Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablepolconf
LabelConfidence in local police force 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
1 Very confident 964
2 Fairly confident 4821
3 Not very confident 1919
4 Not at all confident 593
-9 Refused 3
-8 Don't know 1593
Sysmiss 749
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD G5 RANDOMISE ORDER
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study