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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Metropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017

Variable Details

VariablePQ98BA
LabelPQ98B In what way did the police discourage you?
Responses
0 No other mention 0
1 Said they wouldn't catch who did it 0
2 Not really us who deal with it (passing the buck) 1
3 Said it wasn't serious enough 1
4 Suggested it was my own fault 0
5 Made to feel I was wasting their time 1
6 Not enough evidence 2
7 Made to feel I was wasting their time 0
8 Despite car being stolen said wasn’t a theft 0
9 Not enough evidence 0
10 Telling me I would need to go to court 0
11 Threatening to beat me up 0
12 Lack of response 0
13 By not dealing with the crime 1
14 By being discriminatory 0
95 Other 12
996 No other response 0
Sysmiss 25642
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMetropolitan Police Public Attitudes Surveys, 2000-2017
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