Research Article

Correlation between the Prevalence of Sick-Building Syndrome and Safe Indoor Air Quality Concept in Private Residential Housing in Jordan

Table 8

Spearman’s rho correlation between building quality, ventilation, and occupant’s activity (smoking) factors and occupant’s health (Authors, 2022).

Occupant’s health factorsBuilding qualityVentilationOccupant’s behavior
Age of the buildingNew furnitureMaintenanceNo. of roomsFloor levelVentilation typeSmoking

COVID-19−0.0870.3020.0490.2940.073−0.229
Long-term asthma−0.4230.058−0.4060.393−0.156−0.132
Short-term allergy−0.029−0.0340.202−0.293−0.276−0.155−0.076
SBS symptoms0.035−0.101−0.235−0.147−0.0730.229

correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).