Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

VariableQ29a
LabelQ29 What do you do differently now
Responses
0 No 2nd mention 0
1 Burglar Alarm 77
2 Try and keep back door/windows/garage locked 160
3 Make sure things are more secure in house 151
4 Leave lights on / TV / Radio 11
5 Build wall at back of house 0
6 Don’t go out at night/Alone 17
7 Considering/got a camera 5
8 Considering/got sensor lights 0
9 Taken out extra insurance 4
10 More vigilant about what I say and see / more careful 26
11 Always someone home 9
12 Bars on windows 5
13 Telephone entrance 3
14 I call my neighbour 0
15 Don’t get deliveries 0
16 Changes in work shifts 1
17 Sometimes leave car 0
18 Have a dog now 3
19 Act accordingly 0
20 Draw curtains/blinds during the day 0
21 Double glazing 3
22 Vary times of going out 2
23 New safer/stronger locks 113
24 Get someone to look after my house 4
25 Lock up earlier 1
26 Mark objects in home 0
27 Assessment from Police 1
28 Don’t open door after dark/To strangers 37
29 Try and get away from area 2
30 Neighbourhood Watch 4
31 Keep an eye on strange vehicles 0
32 Have a gate / fencing / railings 12
33 Be more aware 24
34 Put security lights in 3
35 Block cars in at night 0
36 Have intercom/pull cord 4
37 Care Link – a helpline system 0
38 Moving home / Moved home 6
39 Don’t leave things on show in car 2
40 Park my car outside 1
41 Help police / community police 1
42 Keep myself to myself 1
43 I got an iron door/gate 3
44 CCTV 4
45 Double check when locking up 1
46 Have bought a shredder for personal documents 0
47 I’ve put locks on the windows 10
48 Peep hole 2
49 Keep the car keys/house keys locked away/upstairs 1
50 Put signs on vehicle to say nothing in it 0
51 Chain on door 4
52 Go out and come back quick 0
53 Have a shed/moved the shed 2
54 Have a personal alarm 0
55 Keep an iron bar under my bed 0
56 Security grills 0
57 Call police 0
58 Not as rude to people 0
59 Had new doors put on 1
60 Block up letterbox 0
61 Don’t give out personal details 0
62 Protective glass windows 0
997 Don’t Know 0
998 None 0
999 Missing 0
Sysmiss 96564
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017