Research Article
Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in House Dust in Canadian Homes: Behaviors and Associations with Housing Characteristics and Consumer Products
Table 1
Characteristics of the 726 homes in CHILD with phthalate measured in dust.
| | Characteristic | Total | | () |
| | Study center | | Edmonton | 140 (19.3%) | | Toronto | 200 (27.5%) | | Vancouver | 173 (23.8%) | | Manitoba | 213 (29.3%) | | Household income (CA$) | | <60000 | 116 (16.0%) | | 60000-100000 | 186 (25.6%) | | 100000-150000 | 190 (26.2%) | | >150000 | 153 (21.1%) | | Missing | 81 (11.2%) | | House volume (excluding basement) (m3) | | 0-200 | 187 (25.8%) | | >200-250 | 150 (20.7%) | | >250-350 | 190 (26.2%) | | >350 | 178 (24.5%) | | Home built period | | 1939 or earlier | 115 (15.8%) | | 1940-1969 | 142 (19.6%) | | 1970-1989 | 143 (19.7%) | | 1990 or later | 221 (30.4%) | | Missing | 105 (14.5%) | | Dwelling type | | Single-family detached house | 371 (51.1%) | | Townhouse/semi-detached | 120 (16.5%) | | Apartment | 146 (20.1%) | | Multifamily home | 43 (5.9%) | | Other | 13 (1.8%) | | Mean ambient temperature on the sampling day (°C) | | <0 | 151 (20.8%) | | 0-≤10 | 225 (31.0%) | | >10-16 | 163 (22.5%) | | >16 | 182 (25.1%) | | Missing | 5 (0.7%) |
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Outdoor temperature was used as a proxy for the season. |
