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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablejustice
LabelQSC.4 Worse to convict an innocent or release guilty?
Question text All systems of justice make mistakes, but which do you think is worse... to convict an innocent person, OR to let a guilty person go free?
Responses
1 To convict an innocent person 548
2 To let a guilty person go free? 285
8 Can't choose 219
-3 Skip, no self completion 124
9 Not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2007
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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