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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

Variableq3
LabelLike about living in this area-1
Responses
0 Nothing/ not much 633
1 Good public transport/ convenient for public transport 433
2 Market/ shops 190
3 Easy access to everything/ convenient/ practical/ proximity 1390
4 Quiet area/ peaceful 1439
5 Not many problems/ nice area/ like my flat 826
6 Don't know 143
7 Friendly neighbours/ friends family live here/ lots of frien 943
8 Everything/ it's what I know/ lived here a long time 709
9 Green opposite/ nice outlook/ open space/ river nearby/ it's 305
10 Clean/ tidy 43
11 Good facilities/ good schools/ lots of local amenities 164
12 A lot of trouble from teenagers/ school kids throw rubbish/ 4
13 Cheap to live/ affordable housing 21
14 Multi racial culture / good mix of people/good community spi 124
15 Lots of employment 37
16 Feels safe here/ fairly crime free/ low crime area 194
17 Abandoned vehicles are a problem 2
18 Druggies/ schizophrenics/ problem people/ mental problems/ f 1
19 Trying to improve the area 5
20 More facilities for children needed 1
21 Becoming rundown 30
22 Not too crowded 3
23 we're kept informed 1
24 houses are worth a lot now/ wealthy area 4
25 privately owned homes 2
26 as a black person, the police think this area is too good fo 1
27 lack of congestion and pollution 2
28 close to airport 3
29 very commercial 1
30 I like my house 12
31 police visibility 1
32 jewish community/mixed 4
33 too crowded 2
99 125
Sysmiss 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017
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