Dataset on Health, Well-Being, and Daily Life Disruptions from Air Pollution Episodes in Delhi and Dhaka – Data Codebook

Persistent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00004813

Description

This dataset contains survey responses collected for an investigation of the real-time impacts of high air pollution episodes on the health, well-being, and daily lives of children, young people, and families living in Delhi, India, and Dhaka, Bangladesh. The survey was conducted among parents and young respondents and includes information on demographics, health symptoms, daily disruptions, and psychosocial responses associated with severe air pollution events.

The dataset contains responses from households in both cities, with variables covering:

demographic characteristics - city, age, gender, income, parent/child status
health symptoms - reports of itchy eyes, sore throat, cough, skin rash, Diarrhoea/vomiting, breathing difficulties, Low mood, stress/anxiety levels, and other pollution-related conditions.
daily life disruptions - missed school or work, interruptions to healthcare access, food and water security, and reliance on family assistance.
suggestions for reducing the impacts of air pollution.

Data Codebook

The open access air pollution dataset contains 32 variables, outlined below.

Variable Name	Variable Label	Answer Label	Answer Code	Variable Type
City	City in which participant is based			String
		Delhi	Delhi
		Dhaka	Dhaka
Event	Air quality event during survey deployment			String
		Good Air Quality	Good Air Quality
		High Air Pollution	High Air Pollution
Age_group	How old are you? (Participant's age group)			String
		0 to 4	0 to 4
		5 to 9	5 to 9
		10 to 14	10 to 14
		15 to 19	15 to 19
		20 to 24	20 to 24
		25 to 34	25 to 34
		35 to 44	35 to 44
		45 to 54	45 to 54
		55+	55+
Parent	Are you a parent of a child less than 18 years?			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Child_age_group	How old is your youngest child? (child's age group)			String
		Below 1 year of age	Infant (0)
		Age between 1 - 4 years	Toddler (1 to 4)
		Age between 5 to 9 years	Child (5 to 9)
		Age between 10 - 14 years	Pre-Teen (10 to 14)
		Age between 15 to 17 years	Teen (15 to 17)
		Not completed	.
Feeling_today	How are you (or your youngest child, if you're a parent) feeling today?			String
		Very Good	Very Good
		Good	Good
		Ok	Ok
		Bad	Bad
		Very Bad	Very Bad
Sleep_quality	Last night, overall, how well did you (or your youngest child, if you're a parent) sleep?			String
		Very Good	Very Good
		Good	Good
		Ok	Ok
		Bad	Bad
		Very Bad	Very Bad
	In the last 24 hours, have you (or your youngest child, if you're a parent) experienced any of the following symptoms?
Itchy_eyes	Itchy eyes			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Sore_throat	Sore throat			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Cough	Cough			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Skin_irritation_rash	Skin irritation / rash			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Diarrhea_or_vomiting	Diarrhea / vomiting			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Heat_exhaustion	Heat exhaustion			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Respiratory_difficulties	Respiratory difficulties			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Low_mood	Low mood			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Anxiety_stress	Anxiety / stress			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Concentrating_at_work_or_school	Concentrating at work or school			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Headache	Headache			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Physical_activity	In the last 24 hours roughly how many minutes of physical activity have you (or your youngest child, if you're a parent) done?			String
		0 Minutes	0 Minutes
		1-15 Minutes	1-15 Minutes
		16-30 Minutes	16-30 Minutes
		31-45 Minutes	31-45 Minutes
		46-60 Minutes	46-60 Minutes
		Over 60 Minutes	60+ Minutes
	Did any of these things happen to you (or your youngest child, if you're a parent) in the last 24 hours due to high air pollution?
Late_for_school_or_work	Late for school or work			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Missed_school_or_work	Missed school or work			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Missed_meeting_or_interview	Missed meeting or interview			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Missed_health_care_appointment	Missed health care appointment			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Missed_meeting_up_with_friends_family	Missed meeting up with friends / family			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Not_have_enough_food	Don't have enough food			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
No_access_clean_drinking_water	No assess to clean drinking water			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
Need_for_more_family_assistance	Need for more family assistance			String
		No	No
		Yes	Yes
High_air_pollution_concern	How concerned are you about high air pollution? (1-10 scale)		0 to 10	Numeric
community_preparedness_satisfaction	How satisfied are you with preparedness and response of your community to high air pollution?			String
		Very Satisfied	Very Satisfied
		Somewhat Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied
		Neutral	Neutral
		Somewhat Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied
		Very Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied
town_city_health_sustainable_improvement	If you could do one thing to make your town/city healthier and more sustainable what would it be?	Open text		String
Gender				String
		Female	Female
		Male	Male
		Other/ Prefer not to say	Other/ Prefer not to say
Monthly_income	What is the approximate total monthly income of your household in US Dollars?			String
		<$100	<$100
		$100 to $499	$100 to $499
		$500 to $1499	$500 to $1499
		$1500 to $4000	$1500 to $4000
		$4000+	$4000+
		I don't know	I don't know

The full dataset contains two additional variables for parent and child age

Variable Name	Variable Label	Answer Label	Answer Code	Variable Type
Age	How old are you? (In years)			Numeric
Child_age	How old is your youngest child?			Numeric