Human Activity Patterns in Cincinnati, Ohio

摘要

Under direction of the Electric Power Research Institute, PEI Associates conducted a study of human activity patterns in a three-county area which included Cincinnati, Ohio. The primary objective of this study was to develop a large data base containing typical 24-hour activity patterns for both urban and rural population groups which could be used to estimate human exposure to air pollution. A total of 973 study participants were obtained. through the use of a screening questionnaire administered to several thousand households in the study area. Each participant was asked to carry an activity diary for three consecutive 24-hour sampling periods in either March or August of 1985. Each participant was also requested to complete a detailed background questionnaire.