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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime Survey, 1993 and 1996

Variable Details

Variablea8a
LabelREASON FOR CONTACTING THE POLICE
Responses
1 REPORTING CRIME AS VICTIM 117
2 REPORTING VANDALISM AS VICTIM 43
3 REPORTING OTHER CRIMES WHERE NOT VICTIM 109
4 REPORTING OTHER VANDALISM 40
5 REPORTING SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE, EVENTS, CIRCUMSTANCES 96
6 REPORTING BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDING 56
9 REPORTING CAR ALARM SOUNDING 6
10 REPORTING DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY STRANGERS 156
11 REPORTING DISTURBANCES INVOLVING KNOWN PEOPLE 57
12 REPORTING DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES 13
13 REPORTING STRAY ANIMALS/DOGS BARKING 22
14 REPORTING A MISSING PERSON 21
15 REPORTING SOMETHING LOST (INCL. ANIMALS) 78
16 REPORTING SOMETHING FOUND (INCL. ANIMALS) 81
17 REPORTING A ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 69
18 TOLD TO PRODUCE VEHICLE/DRIVING DOCUMENTATION 10
19 REPORTING ILLEGALLY/DUMPED CAR 67
20 REPORTING THAT HOUSE WAS TO EMPTY 29
21 REPORTING HEALTH EMERGENCY/SUDDEN DEATH 33
22 REPORTING OTHER NON CRIME EMERGENCY 23
23 TO REPORT ANY OTHER PROBLEM/DIFFICULTY 29
24 TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS OR TIME 8
25 TO ASK FOR SOME ADVICE/INFORMATION 116
26 TO ASK FOR PROGRESS ON A SPECIFIC CASE 22
27 TO GIVE SOME SORT OF INFORMATION 38
28 AS PART OF JOB 57
29 JUST FOR A SOCIAL CHAT 2
30 RENEW/APPLY FOR GUN LICENCE 18
31 REPORT OTHER/GENERAL OFFENCE/INCIDENT 6
32 COMPLAIN ABOUT POLICE TREATMENT 7
33 ON BEHALF OF FRIEND/RELATIVE 6
34 KNIFE AMNESTY 1
35 TO COLLECT POSSESIONS 9
36 IMMIGRATION REGISTRATION 1
96 OTHER 2
97 VAGUE 6
98 ANSWER INAPPROPRIATE 10
99 NO RESPONSE 59
Sysmiss 3513
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime Survey, 1993 and 1996
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