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Table 4 Preference for fragrance-free environments

From: Between attraction and avoidance: from perfume application to fragrance-free policies

 

General population

People who prefer fragrance-free products

People who do not prefer fragrance-free products

Fragrance-sensitive people

Non-fragrance-sensitive people

Hotel without fragranced air

 Yes (without fragranced air)

58.4

70.7

49.7

69.9

55.6

 Not sure

23.1

13.5

30.0

12.3

25.8

 No (with fragranced air)

18.1

15.5

20.0

16.4

18.6

Airplane without fragranced air

 Yes (without scented air)

57.0

67.7

49.4

70.3

53.7

 Not sure

26.7

18.8

32.3

14.6

29.7

 No (with scented air)

15.7

13.1

17.5

13.2

16.3

  1. Percentage of answers given by the general population and the various subgroups to the questions: “Staying in a hotel with/without fragranced air. Which would you choose?” and “Flying on an airplane that pumped/did not pump scented air throughout the passenger cabin. Which would you choose?” (Sizes of (sub)groups see first line in Table 1.)