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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2014

Variable Details

Variablepolcona
LabelConfidence in local police force to - prevent crime
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 965
2 Fairly confident 4627
3 Not very confident 2316
4 Not at all confident 680
-9 Refused 5
-8 Don't know 1196
Sysmiss 833
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD G5 RANDOMISE ORDER
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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