Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Residential Segregation, and Spatial Variation in Noise Exposure in the Contiguous United States

Conclusions:
We found evidence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic differences in model-based estimates of noise exposure throughout the United States. Additional research is needed to determine if differences in noise exposure may contribute to health disparities in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP898

Received: 01 August 2016
Revised: 06 February 2017
Accepted: 06 February 2017
Published: 25 July 2017
Address correspondence to J.A. Casey, University of California, Berkeley, 13B University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94610 USA. Telephone: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP898).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - July 25, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research