Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQS2AREA
LabelQS2AREA: Perceived change in crime rate in local area in last two years
Question text How much would you say the crime rate in your local area has changed since two years ago? Would you say there is more, less or about the same?
Responses
-2 Refused 3
-1 Don't know 533
1 A lot more 632
2 A little more 1477
3 About the same 6946
4 A little less 866
5 A lot less 182
Sysmiss 1406
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsIF MORE/LESS, PROBE: A little or a lot?
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.