10.17037/DATA.00002654
A survey questionnaire, data, and analysis code produced as part of a global cross-sectional survey of urban youth on their cities and urban air quality. The dataset contains 3,222 survey responses, with respondents classified as a parent of someone under 13 years old, participant aged between 13-25 years, or aged over 25 years of age. The survey contains questions on respondent opinion of the air quality in the town/city in which they live, main sources of air pollution, the best and worst things about living in the area, and whether they consider it becoming a nicer/less nice place to live.
The “CCC_survey_quan_data” dataset contains quantitative responses provided by survey participants. Processing has been performed upon responses to de-identify information.
Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
ID | Response ID | String | ||
geoscheme_region | Geographic region | String | ||
Africa | Africa | |||
Americas | Americas | |||
Asia | Asia | |||
Europe | Europe | |||
geoscheme_subregion | Geographic region | String | ||
Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa | |||
Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
North America | North America | |||
Southeastern Asia | Southeastern Asia | |||
Southern Asia | Southern Asia | |||
Western Africa | Western Africa | |||
Western Europe | Western Europe | |||
OECD | OECD Classification | String | ||
HIC | High Income Country | |||
LMIC | Low and Low Middle Income Country | |||
city | City | String | ||
Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | |||
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | |||
Dhaka | Dhaka | |||
Freetown | Freetown | |||
Glasgow | Glasgow | |||
Harare | Harare | |||
Jaipur | Jaipur | |||
Lahore | Lahore | |||
London | London | |||
Los Angeles | Los Angeles | |||
Mexico City | Mexico City | |||
Milan | Milan | |||
Nairobi | Nairobi | |||
Quezon City | Quezon City | |||
Quito | Quito | |||
Tamale | Tamale | |||
region | Geographic region | String | ||
Bangladesh | Bangladesh | |||
Ecuador | Ecuador | |||
Ghana | Ghana | |||
India | India | |||
Italy | Italy | |||
Kenya | Kenya | |||
Mexico | Mexico | |||
Pakistan | Pakistan | |||
Philippines | Philippines | |||
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | |||
Tanzania | Tanzania | |||
United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
United States of America | United States of America | |||
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | |||
pm25 | Annual mean concentration pm2.5 (ug/m3) | Numeric | ||
pm25_quartile | Corresponding quartile of each city's pm2.5 concentration, compared to all other cities | Numeric | ||
1 | 1 | |||
2 | 2 | |||
3 | 3 | |||
4 | 4 | |||
eligibility | Eligibility to complete the survey - participant classification | String | ||
A parent of someone under 13 years old | A parent of someone under 13 years old | |||
Aged between 13-25 years old | Aged between 13-25 years old | |||
Aged over 18, you or your partner are expecting a baby | Aged over 18, you or your partner are expecting a baby | |||
target_population | Population of interest | String | ||
young person | young person | |||
Parent or expecting | Parent or expecting | |||
age_bucket | Age category | Numeric | ||
Unknown | 1 | |||
13-16 | 2 | |||
17-19 | 3 | |||
20-25 | 4 | |||
25+ | 5 | |||
missing or unrealistic | 6 | |||
preg | Are you or your partner currently pregnant? | String | ||
not pregnant | not pregnant | |||
pregnant | pregnant | |||
not asked | not asked | |||
nicer_city_count | In general, is your city becoming a nicer place to live, or a less nice place to live? | Numeric | ||
Becoming a nicer place to live | 1 | |||
Staying the same | 2 | |||
Becoming a worse place to live | 3 | |||
air_quality_real | We are interested in what you think about the air quality where you live. Overall, how would YOU rate the quality of the air you breathe where you live? | Numeric | ||
0 | Awful & toxic | |||
1 | - | |||
2 | - | |||
3 | - | |||
4 | - | |||
5 | OK | |||
6 | - | |||
7 | - | |||
8 | - | |||
9 | - | |||
10 | Amazing & fresh | |||
Null | Not completed | |||
best_a1_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - The people | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a2_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Places to play | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a3_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Being close to school or work | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a4_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - There are many things to do | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a5_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - The shops and restaurants | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a6_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - It's easy to get around | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a7_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Healthcare | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a8_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Being close to my family | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a9_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - The climate and environment | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a10_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Work opportunities for my family | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a11_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Access to green space, like parks | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
best_a12_vote | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? - Other | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a1_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - It doesn't always feel safe | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a2_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - The people; it's not friendly | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a3_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - The traffic/congestion | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a4_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - The noise | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a5_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - Not enough places to play | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a6_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - Not enough places to meet friends | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a7_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - Shortage of work opportunities for my family | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a8_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - It's hard to get around | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a9_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - Not easy enough to get healthcare | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a10_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - The pollution | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a11_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - It's too crowded | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a12_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - Not enough green space like parks | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
worst_a13_vote | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? - Other | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a1_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Factories | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a2_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Burning of rubbish | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a3_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Motor transport (cars, buses, lorries) | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a4_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Construction/building work | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a5_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Pollution blown into the city (from outside) | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a6_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Household cooking (cooking fires/stoves) | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a7_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Household heating (boilers, wood fires etc) | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a8_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Agriculture/farming | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected | |||
pollution_causes_a9_vote | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live - Other | String | ||
vote | Selected | |||
no vote | Not selected |
The “CCC_survey_qual_data” dataset contains qualitative responses provided by survey participants. To protect study participants whose responses may be recognisable, it is made available through controlled access and may require an access agreement to be signed.
Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Variable Type |
ID | Response ID | String | |
best_a12 | What are the BEST things about living in your city/town? (These are the 'other' options which correspond to best_a12_vote. So if variable best_a12_vote == 'vote' that means they subitted free text which appears in variable 'best_a12') | Open ended | String |
worst_a13 | What are the WORST things about living in your city/town? (These are the 'other' options which correspond to worst_a12_vote. So if variable worst_a13_vote == 'vote' that means they subitted free text which appears in variable 'worst_a13') | Open ended | String |
pollution_causes_a9 | What do you think are the main sources of air pollution where you live? (These are the 'other' options which correspond to pollution_causes_a9_vote. So if variable pollution_causes_a9_vote == 'vote' that means they subitted free text which appears in variable 'pollution_causes_a9') | Open ended | String |
nicer_comments | Why do you say that? (Qualitative responses to the question, “In general, is your city becoming a nicer place to live, or a less nice place to live?”. This is a follow up to the variable 'nicer_city_counts') | Open ended | String |
gen_city_comments | Do you have any comments to add (about your city in general)? (This is a stand alone question) | Open ended | String |
gen_air_comments | Do you have any comments to add (about the air quality in your city)? (This is a stand alone question) | Open ended | String |
final_comments | Do you have any more comments about any of these issues? (This is a stand alone question) | Open ended | String |
mayor_ans1 | If you were the mayor of your town/city, how would you…Improve the city generally, especially for children and young people? (free text. This is a stand alone question) | Open ended | String |
mayor_ans2 | If you were the mayor of your town/city, how would you…improve air quality where you live? (free text. This is a stand alone question) | Open ended | String |