Comparative Survey on Pollution Exposure (CSPE)

Between October 2018 and January 2019 we conducted comparative household surveys among 1,194 families in France, Portugal and Spain. These were designed to gather information on the socio-demographics, reported health, perceptions and behavioural patterns of residents living in polluted areas and neighbouring but cleaner control areas (Figure 1). This case-control database, called Comparative Survey on Pollution Exposure (CSPE), is representative of three polluted European areas: Viviez in France (156 households and 293 individuals), the municipality of Estarreja in Portugal (300 households and 739 individuals) and three villages of the Spanish Sierra Minera (Portman, Estrecho de San Ginès and Alumbres) located to the east of Cartagena (228 households and 557 individuals). The control areas are Montbazens in France (138 households and 309 individuals), the municipality of Vagos in Portugal (200 households and 437 individuals) and a group of villages (Portus, Galifa, Perin, La Corona, Cantera and Molinos Marfagones) located to the west of Cartagena in Spain (172 households and 452 individuals). The control areas were selected using region-specific literature (Banos-González and Baños Páez, 2013; Durand et al., 2011; Guihard-Costa et al., 2012; Inácio et al., 2014a).