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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableold_q76oth2
LabelQ76: Other 2nd response
Responses
1 Dealing with a domestic 0
2 Football ground - patrolling 0
3 Been to my home/shop 0
4 Escorting truants back to school 0
5 Trying to look busy 0
6 Gossiping/Chatting 0
7 Came to home/school 0
8 Standing 0
9 Giving directions 0
10 Checking cars 0
11 Talking to other officers 0
12 In police station 0
13 In the Post Office 0
14 On the bus/stop/tram 1
15 looking at a magazine in shop 0
16 Running down a hill 0
17 Six of them doing their shopping 0
18 Delivering letters 0
19 Getting out of a van 0
20 Booked me 0
21 Gave me a leaflet 0
22 Drinking coffee / Tea / eating 0
23 Taking notes and looking at cars 0
24 At healthy Living Centre 0
25 Sitting on the wall 0
26 They do not do their job properly 0
27 Observing 0
28 Trying to stop an argument between 2 people 0
29 In a shop talking about counterfeit money 0
30 Given chase 0
31 Given a ticket 0
32 Taken photos 0
33 Trying to help out on the street 0
34 Writing reports 0
35 Making an arrest 0
36 Riding mopeds/motorbikes 0
37 Stopping cyclist using the pavement 0
38 In a shopping centre 0
39 Horseback 0
40 Hiding IN The community centre 0
41 Responding to a house call 0
42 Sorting out a dispute 0
43 Talking to my housing officer 0
44 Collecting litter 0
45 Searching young boys 0
46 Interfering 0
47 Following up a crime 0
48 Controlling traffic 0
49 Safety talk at club 0
50 Tube station 0
51 Avoiding an incident 0
96 No other response 178
97 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 97106
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017
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