Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQPCON
LabelQPCON: Have you PERSONALLY had any contact with the police service in the last year?
Question text <Can I just check,> Have you PERSONALLY had any contact with the police service since <INSERT DATE>?
Responses
-2 Refused 2
-1 Don't know 11
1 Yes 3694
2 No 8338
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsADD IF NECESSARY: This could have involved speaking to them directly (an officer in the street, by telephone, at a police station) or having some sort of written contact. DO NOT include contact with friends or family members who are police officers or other forms of social exchanges with people who work for the police.
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.