Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableLCPEOP_02
LabelAgreement that: If my home was empty, I could count on one of my neighbours or other people in this area to keep an eye on it
Question text I am going to read out a series of statements about the people in the local area you live in. Please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with each one: People in my local area cannot be trusted If my home was empty, I could count on one of my neighbours or other people in this area to keep an eye on it The people who live in my local area can be relied upon to call the police if someone is acting suspiciously I have neighbours or other people in my local area I feel I could turn to for advice or support People in this local area pull together to prevent crime
Responses
-2 Refused 3
-1 Don't know 25
1 Agree strongly 1989
2 Agree slightly 526
3 Neither agree nor disagree 102
4 Disagree slightly 82
5 Disagree strongly 119
Sysmiss 8626
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW SCREEN
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, however the 2014-15 survey is the last biennial survey. The 2016-17 survey will move back to an annual survey.