Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

VariableQ29b
LabelQ29 What do you do differently now
Responses
0 No 2nd mention 601
1 Burglar Alarm 13
2 Try and keep back door/windows/garage locked 24
3 Make sure things are more secure in house 19
4 Leave lights on / TV / Radio 4
5 Build wall at back of house 0
6 Don’t go out at night/Alone 3
7 Considering/got a camera 0
8 Considering/got sensor lights 1
9 Taken out extra insurance 0
10 More vigilant about what I say and see / more careful 5
11 Always someone home 1
12 Bars on windows 0
13 Telephone entrance 0
14 I call my neighbour 0
15 Don’t get deliveries 0
16 Changes in work shifts 0
17 Sometimes leave car 1
18 Have a dog now 4
19 Act accordingly 0
20 Draw curtains/blinds during the day 2
21 Double glazing 2
22 Vary times of going out 0
23 New safer/stronger locks 19
24 Get someone to look after my house 0
25 Lock up earlier 0
26 Mark objects in home 0
27 Assessment from Police 1
28 Don’t open door after dark/To strangers 7
29 Try and get away from area 0
30 Neighbourhood Watch 1
31 Keep an eye on strange vehicles 0
32 Have a gate / fencing / railings 5
33 Be more aware 2
34 Put security lights in 1
35 Block cars in at night 0
36 Have intercom/pull cord 1
37 Care Link – a helpline system 0
38 Moving home / Moved home 0
39 Don’t leave things on show in car 0
40 Park my car outside 0
41 Help police / community police 0
42 Keep myself to myself 0
43 I got an iron door/gate 1
44 CCTV 0
45 Double check when locking up 0
46 Have bought a shredder for personal documents 0
47 I’ve put locks on the windows 0
48 Peep hole 0
49 Keep the car keys/house keys locked away/upstairs 0
50 Put signs on vehicle to say nothing in it 0
51 Chain on door 3
52 Go out and come back quick 0
53 Have a shed/moved the shed 0
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 0
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