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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 413
2 Due to personal relationship 897
3 Offender wanted money or property 2733
4 Victim/property targeted 677
5 Offender was determined/not deterred 25
6 Opportunist/ spur of the moment 1646
7 Mindless/ for fun /for something to do 1788
8 Incident originated in a traffic accident 170
9 Alcohol/drugs (e.g. Offender was drunk) 882
10 Offender not responsible for actions 120
11 Offender targeting elderly people 32
12 Offender targeting gay/lesbian people 9
13 Offender s sexual perversion/motive 16
14 To frighten the victim 23
15 To embarrass/humiliate/annoy the victim 33
16 Other explanation 2063
17 Don t know why it happened/no explanation 1256
18 Not answered 351
98 4
99 1
Sysmiss 1868
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2000
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