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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variablev13.1
LabelWhat were you doing at the time of the incident?
Responses
1 At work or working (not at home) 278
2 Travelling to/from work 36
3 Travelling to/from elsewhere 65
4 At school/college 21
5 Shopping 137
6 On holiday/away for weekend 53
7 Leisure activities away from home 283
8 Sleeping at home 559
9 At home (not sleeping, not working) 561
10 Working at home 15
11 Other (please specify) 15
12 Visiting friends/relatives 34
13 In hospital 2
14 At police station 0
15 Don't know 53
16 Returning home from relatives 1
17 Sun bathing 0
18 Happened at various times 3
19 In the back garden 2
20 Walking the dog 9
21 In back of van 1
22 Visiting dentist 2
23 Sleeping with relatives 4
24 Collecting friends/relatives 4
25 Sleeping elsewhere 4
26 Getting something to eat 1
27 Happens so numerously cannot remember 1
28 In new/other home 1
29 Carrying out removals from property 1
30 Attending meeting 4
31 Inside a caravan at side of house 1
32 Walking/playing with friends 4
33 Getting cash from ATM 1
34 Driving 3
35 Collecting benefit money 1
36 Leaving home to go out 1
37 Out on work site 1
38 Waiting for Taxi 1
39 Using public phone box 1
40 Vague answer 3
41 Collecting belongings 1
42 Away from home 0
43 Waiting for bus 2
44 Confronting offender 2
45 Viewing house 1
99 No response 68
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime Survey, 2003
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