Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQDCOUP
LabelQDCOUP: Living as a couple with someone in household
Question text May I just check, are you living with someone in this household as a couple?
Responses
-2 Refused 2
-1 Don’t Know 0
1 Yes 6294
2 No 5749
3 Same sex couple 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD: ONLY RESPONDENTS WHO ARE LIVING WITH THEIR PARTNER IN THIS HOUSEHOLD SHOULD BE CODED AS LIVING TOGETHER AS A COUPLE. YOU MAY CODE "NO" WITHOUT ASKING THE QUESTION ONLY IF ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD ARE TOO CLOSELY RELATED FOR ANY TO BE LIVING TOGETHER IN A DE FACTO MARITAL RELATIONSHIP.
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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