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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variablea39
LabelWhy did you not complain? 1
Responses
1 Did not know who to complain to 10
2 Could not understand complaints procedure 4
3 Worried about police response 15
4 Unsure of consequence of making a complaint/did not know wha 18
5 Too long after incident/left it too late 6
6 I was not the appropriate person to make the complaint/none 28
7 Could see no benefit to making a complaint/no point 150
8 Too trivial 2
9 Just glad it was over 1
10 Ill/pregnant/incapacitated 1
11 Someone else made complaint 2
12 Too busy/inconvenient 4
13 Gave police time to rectify actions 2
14 Dealt with matter myself 1
15 Only just happened 1
99 No Response 35
Sysmiss 2237
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime Survey, 2000
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