title: Urban air quality in North-East England: exploring the influences on local views and perceptions.
abstract: We set out to explore potential influences on public views about urban air quality in two different, but geographically close, districts in North-East England via a postal survey. The neighborhoods surveyed were chosen to contrast material deprivation, proximity to industry, and two districts (Teesside and Sunderland), and the respondents within them were contrasted by their gender, age, and illness status. The strongest influences on views about local air quality were found to be proximity to industry, residence in Teesside, and, to a lesser extent, age and illness status. This suggests that neighborhood characteristics play an important role in shaping public perceptions of air quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. d.howel@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Howel
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moffatt
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D004739:England; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011639:Public Opinion; D014504:Urban Health