Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQWORR_06
LabelQWORR_06: Worry: you will be mugged or robbed?
Question text I am now going to read out a list of crimes and ask how worried, if at-all, you are that each one might happen to you. <First of all, could/Could> you tell me how worried you are, if at-all, that <CRIME>.
Responses
-1 Don't know 0
1 Very worried 577
2 Fairly worried 2416
3 Not very worried 5307
4 Not at all worried 3733
5 Not Applicable 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsADD IF NECESSARY: I mean how worried are you about it HAPPENING, not how worried would you be if it DID happen. NOTE: THESE QUESTIONS REFER TO FEAR OF CRIME IN GENERAL, AND NOT JUST IN THE LOCAL AREA. RANDOMISE ORDER AND USE SAME ORDER FOR QHAPP.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16+ living in random-sampled private households in Scotland (victim form subsequently completed by those who had been a victim of crime in the reference period only).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey was conducted approximately once every three years until 2006. From 2007/08-2010/11 it was conducted on an annual, financial-year, basis. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved to become a biennial survey covering the financial year.