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ANNEX TWO: SURVEY QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Face to face survey

ASK ALL
Q228[litter] Median score: F/4
CARD C1

I am going to ask you some questions about various things that may or may not be a problem in the area around here. First of all, please look at this card. Here (POINT TO PICTURE B) is a picture of someone who feels there is no problem at all. Here(POINT TO PICTURE L) is a picture of someone who feels there is a really big problem. In between (POINT TO PICTURES C TO K) are pictures of people who feel something in between.

Now what about the amount of litter and rubbish around here? Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.

Q229[vandal] Median score: F/4
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of damage caused by vandalism and graffiti?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q230[animmess] Median score: F/4
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of cat and dog mess?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)
Median score: F/4

Q231[needles] Median score: B/1
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of discarded needles or syringes left lying around?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q232[traffic] Median score: D/3
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of traffic?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q233[dumpcars] Median score: C/2
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the number of illegally dumped cars, fridges, sofas etc?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q234[brokglas] Median score: D/3
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of broken glass lying around?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q235[spcrops] Median score: B/1
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the spraying of crops and fields?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q236[pavement] Median score: F/4
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the presence of uneven or dangerous pavements?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q237[sewage] Median score: B/1
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of smell from sewage?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q238[factnois] Median score: B/1
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the amount of noise or smell from factories?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q239[gardens] Median score: C/2
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the number of untidy or overgrown gardens or waste land?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q240[derelict] Median score: B/1
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the number of vacant and derelict buildings?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q241[powerlin] Median score: B/1
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the extent of overhead power lines?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q242[Playplcs] Median score: F/4
CARD C1 AGAIN
And what about the availability around here of places that are safe and pleasant for children to play?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q243[Greensit] Median score: C/2
CARD C1 AGAIN
Leaving aside your own garden, what about the availability around here of somewhere green and pleasant to walk or sit?
(Which picture best describes how you feel about that? Please tell me its letter.)

Q244-[exist]$ ¹⁰
Q251CARD C2
Here is a list of things that might exist in the area around here. Could you please tell me which, if any, exist around here?
Multicoded (Maximum of 8 codes)

IF 'Mobile phone mast' AT [EXIST]
Q261[EXMob] Median score: 4/F
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having a Mobile phone mast around here?

IF 'active or disused open cast mine' AT [EXIST]
Q262[ExMine] Median score: 4/F
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having an active or disused open cast mine around here?

IF 'active or disused quarry' AT [EXIST]
Q263[ExQuar] Median score: C/2
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having an active or disused quarry around here?

IF 'active or disused landfill site or council dump' AT [EXIST]
Q264[ExLandF] Median score: 4/F
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having an active or disused landfill site or council dump around here?

IF 'power station' AT [EXIST]
Q265[ExPowSt] Median score: 4/F
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having a power station around here?

IF 'wind farm' AT [EXIST]
Q266[ExWindF] Median score: 3.74/D
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having a wind farm around here?

IF 'sewage works' AT [EXIST]
Q267[ExSewage] Median score: 4/F
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having a sewage works around here?

IF 'waste incinerator or re-processor' AT [EXIST]
Q268[ExWaste] Median score: 6.43/K
CARD C1 AGAIN
Which picture on this card best describes how you feel about having a waste incinerator or re-processor around here?

Note: For the following questions two different versions of the list of items were presented to respondents, the items were the same but the order in which they were presented differed depending on the respondent's serial number. The two sets of responses are also available in combined single variables. Variable names and the order of the answer categories for both odd and even serial numbers can both be found in the documentation which accompanies the dataset.

Q269-[WorryLvo]$ ¹¹
Q273CARD C3
On this card is a list of things that people might worry about if it existed or occurred where they live. I would like you choose which five of these would worry you most if they existed or occurred where you lived?
INTERVIEWER: IF FEWER THAN FIVE SELECTED PROBE
Any more? I would like you to choose five if possible.
IF RESPONDENT UNABLE TO SELECT ANY MORE, RECORD ITEMS SELECTED.
Multicoded (Maximum of 5 codes)

IF ANSWER GIVEN AT [WorryLvo]
Q274[WorryMs]
CARD C3 AGAIN
And which single one do you think would worry you the most?

Q275-[NotWorro]$ ¹²
Q289CARD C3 AGAIN
And which, if any, would not worry you much at all?
PROBE: What else?
CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Multicoded (Maximum of 15 codes)

ASK ALL
Q311[happyliv] Median Score=1
CARD C5
Please look at this card. Here (POINT TO PICTURE 1) is a picture of someone who feels very happy. Here (POINT TO PICTURE 7) is a picture of someone who feels very unhappy. In between (POINT TO PICTURES 2 TO 6) are pictures of people who feel
something in between.

Which picture would you say best describes how happy or unhappy you are about living around here? Please tell me its number.

ASK ALL
Q312[soctrust]
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?

Q313[neigill]
CARD C6
Suppose that you were in bed ill and needed someone to go to the chemist to collect your prescription while they were doing their shopping. How comfortable would you be asking a neighbour to do this?

Q314[neigsink]
CARD C6 AGAIN
Now suppose you found your sink was blocked, but you did not have a plunger to unblock it. How comfortable would you be asking a neighbour to borrow a plunger?

Q315[neigmilk]
CARD C6 AGAIN
Now suppose the milkman called for payment. The bill was £5 but you had no cash. How comfortable would you be asking a neighbour if you could borrow £5?

Self-completion supplement
[AreaHelp]
In some areas people do things together to try and help each other, while in other areas people mostly go their own way. In general would you say you live in an area where…
PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY

Please tick one box to show how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements.
[ImpArea1]
I often feel helpless about whatit's like to live around here.
[ImpArea2]
It is just too difficult for someone like me to do much about improving my local area.

[SafeDay]
How safe do you feel walking alone in your neighbourhood during the day. Would you say you feel…

[SafeDark]
And how safe do you feel walking alone in your neighbourhood after dark. Would you say you feel…

[WalkMile]
During the last year have you done any walks of around a mile or more? These are walks which would usually take about 20 minutes. We are interested both in walks you took for pleasure and in walks for other reasons like to and from work or to the shops.

[FeelSad]
During the past twelve months, how often if at all have you been bothered by feeling sad or depressed?

[FeelAnx]
And during the past twelve months, how often if at all have you been bothered by feelings of anxiety?

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