanical causes (including construction),Due to trade and recreational activities,Due to informal urban get-togethers (outdoor drinking),Other causes,Have taken some measure against noise (*),
TOTAL,25.1,11.7,1.9,8.9,2.8,7.3,3.5,2.8,1.5,31.0,
Employed persons,26.7,12.2,2.3,10.4,3.4,8.1,3.7,2.7,1.8,31.4,
1. Employed full-time,26.6,12.0,2.3,10.3,3.4,7.9,3.7,2.6,1.7,31.0,
2. Employed part-time,28.5,14.1,2.1,11.0,2.9,10.8,3.7,3.6,2.4,34.9,
Unemployed person,28.1,13.9,1.7,10.9,3.2,8.2,5.0,4.6,0.8,30.2,
Inactive persons,22.2,10.5,1.3,6.4,2.0,5.9,3.0,2.7,1.3,30.5,
1. Pensioners,21.1,9.7,1.2,6.1,1.9,5.8,3.2,2.7,1.2,30.1,
2. Housework,23.7,12.0,1.3,6.4,2.1,5.2,2.3,2.6,1.4,31.9,
3. Other inactive persons,29.0,14.7,1.9,11.6,2.3,9.7,4.3,2.7,1.9,28.9,
Notes:
1) (*) % over the total number of dwellings with noise problems
Source: National Statistics Institute