University Student Bicycle Use and Social Sustainability Survey, Amasya Turkey

Sedef Şendoğdu's dataset on figshare contains survey data on university students' awareness of the social dimension of sustainable transportation, focusing on bicycle use. The data was collected at Amasya University in Turkey using a mixed-methods approach including attitude analysis, surveys, and field observations. The dataset was last updated on April 28, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing differences in sustainable mobility awareness based on faculty affiliation and socio-demographic characteristics.
• Modeling the influence of socio-cultural pressures on cycling behavior, as indicated by the reported avoidance among Theology students.
• Investigating correlations between bicycle use, income groups, and primary motivations such as health benefits.
• Evaluating the role of social sustainability indicators like equity, accessibility, and cultural values on transportation choices.

Strengths

• Includes specific quantitative findings, such as 60% bicycle use among female students and 73.2% of cyclists belonging to middle- and low-income groups.
• Data collection employed a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys with qualitative field observations for integrated evaluation.
• Focuses on a specific, under-explored social dimension of sustainable transportation within a defined geographic and demographic context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a small sample size.

Provenance

Source

Sedef Şendoğdu via figshare.

Collection Method

Mixed-methods approach combining attitude analysis, survey applications, and field observations at Amasya University.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 17:43:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Amasya University, Turkey.