To study the impact of age of employees on satisfaction with noise levels in their office environment

Abstract

Noise is probably the most prevalent annoyance source in offices, and can lead to increased stress for occupants. However, indoor environments deemed satisfactory by a certain occupant group may not be satisfactory to another. Building occupants often react in noticeably different ways under the same indoor environment, leading to a presumption that various socio demographic variables beyond environmental parameters influence occupants’ perception of the quality of indoor environment. Present study aimed to study
the impact of age of employees on satisfaction with noise levels in their office environment A total of 660 employees from various offices of Chandigarh were recruited as sample. The age range of the sample was between 25 to 60 years. In the present study sample was divided into three age groups Group 1 (25 to 34yr) consisted of 266 employees, Group II (35 to 49yr) consisted of 263 employees, and Group III (50 to 60yr) consisted of 131 employees. The questionnaire was adapted and modified version of already existing scales of occupants’ satisfaction with indoor environment quality (IEQ) components of other buildings by different researchers. Findings of present study are in consensus with the previous research. Older respondents were found to be more satisfied with dwellings than younger ones. As employees become older, they may be less likely to struggle to resist or control and becomes more tolerant and accommodating to ones office environment.