Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQPOLCONF_06
LabelQPOLCONF_06: Confidence of police in local area to: Catch criminals
Question text How confident are you in the ability of police in your local area to: Prevent crime Respond quickly to appropriate calls and information from the public Deal with incidents as they occur Investigate incidents after they occur Solve crimes Catch criminals?
Responses
-2 Refused 2
-1 Don't know 1082
1 Very confident 976
2 Fairly confident 6376
3 Not very confident 2911
4 Not at all confident 698
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMISE ORDER.
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.