Association of Personal and Workplace Characteristics with Health, Comfort andOdor: A Survey of 3948 Office Workers in Three Buildings

摘要

A questionnaire on health symptoms, workplace conditions, and perceived indoorair quality was administered to 3948 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC in the winter of 1989. The main goal was to determine the personal or workplace characteristics associated with health symptoms. A principal components analysis of 32 health symptoms identified 12 health factors. The 12 health factors were regressed linearly on the 50-100 personal, workplace, and spatial characteristics identified from the questionnaire and building blueprints. Eleven variables were associated with multiple health factors. The main workplace variables were dust and glare. Personal characteristics of importance were mold allergies and sensitivity to chemicals. Two measures of