Hinder door milieufactoren en de beoordeling van de leefomgeving in Nederland. Inventarisatie Verstoringen 2003

The most annoying source of noise in the Netherlands is road traffic. Of the Dutch population aged 16 years and older 29% is severely annoyed by this type of noise. Second and third most annoying noise sources are air traffic and neighbours (both 12% severely annoyed). Mopeds are the most annoying source of road traffic noise. Nineteen percent of the Dutch population is severely annoyed by the noise of mopeds, followed by motorbikes (11% severely annoyed) and lorries (10% severely annoyed). The severe annoyance from mopeds, highways and building and demolition sites exhibits a rising trend since 1993. For military planes, cars and busses severe annoyance has declined since 1993. In addition to noise annoyance, mopeds are the most important source of sleep disturbance; 7% of the respondents report severe sleep disturbance by moped noise. The (loud and reckless) behaviour of moped drivers is also an important source of annoyance. These are some results from a periodic national survey on annoyance, sleep disturbance, risk perception and of the quality of the living environment. In general, Dutch inhabitants are satisfied with their homes and residential areas. The average score for satisfaction with the residential area is 7,7 on a scale from 0-10. People are most dissatisfied with parking facilities in the neighbourhood (18%), public transport (16%) and space for playgrounds in the neighbourhood (12%). In comparison with the last survey (in 1998), residential satisfaction has increased.