Data for: "Children, Cities and Climate: A cross-sectional survey of global urban youth on their cities and urban air quality" – User Guide

Permanent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00002654

Description

A survey questionnaire, data, and analysis code produced or collected 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.

Data collection methods

Data collected through a web-based survey.

Geographic regions

The survey was completed by young people located in several geographic locations. This includes: Bubaneswar (India), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Glasgow (Scotland), Jaipur (India), Lahore (Pakistan), London (England), Los Angeles (USA), Milan (Italy), Quito (Ecuador), and Tamale (Ghana).

Key dates

• Data Collection Period: 27 August 2021 - 21 October 2021
• Date submitted to repository: 31 May 2022

Population

Human population. The following demographic information was collected on research participants:

• Eligibility to complete the survey (a parent of someone under 13 years old, aged between 13-25 years, aged over 18 years)
• Respondent or their partner are expecting a baby
• Geographic location

Ethics

Keywords

urban youth, urban air quality, climate

Language of written material

English

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