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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variablecwhyhap1
LabelCWhyHap1: CHECK WhyHapp AND CODE BELOW:
Responses
1 Negligence/carelessness by victim 326
2 Due to personal relationship 754
3 Offender wanted money or property 2182
4 Victim/property targeted 574
5 Offender was determined/not deterred 21
6 Opportunist/ spur of the moment 1368
7 Mindless/ for fun /for something to do 1535
8 Incident originated in a traffic accident 127
9 Alcohol/drugs (e.g. Offender was drunk) 805
10 Offender not responsible for actions 98
11 Offender targeting elderly people 31
12 Offender targeting gay/lesbian people 8
13 Offender s sexual perversion/motive 13
14 To frighten the victim 15
15 To embarrass/humiliate/annoy the victim 32
16 Other explanation 1712
17 Don t know why it happened/no explanation 939
18 Not answered 244
98 4
Sysmiss 1285
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2000
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