Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Children’s People and Nature Survey (C-PaNS) provides information on how children and young people experience and think about the natural environment. Each year, the survey samples around 4,000 children and young people aged 8 -15 years across two survey waves, one in term time and one in holiday time.Waves 5 and 6 of the C-PaNS ran between the 16 and 23 August 2023 (during the school holidays) and 18 and 26 September 2023 (during term-time). Different versions of the C-PaNS are available from the UK Data Archive under Open Access (SN 9174) conditions, End User Licence (SN 9175), and Secure Access (SN 9176).The Secure Access version includes the same data as the End User Licence version, but includes more detailed variables including:age as a continuous variableincome (all categories)number of people living in household as a continuous variableethnicitydisabilityhome geography variables, including local authority district and urban/rural areaopen answers for thematic analysis in CS_Q14 and CS_Q15The Open Access version includes the same data as the End User Licence version, but does not include the following variables:age bandnumber of people living in household (Top coded to ‘6 and over’)access to private gardenincome (top coded to £50,000+)genderplaces withing walking distance from home Researchers are advised to review the Open Access and/or the End User Licence versions to determine if these are adequate prior to ordering the Secure Access version.Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. An explanation can be found on the Office for Statistics Regulation website.Natural England's statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to. These accredited official statistics were independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation in January 2023. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics and should be labelled ‘accredited official statistics’.Users are welcome to contact Natural England directly at people_and_nature@naturalengland.org.uk with any comments about how they meet these standards. Alternatively, users can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.Since the latest review by the Office for Statistics Regulation, Natural England have continued to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics, and have made the following improvements:Published a development plan with timetables for future work, which will be updated annuallyEnsured that users have opportunities to contribute to development planning through their biannual Research User GroupEnabled wider access to the data by publishing raw data sets through the UK Data ServiceProvided users with guidance on how statistics from their products can be compared with those produced in the devolved nationsPublished guidance on the differences between PaNS and MENEImproved estimates of the percentage of people visiting nature in the previous 14 days by reducing the amount of respondents answering ‘don’t know’.These data are available in Excel, SPSS, as well as Open Document Spreadsheet (ODS) formats.

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The Children's People and Nature Survey for England covers topics including: WellbeingTime spent outsideQuality of outdoor spacesOpportunities and barriers to spending time outsideEnvironmental concern and actionNature connectionCountryside code

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Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI)