Table 1 A non-exhaustive list of thematic research questions that can be addressed with the proposed dataset. The themes may overlap with each other.

1) Unravelling the social structuring of coastal visits

        i. Which demographic, socio-economic and health profiles are associated with which visit frequency and recreational activities, social companies, and experiences at the coast and with which reasons for not visiting the coast more often?

2) Contributing to ongoing investigations in the literature

  • Coastal epidemiology and accessibility

        i. Is living nearer the coast associated with a better self-reported general and mental health?

        ii. Is living nearer the coast associated with more physical activity and social support?

        iii. Is living nearer the coast associated with a higher coastal visit frequency?

        iv. How well does the perceived residential proximity match with the actual residential proximity?

        v. What are reasons for not visiting the coast more often?

        vi. What municipal seaside resorts are visited for performing which coastal activities?

        vii. Do coastal residents perform different kinds of activities and visit different seaside resorts than tourists from inland?

        viii. How do these relations differ for people with a poorer mental and physical health or poorer socio-economic status?

  • Health – Psycho-physical experiences

        i. What experiences are gained from visiting the coast and do these experiences support attention restoration theory and psycho-evolutionary theory?

        ii. How do the experiences at the coast link with the visit frequency and the performed activities?

        iii. Do citizens who have a poorer health or chronic illnesses visit the coast more/less often and perform different activities compared to citizens who are healthy, and (how) do their experiences differ?

        iv. Can visiting the coast minimize health disparities?

  • Social relations

        i. How does the household composition and level of social support relate to the visit frequency, the activities performed, and the social company during the coastal visits?

        ii. How does the social company associate with particular experiences during the visit?

        iii. How does summer crowding and off-season calmness affect visitors’ experiences and reasons for not visiting the coast more often?

  • Season – Weather – Time

        i. How are a person’s occupational status and time availability linked to the coastal visit frequency, in which season the coast is visited, and the reasons for not visiting the coast more often?

        ii. How do the season in which the coast is visited and the different weather phenomena (e.g. wind, clouds, precipitation) associate with the experiences, and for who is the season/weather a reason for not visiting the coast more often?

        iii. Does the visit frequency and residential proximity during childhood relate to the (nostalgic) experiences at the coast now?