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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variablewhywor03
LabelWhy are you worried about your safety going into your nearest town/city centre at night?
Responses
1 Being bullied 0
2 Being knocked down by a car or other vehicle 0
3 Having things stolen from you that you are carrying/wearing 219
4 Having your belongings damaged/deliberately broken 209
5 Being sexually or physically abused 220
6 Being threatened by paramilitaries 96
7 Being called names/harassed because of your religion, race o 75
8 Being called names for some other reason 124
9 Being assulted because of your religion, race or skin colour 60
10 Being assulted for some other reason 73
11 Because I have no-one to go with 60
12 Lack of closed circuit television cameras 40
13 Newspaper reports about problems in area 57
14 No safe facilities for young people 47
15 People using or dealing drugs 41
16 Gangs of other people looking for trouble 105
17 Lack of street lighting - too many dark corners 7
18 Joy-riders 13
19 People being rowdy or drunk in public places 40
20 Other reason 4
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
97 Unanswered 0
Sysmiss 5733
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2003
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