Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:
Airbnb is a website for people to rent out lodging. Users of the site must register and create a personal online profile before using the site. Every property is associated with a host whose profile includes recommendations by other users, reviews by previous guests, as well as a response rating and private messaging system. Each host is associated with a set of attributes including a photo, a personal statement, their listings, guest reviews of their properties, and Airbnb-certified contact information. Similarly, each listing displays attributes including location, price, a brief textual description, photos, capacity, availability, check-in and check-out times, cleaning fees, and security deposits
Email has been sent to inquire about data access. No response received.
Screening
- Is the data collected opinion-based?
- Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
- Is there data available for 2013?
- Is the data collected at the property or housing unit level?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
Purpose
What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
Airbnb was founded in 2008 to provide a way for people to rent their dwellings or individual rooms to travelers.
Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?
The data is collected to help with peer-to-peer marketplace.
Who else uses the data?
Consumers, travelers, researchers
Who do they sell the data to?
Not stated
Method
What is the data collection method?
Self-reported listings and reviews
What is the type of data collected?
Digital
If designed, who created the questions?
What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)?
User information and housing information
Description
- What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?
Housing for Rent
What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
Not stated
Is data collected and available periodically?
Yes, continuously
How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Instantaneously
Selectivity
What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?
Those housing units where the owner/occupant has chosen to list on the site. The site has over 1,000,000 listings in 34,000 cities and 190 countries.
Accessibility
How is the data accessed?
Not stated.
Is it open data?
No
Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?
Terms of service --- https://www.airbnb.com/terms
One cannot “systematically retrieve data or other content from our Site, Application or Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, in single or multiple downloads, a collection ,compilation, database, directory or the like, whether by manual methods, through the use of bots, crawlers, or spiders, or otherwise”
Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
None stated
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? No
Explanation:
There is no information of coverage in the areas of interest. Data cannot be scraped. Additionally, data put on AirBnB is not confirmed or checked.