Table 1 Survey items assessing environmental perceptions of the neighbourhood, short item name and question source
Q1. Firstly, we’d like to ask you about the neighbourhood where you live. By neighbourhood we mean the area that you could walk to in 10-15 minutes from your home. How much do you agree with the following statements about your neighbourhood? | |||
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Survey item assessing perceptions of the neighbourhood environmenta | Short item namec | Measure | Source: adapted from ALPHAd |
a) Walking is unsafe because of the traffic | Walking safe from traffic | Safety from traffic | Q5c |
b) Cycling is unsafe because of the traffic | Cycling safe from traffic | Safety from traffic | Q5d |
c) There are no convenient routes for walking and cycling | Convenient walk/cycle routes | Street connectivity | Q7a/b |
d) There are not enough safe places to cross roads | Safe to cross roads | Safety from traffic | Q5b |
e) The area is unsafe because of the level of crime or anti-social behaviour | Area safe from crime | Safety from crime | Q5e/f |
f) The area is generally free from litter or graffitib | Free from litter | Aesthetics | Q6b (response scale amended) |
g) There are places to walk or cycle to, for example: shops, restaurants, leisure facilitiesb | Places to walk/cycle to | Destinations | Q2a-g: collapsed to one item/response scale amended |
h) There are open spaces, for example: parks, sports fields or beachesb | Open spaces | Destinations | Q2h |
i) There are pavements suitable for walkingb | Pavements for walking | Infrastructure | Q3a |
j) There are special lanes, routes or paths for cyclingb | Cycle lanes/routes | Infrastructure | Q3c |
k) There are many road junctionsb | Many road junctions | Street connectivity | Q7c |
l) There are many different routes for walking and cycling so I don’t have to go the same way every timeb | Variety of walk/cycle routes | Street connectivity | Q7d |
m) The area is pleasant for walking or cyclingb | Pleasant to walk/cycle | Aesthetics | Q6a |