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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, September 2006

Variable Details

VariableMAU_1601
LabelReason resp not reported accident police
Question text Why didn't you report the accident to the police? Response 1
Responses
1 Private/personal/family matter 2
2 Dealt with matter myself/ourselves 44
3 Reported to other authorities (e.g. Highways Agency) 1
4 Dislike/fear of police 0
5 Fear of reprisal/it would make matters worse 0
6 Police could have done nothing 5
7 Police would not have bothered/not been interested 5
8 Inconvenient/too much trouble 1
9 There was no vehicle damage 1
10 No-one was injured 11
11 Too trivial/not worth reporting 25
12 No-one else was involved 2
13 Vehicle was uninsured 1
14 Other (Please specify) 2
15 No driving license (Spontaneous only) 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, September 2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD AU7.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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