Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablerage1
LabelNumber of times, if any, have experienced road rage in past year
Question text SOMETIMES WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELING BY CAR, PEOPLE EXPERIENCE OTHER ROAD USERS BEHAVING BADLY. BEHAVIOUR SUCH AS TAILGATING, MAKING RUDE GESTURES, SHOUTING ABUSE OR THREATS AND VIOLENCE HAVE ALL BEEN CALLED EXAMPLES OF ROAD RAGE. IN THE PAST YEAR HOW MANY TIMES, IF ANY, HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED ANY INCIDENTS OF ROAD RAGE DIRECTED AGAINST YOU BY ANOTHER ROAD USER?
Responses
1 None 4041
2 Once or twice 1819
3 Between 3 and 5 times 673
4 Between 6 and 10 times 289
5 More than 10 times 474
6 Have experienced but don't know how often 171
7 Don't know if have experienced 'road rage' 116
Sysmiss 19655
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD AW.
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study