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Data of how morally ‘loaded’ labels in the built environment influence social judgments and perceptions of comfort and visibility
Forty-four individuals were presented with 16 different images of faces under a desk lamp.
The experiment consisted of three phases:
1. First, the participants rated how well they could see the person in front of them (scale: 1 = not at all well, 11 = very well).
2. They were then asked to evaluate various personality traits for each face under two different lamps. The...
Survey of Public Attitudes and Behaviours toward the Environment, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 2009 survey is the seventh in a series commissioned by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (formerly the Department of the Environment (DOE) and the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)). The aim of the research is to monitor and measure attitudes...
Survey of Public Attitudes and Behaviours toward the Environment, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 2007 survey is the sixth in a series commissioned by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (formerly the Department of the Environment (DOE) and the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)). The aim of the survey was to investigate the environmental...
Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study is the third in a series of national surveys commissioned by the Department of the Environment to investigate people's environmental concerns, awareness and behaviour. The previous two surveys were carried out in 1986 and 1989.Main Topics:Concern about the environment; optimism about what can...
One-Minute Resolution Domestic Electricity Use Data, 2008-2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study includes electricity data measured at one-minute resolution in 22 dwellings over two complete years (2008 and 2009). Each dwelling was fitted with a single meter covering electricity use of the whole dwelling, however, the one-minute resolution allows the switching of individual domestic...
Hampshire Residents and Climate Change, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this research was to examine the dimensions and determinants of public understanding of, and response to, climate change in order to inform the design of more effective public communication strategies and workable mitigation policies. Although this study explored a variety of potentially...
North East Scotland Energy Monitoring Project, 2010-2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The total amount of energy consumed by households over a given period of time is a function of socio-physical factors and occupant behaviour. The North East Scotland energy monitoring project (NESEMP) examined the relationship between different types of energy feedback and psycho-social measures including...
Role of Community-Based Initiatives in Energy Saving, 2010-2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Role of Community-Based Initiatives in Energy Saving, 2010-2014 project aimed to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the role that community-based initiatives can play in fostering net energy savings in UK households. Specifically the researchers ask, "can community-based...
Cox's Bazar Panel Survey: Baseline, 2019
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Across the world, the number of migrants displaced by civil conflict is on the rise. Recent estimates suggest that nearly 65.6 million people have been forcibly displaced within their own countries or across borders, and that most of them (84 percent) are living in developing countries (UNHCR 2017)....
Assessing the pedestrian response to urban outdoor lighting: A full-scale laboratory study
The study employed a mixed design, with a within subjects repeated measures design for evaluating differences due to the different lighting applications, and a between groups design for exploring differences due to age. Each participant performed the test procedure three times, once for each lighting application. The luminaires were shifted by rotating the top of the...
Finnish Perspectives on Light Pollution 2011-2012
The survey charted opinions on light pollution and the use of artificial lighting. The respondents were asked to indicate to what extent they agreed with several statements relating to artificial lighting, darkness, and light pollution (e.g. "Lighting at night increases the safety of neighbourhoods", "Light pollution causes people significant health problems", "Possibility...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Survey of Public Attitudes to Quality of Life and the Environment, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study is the fifth in a series of national surveys commissioned by the Department of the Environment to investigate people's environmental concerns, awareness and behaviour. The previous four surveys were carried out in 1986, 1989, 1993 and 1996-1997. Users should note that the UK Data Archive...
Public Attitudes to the Environment in Scotland, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment in Scotland, 2002 was commissioned to provide nationally-representative information about the views of the Scottish public towards a wide range of environmental topics, with particular policy relevance in Scotland. It aimed to provide data on the...
Energy Follow Up Survey, 2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. The EHS brings together two...
Solent Achieving Value from Efficiency (SAVE) Data, 2017-2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Solent Achieving Value from Efficiency (SAVE) project, funded by the Low Carbon Network Fund (LCNF), collected a range of data on household electricity demand for the purposes of examining the drivers and practices linked to demand, and to evaluate the impact of a randomised control trial into demand...