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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

VariableQ44a
LabelQ44 Why do you say that?
Responses
0 No other mention 0
1 Only what I've heard 90
2 See gangs with knifes 10
3 See gangs with guns 3
4 See gangs / groups of teens / groups of people hanging aroun 2076
5 There has been a few shootings 4
6 What I’ve seen or heard in the media 91
7 The vandalism 8
8 Noise 35
9 They're coming from other areas/schools 41
10 Minor problem 27
11 Crime/fights 36
12 Abusive 4
13 Try and avoid them 2
14 Intimidate people/Intimidating/Threatening/violent 129
15 Speed about on mopeds / joyriding 20
16 Just a nuisance 13
17 Have no respect 3
18 Nothing for them to do 16
19 Because of inflection of Eastern European 0
20 This is why we have police in area 1
21 Drunkenness 7
22 Can be dangerous 4
23 It's a big problem 22
24 That's why I avoid certain areas/going out at certain times 4
25 Personal experience/Experience of friend/family member 37
26 What I have seen in the local area 349
27 Police do not deal with gangs 2
28 Bullying 1
29 Anti-social Behaviour 18
30 Racial groups form gangs 12
31 Local crime has been gang related 21
32 Problem on public transport 6
33 General problem 52
34 Other 42
35 Drug dealing going on by them 15
36 Gang related murders 1
37 There are lots of gangs in todays society / gangs everywhere 44
38 Gangs have names / named themselves 2
39 See gangs less often now 13
97 Not Stated 0
996 No second response 0
997 Not Stated 477
998 Refused 0
999 Don't know 223
Sysmiss 16519
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017
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