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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQS2AREAS
LabelQS2AREAS: Perceived change in crime rate in Scotland in last two years
Question text And how much would you say the crime rate in Scotland overall has changed since two years ago? Would you say there is more, less or about the same?
Responses
-2 Refused 4
-1 Don't know 1312
1 A lot more 2047
2 A little more 3489
3 About the same 4146
4 A little less 998
5 A lot less 49
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.
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