Public opinions of Biodiversity Net Gain in England

The data consist of 500 responses, collected between the 18^th and 23^rd July 2024 inclusive. Participants were recruited through Respondi, a commercial research panel who provide participants a small incentive for completing the survey. The questionnaire survey was designed to take around ten minutes to complete and was accessed in a web browser. Interlocking age and gender quotas were used to ensure a broadly representative sample. A total of 937 people were sent the questionnaire, of which 113 did not start; 109 were screened out due to not consenting or not meeting the participant requirements (over 16 and living in England); 136 were rejected due to their respective quota being full; 79 were suspended due to over 30 minutes of activity; leaving 500 completed surveys.The data were collected with the aim of better understanding the English general public's opinion of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), a planning/conservation policy recently mandated in England. They were collected as part of a PhD thesis looking at opinions of BNG and how these are likely to impact project acceptance. Thus far, the data have been used to address the following research questions:What is the public’s knowledge of and experience with BNG?Do the public believe the assumptions behind BNG?To what extent do the public trust the organisations involved in BNG?What is the public’s opinion of BNG as an approach? What predicts this?What is the public’s desired approach to BNG?The questionnaire primarily consisted of multiple choice questions and was designed to take around ten minutes to complete.

本数据集包含500份有效问卷回复，收集于2024年7月18日至7月23日（含首尾两日）。本次调研的参与者通过商业调研平台Respondi招募，该平台会为完成问卷的参与者提供小额报酬作为激励。本问卷设计时长约为十分钟，参与者通过网页浏览器完成作答。调研采用交叉年龄与性别配额抽样的方式，以确保样本具备广泛的代表性。本次共计向937人发放问卷，其中113人未启动作答；109人因未签署知情同意书或不符合参与者资格（年满16周岁且居住在英格兰）被筛除；136人因对应配额已满被淘汰；79人因作答时长超过30分钟被中止，最终获得500份完成的有效问卷。
本次数据收集旨在深入了解英国普通民众对生物多样性净增益（Biodiversity Net Gain，BNG）的态度，该政策是英格兰地区新近强制推行的规划与保护政策。本数据集作为博士学位论文研究的一部分，旨在探讨民众对BNG的态度及其对项目采纳的潜在影响。截至目前，本数据集已用于解答以下研究问题：
1. 公众对BNG的了解程度与参与经历如何？
2. 公众是否认可BNG背后的理论假设？
3. 公众对BNG相关参与主体的信任程度如何？
4. 公众对BNG作为一种政策路径的态度如何？哪些因素会影响这一态度？
5. 公众期望的BNG实施路径是什么？
本问卷主要由选择题构成，设计作答时长约为十分钟。