Spatial distribution of traffic induced noise exposures in a US city: an analytic tool for assessing the health impacts of urban planning decisions

Table 3 Population characteristics for each neighborhood, predicted noise, numbers of highly annoyed.

Neighborhood	Population (1,000s)	Population per 100 m²	Noise level (dB Ldn)	Highly annoyed (1,000s)	Prevalence of highly annoyed	Highly annoyed per 100 m²
Bayview/Hunter's Point	33	0.27	66	6	18%	0.05
Central West	100	0.56	63	13	13%	0.07
Chinatown	10	2.88	67	2	20%	0.54
Downtown/Civic Center	40	2.37	69	9	23%	0.55
Excelsior/Visitation Valley/Crocker/Outer Mission	98	0.78	64	15	15%	0.12
Financial District	4	0.21	68	1	25%	0.04
Glen Park/Bernal Heights	31	0.84	61	4	13%	0.10
Haight Ashbury	23	1.08	66	4	17%	0.19
Inner Mission	48	1.24	68	10	21%	0.25
Lakeshore	18	0.19	64	3	17%	0.03
Nob Hill/Russian Hill/Pacific Heights/Marina	82	1.23	67	16	20%	0.24
North Beach	12	0.68	65	2	17%	0.11
Northwest	85	0.53	63	12	14%	0.07
Potrero Hill	11	0.27	65	2	18%	0.04
South of Market	22	0.38	70	6	27%	0.10
Twin Peaks/Diamond Heights/Oceanview	58	0.51	62	7	12%	0.06
Upper Market/Noe Valley	51	0.98	64	8	16%	0.15
Western Addition	51	1.30	68	10	20%	0.26
All	775	0.64	65	128	17%	0.11

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