Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 2003

Variable Details

Variableypracegy
LabelWhite/black more likely to be found guilty YP225
Question text Suppose two people - one white, one black - each appear in court, charged with a crime they did not commit. What do you think their chances are of being found guilty... the white person is more likely to be found guilty, they have the same chance, or, the black person is more likely to be found guilty?
Responses
1 white person more likely 34
2 same chance 417
3 black person more likely 198
8 Don't know 14
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Social Attitudes, 2003
UniverseYoung people aged 12-19 living in the households of BSA respondents (SN 5235).;Young people;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1998 and 1994 (see SN 4231 and SN 3629).