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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariablePol12mt2
LabelWays contacted local police in last 12 months: second answer
Question text And in the last twelve months, which if any of those things have you actually done? 1 Used a non-emergency number to discuss your concerns with the police 2 Spoken to a police officer in the street or at a police station about how your local area is policed 3 Attended a public meeting to discuss how your local area is policed 4 Used the internet or social media to contact the police in your local area
Responses
-1 Not applicable 1177
1 Used a non-emergency number to discuss your concerns with th 5
2 Spoken to a police officer in the street or at a police stat 29
3 Attended a public meeting to discuss how your local area is 11
4 Used the internet or social media to contact the police in y 7
5 (None of these) 0
8 Don't know 0
9 Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F6 CODE ALL THAT APPLY PROBE - Which others? Multicoded (Maximum of 5 codes)
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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