Dataset and documentation files

This repository contains the data files associated with the data descriptor paper A multilingual, multi-country dataset on gardening and biodiversity awareness across Central and Eastern Europe.main_dataset.csv: contains 5511 respondent entries plus a header row, with 101 comma-separated columns. Aside from the first two columns (‘ID’, ‘Country_code’), all variables are named with codes from ‘Q_1’ to ‘Q_99’ corresponding to the values of ‘Main_dataset_ID’ column in the dictionary.xlsx and questionnaire.xlsx files. For questions that allowed multiple answers, the responses are listed in one value field, separated by semicolons (;).dictionary.xlsx: contains all translated versions of the questionnaire, including the full English wording and its translations into the nine additional languages in which the survey was available: Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and Slovenian; and includes a cross-reference column linking it to the main_dataset.csv and the questionnaire.xlsx.questionnaire.xlsx: provides a complete English version of all questions and answers, indicates the section (out of 9) to which each item belongs and the type of question, notes whether a response was mandatory, and includes a cross-reference column linking it to the main_dataset.csv and the dictionary.xlsx.All related computer code is available on the project’s GitHub repository: https://github.com/zsvargaszilay/Central_Eastern_Europe_Gardening_DatasetPlease refer to the articles below when you use this dataset or the related computer code:Varga-Szilay, Z., Barsevskis, A., Benedek, K., Bevk, D., Jojczyk, A., Kristin, A., Ruzickova, J., Jelaska, L. S., Veromann, E., Vilumets, S., Fetyko, K., Szovenyi, G., & Pozsgai, G. (2025). Improving biodiversity in Central and Eastern European gardens needs regionally scaled strategies. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 113(129074). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129074Varga-Szilay, Z., Fetyko, K. G., Szovenyi, G., & Pozsgai, G. (2024). Bridging biodiversity and gardening: Unravelling the interplay of socio-demographic factors, garden practices, and garden characteristics. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 97(128367). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128367