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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variablecycopno1
LabelCYCopNo1: Why else did police not know about matter
Responses
1 Private/personal/family matter 4
2 Dealt with matter MYSELF/ourselves 10
3 Reported to authorities (eg superiors) 30
4 Dislike/fear of police 1
5 Fear reprisal by offenders/make worse 6
6 Police could have done nothing 30
7 Police would not have bothered 14
8 Inconvenient/too much trouble 17
9 No loss/damage 2
10 Attempt at offence was unsuccessful 4
11 Too trivial/not worth reporting 31
12 Previous bad experience of police 7
13 PART OF ANSWER CAN T BE BACK CODED 240
Sysmiss 11677
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2000
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