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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variablecwhyhap2
LabelCWhyHap2: CHECK WhyHapp AND CODE BELOW:
Responses
1 Negligence/carelessness by victim 4
2 Due to personal relationship 4
3 Offender wanted money or property 99
4 Victim/property targeted 64
5 Offender was determined/not deterred 8
6 Opportunist/ spur of the moment 274
7 Mindless/ for fun /for something to do 117
8 Incident originated in a traffic accident 8
9 Alcohol/drugs (e.g. Offender was drunk) 263
10 Offender not responsible for actions 11
11 Offender targeting elderly people 3
12 Offender targeting gay/lesbian people 0
13 Offender s sexual perversion/motive 6
14 To frighten the victim 4
15 To embarrass/humiliate/annoy the victim 6
16 Other explanation 114
17 Don t know why it happened/no explanation 0
18 Not answered 0
Sysmiss 14022
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2000
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