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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 2003

Variable Details

Variableyprichgy
LabelRich/poor more likely to be found guilty? YP226
Question text Now suppose another two people from different backgrounds - one rich, one poor - each appear in court, charged with a crime they did not commit. What do you think their chances are of being found guilty? the rich person is more likely to be found guilty, they have the same chance, or, the poor person is more likely to be found guilty?
Responses
1 rich is more likely 18
2 same chance 269
3 poor is more likely 366
8 Don't know 10
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).
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