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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime Survey, 1993 and 1996

Variable Details

Variablea8e
LabelREASON FOR CONTACTING THE POLICE
Responses
1 REPORTING CRIME AS VICTIM 0
2 REPORTING VANDALISM AS VICTIM 0
3 REPORTING OTHER CRIMES WHERE NOT VICTIM 0
4 REPORTING OTHER VANDALISM 0
5 REPORTING SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE, EVENTS, CIRCUMSTANCES 0
6 REPORTING BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDING 0
9 REPORTING CAR ALARM SOUNDING 0
10 REPORTING DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY STRANGERS 0
11 REPORTING DISTURBANCES INVOLVING KNOWN PEOPLE 0
12 REPORTING DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES 0
13 REPORTING STRAY ANIMALS/DOGS BARKING 0
14 REPORTING A MISSING PERSON 0
15 REPORTING SOMETHING LOST (INCL. ANIMALS) 0
16 REPORTING SOMETHING FOUND (INCL. ANIMALS) 0
17 REPORTING A ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 0
18 TOLD TO PRODUCE VEHICLE/DRIVING DOCUMENTATION 0
19 REPORTING ILLEGALLY/DUMPED CAR 0
20 REPORTING THAT HOUSE WAS TO EMPTY 0
21 REPORTING HEALTH EMERGENCY/SUDDEN DEATH 0
22 REPORTING OTHER NON CRIME EMERGENCY 0
23 TO REPORT ANY OTHER PROBLEM/DIFFICULTY 0
24 TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS OR TIME 0
25 TO ASK FOR SOME ADVICE/INFORMATION 0
26 TO ASK FOR PROGRESS ON A SPECIFIC CASE 0
27 TO GIVE SOME SORT OF INFORMATION 0
28 AS PART OF JOB 0
29 JUST FOR A SOCIAL CHAT 0
30 RENEW/APPLY FOR GUN LICENCE 0
31 REPORT OTHER/GENERAL OFFENCE/INCIDENT 0
32 COMPLAIN ABOUT POLICE TREATMENT 0
33 ON BEHALF OF FRIEND/RELATIVE 0
34 KNIFE AMNESTY 0
35 TO COLLECT POSSESIONS 0
36 IMMIGRATION REGISTRATION 0
96 OTHER 0
97 VAGUE 0
98 ANSWER INAPPROPRIATE 0
99 NO RESPONSE 0
Sysmiss 5036
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime Survey, 1993 and 1996
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