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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variablecjsmain
LabelCJSMain: CARD B6 Which of these is main source of information
Responses
1 Personal experience 532
2 Relatives, friends experiences 421
3 Word of mouth/From other people 323
4 Broadsheet newspapers 1096
5 Tabloid newspapers 1328
6 Local newspaper 734
7 Soaps - Eastenders, Brookside, Archers 47
8 Films 11
9 TV drama 106
10 TV documentaries 959
11 News programmes on TV/ Radio 3540
12 Radio programmes 315
13 Government publications 27
14 Books 25
15 Internet/world-wide-web 12
16 School/college/evening-class 54
17 Other 71
99 21
Sysmiss 9789
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2000
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