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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2001

Variable Details

Variablenosmoke
LabelReason for not having smoke alarms
Responses
1 Consider myself/ my family not to be at risk of fire 106
2 Do not know where to buy smoke alarms 8
3 Do not know how or where to install smoke alarm 23
4 Cannot afford to buy a smoke alarm 9
5 Think that they look unsightly 10
6 Dislike "false alarms" 29
7 Batteries missing or dead 49
8 Haven"t got around to getting one/ keep on forgetting 58
9 Have got one but it is not yet fitted/ have been redecoratin 33
10 Have never considered getting one/ don"t feel I need one 17
11 Live in rented accomodation/ am waiting for the council to f 11
12 They are annoying/ go off unnecessarily 8
13 Other 78
98 Refused 0
99 Dont know 92
Sysmiss 8454
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2001
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