GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------ 1. Dataset title: DATAbase_PlantsCOVID19 2. Authorship: Name: Luis Pérez-Urrestarazu Institution: Universidad de Sevilla Email: lperez@us.es ORCID: 0000-0002-3378-9285 DESCRIPTION ---------- 1. Dataset language: English 2. Abstract: Dataset acquired for the study published in the article: “Particularities of having plants at home during the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic”. This study evaluated the role of having plants at home during the confinement period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that deprived people of freely visiting open green spaces. Preferences concerning the quantity of the desired vegetation as well as the ways in which the COVID-19 crisis affected the change of perceptions with regard to having plants at home were also evaluated. The dataset presents the responses to a questionnaire filled by 4205 participants, which provided an evaluation of the impact of indoor and outdoor plants on their emotional welfare considering behavioural, social, and demographic variables. 3. Keywords: Emotional well-being; Indoor vegetation; Living walls; Psychological impact; confinement; COVID-19 4. Date of data collection: 25-04-2020 to 04-04-2020 5. Publication Date: 15-12-2023 6. Grant information: Grant Agency: Not funded Grant Number: 7. Geographical location/s of data collection: 46 countries, mainly Brasil, Italy, Spain and Greece ACCESS INFORMATION ------------------------ 1. Creative Commons License of the dataset: CC BY-NC-SA 2. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.12795/11441/152678 3. Related publication: Pérez-Urrestarazu, L., Kaltsidi, M.P., Nektarios, P.A., Markakis, G., Loges, V., Perini, K., Fernández-Cañero, R. 2021. Particularities of having plants at home during the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 59, 126919. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126919 VERSIONING AND PROVENANCE --------------- 1. Last modification date: 07-12-2023 2. Were data derived from another source?: No 3. Additional related data not included in this dataset: No METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION ----------------------- 1. Description of the methods used to collect and generate the data: The questionnaire was developed to be anonymously responded online using Google Forms. It was translated into English, Italian, French, Greek, Portuguese, and Spanish. At the beginning of the questionnaire, the rationale and the goals of the study were introduced to the potential respondents while general information, including the participating universities, the confidentiality of the research, and the intended management of the collected data, was also provided. The questionnaire comprised 38 questions distributed in six different sections. 2. Data processing methods: Raw data from the responses with the initial coding 3. Software or instruments needed to interpret the data: CSV provided for any sofware 4. Information about instruments, calibration and standards: Not applicable 5. Environmental or experimental conditions: Period of the COVID-19 pandemic FILE OVERVIEW ---------------------- File name: DATAbase_PlantsCOVID19-ALL Description: questionnaire responses File format: CSV SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR TABULAR DATA ------------------------------------------- 1. Name file: DATAbase_PlantsCOVID19-ALL 2. Number of rows and columns: 4207 rows and 74 columns 3. Variables list: Section 1. Basic and demographic information 1) Gender: Code value Female 1 Male 2 Prefer not to say 3 2) Age: 18-25 1 26-40 2 41-65 3 66-80 4 more than 80 5 3) How long have you been confined at home due to the Covid-19 situation (weeks)? 0 1 1-2 2 3-4 3 5-6 4 more than 6 5 4) What is the highest degree or level of education you have completed? No studies/ elementary school 1 High School 2 Bachelor's Degree 3 Master's Degree 4 Ph.D. 5 Trade School 6 5) Where did you grow up? High Density city (more than one million inhabitants) 1 Large city (less than 1 million but over 300,000 inhabitants) 2 Medium city (between 100,000 and 300,000 inhabitants) 3 Large town (between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants) 4 Town (less than 10.000 inhabitants) 5 Village/ Rural area (less than 2.500 inhabitants) 6 6) In which country do you currently live at? Spain 1 Mexico 24 Brazil 2 Netherlands 25 Greece 3 New Zealand 26 Italy 4 Norway 27 Chile 5 Panama 28 Colombia 6 Peru 29 Argentina 7 Poland 30 Australia 8 Portugal 31 Austria 9 Russia 32 Belgium 10 Slovakia 33 Canada 11 South Africa 34 Czech Republic 12 Switzerland 35 Dominican republic 13 UK 36 Ecuador 14 Uruguay 37 Estonia 15 USA 38 France 16 Venezuela 39 Germany 17 Cyprus 40 Guatemala 18 Bulgaria 41 Hungary 19 Senegal 42 India 20 Sweden 43 Ireland 21 Ukraine 44 Japan 22 Denmark 45 Kosovo 23 Albania 46 7) Name of the city/ town/ village [not provided in the dataset] 8) Where do you currently live? High Density city (more than one million inhabitants) 1 Large city (less than 1 million but over 300,000 inhabitants) 2 Medium city (between 100,000 and 300,000 inhabitants) 3 Large town (between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants) 4 Town (less than 10,000 inhabitants) 5 Village/ Rural area (less than 2,500 inhabitants) 6 9) Household income: Low 1 Middle 2 High 3 10) Did you or any of your relatives have an incident related with the coronavirus that might affect your mood? Yes 1 No 2 Section 2. Description of the household 11) What is the type of your house? House 1 apartment/flat 2 12) What is the surface of your house? <40 m2 1 40-70 m2 2 70-100 m2 3 100-130 m2 4 >130 m2 5 13) How many rooms does your house have? 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 More than 4 5 14) How many people are living in total in your house? 1-2 1 3-4 2 5-6 3 more than 6 4 15) Age of the inhabitants within the household a. Infants (<6 years) Selected 1 a Not selected 2 b. Elementary (6-11 years) Selected 1 b Not selected 2 c. Highschool (12-18 years) Selected 1 c Not selected 2 d. 18-25 Selected 1 d Not selected 2 e. 26-40 Selected 1 e Not selected 2 f. 41-65 Selected 1 f Not selected 2 g. More than 65 Selected 1 g Not selected 2 16) Does the house receive direct sunlight indoors? Not at all 1 Little 2 Some 3 Quite a lot 4 A lot 5 17) Does your house have a. a balcony/ terrace Selected 1 a Not selected 2 b. a garden Selected 1 b Not selected 2 c. an accessible rooftop Selected 1 c Not selected 2 d. a patio Selected 1 d Not selected 2 e. none of them Selected 1 e Not selected 2 Section 3. Attitudes towards nature 18) Are you Interested in gardening? Not interested 1 Slightly interested 2 Indifferent 3 Quite interested 4 Very interested 5 19) How often did you normally visit a public green space (e.g. park, gardens, countryside) before confinement? Daily 1 Weekly 2 Monthly 3 Less that once per month 4 Never 5 20) Green areas (e.g. park, gardens, countryside) are necessary for my psychological well-being: Strongly disagree 1 Disagree 2 Indifferent 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 21) How many plants do you have inside your house (indoors)? 0 1 1-3 2 4-7 3 8-10 4 More than 10 5 22) How many plants do you have outdoors (balcony, backyard, patio, etc.)? no space outside 1 0 2 1-3 3 4-7 4 8-10 5 More than 10 6 23) Did you know what a living wall is before? Yes 1 No 2 24) What kind of vegetation do you have at home (indoors or outdoors)? a. Potted plants Selected 1 Not selected 2 b. Flower bed-parterre Selected 1 Not selected 2 c. Climbing/hanging plants Selected 1 Not selected 2 d. Living wall Selected 1 Not selected 2 e. Trees Selected 1 Not selected 2 f. Shrubs Selected 1 Not selected 2 g. Lawn Selected 1 Not selected 2 h. Vegetable garden Selected 1 Not selected 2 25) Did you spend more time taking care of plants at home during the COVID-19 confinement period? Yes 1 No 2 26) Once the normality is regained, will you devote more time in taking care of plants at home? Yes 1 No 2 27) Having vegetation indoors is good for my psychological well-being Strongly disagree 1 Disagree 2 Indifferent 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 Section 4. Plants and the COVID-19 confinement 28) Describe your mood during the COVID-19 confinement period? a. Depressed Never 1 a Sometimes 2 a Many times 3 b. Optimistic Never 3 b Sometimes 2 b Many times 1 c. Calm Never 3 c Sometimes 2 Many times 1 d. Fearful Never 1 d Sometimes 2 d Many times 3 e. Cheerful Never 3 e Sometimes 2 e Many times 1 f. Stressed Never 1 f Sometimes 2 f Many times 3 g. Sad Never 1 g Sometimes 2 g Many times 3 29) Having vegetation at home is positive for my mood during the COVID-19 confinement Strongly disagree 1 Disagree 2 Indifferent 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 30) I would have preferred to have more plants in my house during the confinement Strongly disagree 1 Disagree 2 Indifferent 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 31a) Has your motivation about having plants at home changed after the period of confinement? Yes 1 No 2 31b) Did you buy any plants during the confinement period? Yes 1 No 2 Section 5. Regarding living walls 32) A living wall is a way of having more vegetation at home requiring less space Strongly disagree 1 Disagree 2 Indifferent 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 33) It would be a good idea to have a living wall at home to increase indoor vegetation Strongly disagree 1 Disagree 2 Indifferent 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 34) Which could be the main reasons to discourage you from installing a living wall in your home? a. None Selected 1 a Not selected 2 b. Cost Selected 1 b Not selected 2 c. Need for maintenance Selected 1 c Not selected 2 d. Presence of insects or other animals Selected 1 d Not selected 2 e. Problems of dampness Selected 1 e Not selected 2 Section 6. Rate the following rooms depending on your preference (see Fig. 1) Provision of two rooms and one balcony with increasing amounts of vegetation and with or without a living wall. Room 1: a. Option A 1st (Most preferred) 1 a 2nd 2 a 3rd 3 a 4th (Least preferred) 4 b. Option B 1st (Most preferred) 1 b 2nd 2 b 3rd 3 b 4th (Least preferred) 4 c. Option C 1st (Most preferred) 1 c 2nd 2 c 3rd 3 c 4th (Least preferred) 4 d. Option D 1st (Most preferred) 1 d 2nd 2 d 3rd 3 d 4th (Least preferred) 4 Room 2: a. Option A 1st (Most preferred) 1 a 2nd 2 a 3rd 3 a 4th (Least preferred) 4 b. Option B 1st (Most preferred) 1 b 2nd 2 b 3rd 3 b 4th (Least preferred) 4 c. Option C 1st (Most preferred) 1 c 2nd 2 c 3rd 3 c 4th (Least preferred) 4 d. Option D 1st (Most preferred) 1 d 2nd 2 d 3rd 3 d 4th (Least preferred) 4 Balcony: a. Option A 1st (Most preferred) 1 a 2nd 2 a 3rd 3 a 4th (Least preferred) 4 b. Option B 1st (Most preferred) 1 b 2nd 2 b 3rd 3 b 4th (Least preferred) 4 c. Option C 1st (Most preferred) 1 c 2nd 2 c 3rd 3 c 4th (Least preferred) 4 d. Option D 1st (Most preferred) 1 d 2nd 2 d 3rd 3 d 4th (Least preferred) 4