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Table 7 Information needs, including information/counselling services

From: Evaluating housing quality, health and safety using an Internet-based data collection and response system: a cross-sectional study

Question

Respondents

 

N

%

Do you need information concerning safety/healthiness issues of your living area?

  

No

936

71.3

Yes

322

24.5

Do you need information concerning safety and healthiness issues of your residence?

  

No

917

69.9

Yes

350

26.7

What information do you need concerning the following housing and health issues (hygiene part)?

  

Drinking water quality

341

26.0

Rodents and other pests

143

10.9

Waste water treatment

124

9.5

What information do you need concerning the following housing and health issues (physical and biological issues)?

  

Ventilation

316

24.1

Dampness/mould

253

19.3

House maintenance

224

17.1

Heating system

135

10.3

What information do you need concerning the following housing and health issues (chemical impurity-, particle- and fibre -issues)?

  

Radon

303

23.1

Indoor air pollutants

301

22.9

Asbestos

137

10.4

What information do you need concerning the following housing and health issues (safety issues)?

  

Safety of the neighbourhood

170

13.0

Security systems

167

12.7

Safety of the walking trails

111

8.5

Would you like to have individualised feedback based on your answers?

  

No

879

67.0

Yes, by mail

286

21.8

Yes, by email

147

11.2

What kind of information/counselling services would you need related to housing and health issues?

  

Municipal services

283

21.6

Consultant services

34

2.6

Complimentary counselling services

395

30.1

Services of housing, construction and maintenance companies

182

13.9

Internet-based services

234

17.8

No need for such services

546

41.6

Something else

14

1.1